John Gielgud
Language
English
Formats
Description
All the human spirit needs to thrive...is a chance. In one of his most legendary films, director David Lynch chronicles the intense emotional journey of a complex, lonely man and the dedicated surgeon who changed his life. John Merrick (John Hurt) was born with a horribly disfiguring congenital disease, and suffered the humiliation of being a sideshow freak. Only when London doctor Frederick Treves (Anthony Hopkins) rescues him does Merrick begin...
4) Merlin
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 182 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A world where dreams come true and magic is real. The legendary wizard Merlin allies himself with young King Arthur pledging his mystic skills to Arthur's visionary cause of peace and justice.
6) The formula
Publisher
Warner Brothers
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
35 years after the disappearance of a formula developed by Germany during World War II to derive cheap, pollution-free gasoline from coal, a Los Angeles detective is on the brink of unearthing the secret which could change the couse of world history.
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs in 3 separate volumes (DVD) (approximately 410 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 viewer's guide (17 pages ; 15 cm)
Language
English
Description
Traces the evolution of English-language poetry from Beowulf to modern times. Historical background complements the seductive rhythms of the poems themselves, as performed by the greatest actors of our times. Features works by great English and American poets, including Chaucer, Shakespeare, William Butler Yeats, Dylan Thomas, Emily Dickinson, John Milton, and many more.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (156 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, a Vatican official, who, under threat of death from the Gestapo, saved prisoners of war and others from the German forces occupying Rome during World War II.
9) Becket
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 3 hr., 3 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a time long past, when magic was fading from the world of men, the malevolent sorceress Mab summoned forth a mighty wizard to keep the power of the Old Ways alive. The wizard's name was Merlin. But when his heart is touched by the love of the beautiful Nimue, Merlin turns away from Mab's dark enchantments. Allying himself with the young warrior who will rise to become the legendary King Arthur, Merlin pledges his mystic skills to Arthur's cause....
11) Julius Caesar
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play, chronicling the events around the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Widescreen version ; Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A group of aristocratic men and women gather for a shooting party at an estate in the English countryside. They go through the elaborate rituals of an Edwardian country house party. Times are changing, though, and their values are about to change as well.
13) Chariots of fire
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic...
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Russian Pope attempts to avert a conflict between Russia and Red China by declaring that the Church's total wealth should alleviate the world's starving and challenges other institutions to do the same. By this gesture to achieve world peace he wants to give religion a new role in the modern world.
Series
Rabbit Ears storybook classics volume 5
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Library edition.
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (approximately 60 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Emperor's new clothes: During a royal procession, an emperor wears an invisible suit of clothes made for him by two swindlers.
Jack and the beanstalk: A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune.
16) Aces high
Publisher
Cheezy Flicks Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A naive young officer straight from school arrives on the Western front to fight the air war against the Germans. However, the life expectancy of green pilots is not very good.
17) Gandhi
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
1983. Gandhi realizes that the laws are biased against Indians and decides to start a non-violent protest campaign for the rights of all South African Indians. The government finally relents and recognizing rights for Indians. Gandhi goes back to India, where he is now considered something of a national hero. He is urged to take up the fight for India's independence from the British Empire. Gandhi agrees, and mounts a non-violent campaign of unprecedented...
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
[Full screen and Widescreen versions].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (475 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A streetcar named Desire: Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
Julius Caesar: The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
The teahouse of the August moon: Okinawa 1946- occupied by American troops whose assignment is to bring democracy to...
Publisher
American Broadcasting Co
Pub. Date
2008, c1988
Physical Desc
12 videodiscs (26 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. +
Language
English
Description
One week after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, sweeping the United States into World War Ii, the Henry family is forever changed by the war in the Pacific, and the horror of the Holocaust.
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
p2003
Physical Desc
2 sound discs (137 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Prince of Tyre is pursued by King Antiochus because he discovered the monarch's incestuous relationship with his daughter. Fleeing, Pericles is shipwerecked, courts and marries Thaisa. Their child Marina, who is raised by friends is kidnapped by pirates, before the family is finally joyfully reunited.