Ralph Waite
Publisher
Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eight-year-old Tyler is armed with strong faith and courage as he faces a battle against cancer. His prayers take the form of letters he sends to his ultimate pen pal, God, on a daily basis. These letters find their way into the hands of Tyler's postman, Brady, who is at a crossroads in his life, and is searching for meaning. Brady is at first is confused over what to do, but his decision ultimately is a testament to the power of Tyler's shining spirit,...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs in 2 separate volumes (DVD) (1,249 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chronicles the life of a family living in the South during the Great Depression, and features in particular the experiences of John-Boy, a youth on the verge of manhood.
Series
Language
English
Description
The citizens of a small Mexican farming village hire seven gun fighters to defend them from a ruthless and exploitative group of bandits led by Calvera. As Calvera's next raid approaches, the peasants and the gun fighters work together to prepare to defend the village.
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Full screen and widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 173 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Homeward bound: A fun-loving bulldog, a wise old golden retriever, and a hilarious Himalayan cat travel through the rugged Sierras in a search for their missing human family.
Homeward bound II: When Chance, the American bulldog; Sassy, the Himalayan cat; and Shadow, the golden retriever accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, the pets navigate the streets of San Francisco, trying to find their home across the Golden Gate Bridge....
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (1248 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Richard Thomas plays the key role of John-Boy Walton, a youth on the verge of manhood during the Great Depression and a fledgling writer whose observations are filled with the growing-up lessons and love he receives from his family.
Publisher
TGG Direct
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (297 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Way west: Story of a U.S. senator and his wagon train journey from Independence, Missouri along the Oregon Trail to the Northwest Territories.
Escort west: Lassiter is a former officer in the Confederate Army of the Civil War. As he travels westward with his daughter, he meets two distraught women who have just survived a violent assault by Native Americans. As he attempts to guide them safely to their ultimate destinations, more trouble ensues,...
10) Five easy pieces
Series
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) volume 546
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
DVD special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert.
Language
English
Description
Presently working in an oil field, talented pianist Robert Dupea spends most of his free time downing beers, playing poker and being noncommittal with his sexy but witless girlfriend Rayette. But when he is summoned to his father's deathbed, Dupea returns home with Rayette, where he meets and falls for a sophisticated woman. Now caught between his conflicting lifestyles, the gifted but troubled Dupea must face issues that will change his life forever....
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (1213 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
John-Boy becomes a publisher, Mary Ellen becomes a bride, old friends return, new friends arrive, and the family bedrock of love endures in the fifth season of this classic series.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (1148 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Language
English
Description
Television series about the Walton family living on Walton's Mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. In this season, the Waltons plunge into the chaos and heroism of World War II. John-Boy reports from London for "Stars and Stripes," Mary Ellen nurses the war wounded, Jason, Ben and even Jim-Bob debate joining up, and John and Olivia expand their lumber business to aid in the war effort. But the personal events are almost as dramatic: still...
14) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Thirtieth anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (1237 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Television series about the Walton family living on Walton's Mountain in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. This season is a big year for welcomes-- welcome back to John-Boy, visiting from New York, and to Grandma, finally home from the hospital. And welcome to the family for Mary Ellen and Curt's baby boy, John Curtis. But all that joy is set against the tragedy of events in the outside world. As the fall of 1939 turns into the spring of 1940,...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (1233 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Through tests, tears, and triumphs as a fire drives the Waltons from their home, John-Boy becomes a scriptwriter, Mary Ellen applies to nursing school, and Jim-Bob discovers a fact about his birth, all while Hitler and Mussolini threaten the world.
Publisher
Warner Brothers Entertainment
Pub. Date
1977, ©2011
Edition
Fullscreen edition.
Physical Desc
7 videodiscs (573 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (1172 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Olivia returns home, her health restored. Ben and Cindy welcome another Walton into the world. Cousin Rose and her grandchildren fill empty rooms in the Walton home. Mary Ellen and Erin challenge scoffing men in a horse race. Jim-Bob graduates from high school and makes a decision that fills the family with profound pride.