Edward Fox
1) Galileo
Publisher
Kino International Corp
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This bio-pic is about Galileo, the 17th century Italian who laid the foundations of modern science. Galileo made himself one of the world's first telescopes and discovered the moons of Jupiter. He supported Copernicus' theory that the Earth revolved around the Sun. This brought him into conflict with the Catholic Church. By threatening him with torture, the Church forced him to recant his views in front of a tribunal, and sentenced him to house arrest....
Publisher
MGM/UA
Pub. Date
2000, c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min. standard, 126 min. widescreen) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the darkest days of World War II, Hitler's armies are storming through Europe, annihilating all opposition in their path. But U.S. Colonel Barnsby (Ford) plots to strike a crippling blow to the brutal Nazi forces. To succeed, he'll need the help of the most skilled and lethal soldiers in the world: the Force 10 squad, fresh from their triumphant mission at Navarone. But when the team's plan goes awry in the firestorm of blistering battles,...
Series
Midsomer murders. Set 21 volume disc 2
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Chief Inspector John Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones must investigate the secrets and scandals centering on a reclusive couple after a social services investigator tries to visit them and is later found dead.
7) The dresser
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Film adaptation of Harwood's play about an aging English actor/manager, his dresser, and their theatre company touring England during WWII. Both the leader of the company and his dresser are essential to each other. However, the devoted dresser struggles to support the unreasonable demands of the tyrannical head of the company, during the London blitz.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Story of a cold, suave British assassin hired by the French OAS to kill General Charles de Gaulle. Nameless and faceless, the killer, known by the code name of Jackal, relentlessly moves toward the date with death that would rock the world. The tension mounts as the methodical preparations of the Jackal are paralleled with the efforts of the police to uncover the plot, which gives the story non-stop, edge-of-your-seat suspense.
12) Gandhi
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (190 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tells the story of Gandhi's adult life, when he led an entire country to freedom, using non-violent methods.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (373 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A month by the lake: At a luxurious Lake Como resort, Miss Bentley, an attractive older guest has her eye on a handsome, well-to-do bachelor. But when he's more interested in a beautiful young flirt, the mischievous Miss Bentley goes to outrageous lengths to reel in her wealthy catch.
My life so far: Young Fraser Pettigrew has always been an adventurous child. But with the arrival of his sexy French aunt, Heloise, Fraser enters a truly eye-opening...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 415 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chronicles a half century of British upper-class life through the eyes of Nicholas Jenkins, from the 1920s to the 1960s. See how friendship, adultery, ambition, and failure play out in London's social, political, and artistic scenes.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[c2009]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Michael Kitchen stars as Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Foyle in this original PBS Masterpiece Theatre mystery series. Set in the beautiful southern English countryside amid the disorder and danger of World War II, Foyle's War takes place far from the glory of the front. His is an ordinary struggle, against everyday evil, in extraordinarily dangerous times.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nicholas becomes the head of the family when his father dies unexpectedly. Keeping watch over his mother and his sister Kate becomes an even greater challenge when Nicholas discovers that his father lost the family fortune due to ill-advised investments. Without a shilling to his name, Nicholas turns to his wealthy but unforgiving Uncle Ralph for help.
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Algernon is a gentlemen from a wealthy family. Algernon's close friend Jack, has a ward, Cecily. Both Algernon and Jack have created alter egos to make life more interesting. Algernon arrives for a weekend visit in the country posing as Earnest. Having heard of Earnest's misadventures, Cicely has developed an infatuation with the rogue, and Algernon's impersonation of him works famously on Cicely. Meanwhile, Algernon's cousin, Gwendolyn, arrives for...