Kirk Douglas
Series
Criterion collection volume 396
Formats
Description
A cave collapse in New Mexico traps a man, and all eyes turn toward the tragedy … including those of Charles "Chuck" Tatum (Kirk Douglas), a washed-up newspaper reporter who sees the incident as a ticket back to his former days at the top of the journalism heap. As the media circus begins to swirl around the trapped man's plight, Tatum takes command of the situation, embellishing the unfolding drama and prolonging the rescue effort … while feeding...
3) Spartacus
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (196 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c1954.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A trouble-shooting 19th century seaman is trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with a scientist and a diver, they set sail to investigate. They are promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo, who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine.
Author
Publisher
Health Communications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
ix, 116 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Description
A ninety-eighth birthday treasury of poetry, prose, and photos includes pieces written to commemorate the actor's beloved wife, his four children, his close friendships, and the milestone events of his life.
Series
Film noir classic collection volume 4
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Former private detective Jeff Bailey is trying to lead a quiet life, but his past comes back to haunt him and he finds himself framed for murder.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (87 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The French General Staff, safely behind the lines, sends orders for what amounts to a suicide mission. To cover up their fatal blunder, three soldiers are arrested and made scapegoats. Captures the spirit of Humphrey Cobb's novel in presenting a harsh attack on the futility of war in general and World War I in particular. A blistering indictment of military politics.
Publisher
Digiview Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Douglas is at his brash and charming best as a rowdy, brawling lumberjack who abandons his roguish ways and some rather unscrupulous business practices when he falls in love with a beautiful young Quaker woman.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 48 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After landing himself in jail trying to break out his friend, Jack Burns finds himself alone and on the run from the law. Leading the manhunt is Sheriff Morey Johnson, who must bring Burns to justice despite his own sympathy for the fugitive.
11) Ulysses
Publisher
Distributed by WinStar TV & Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ulysses' return from the Trojan Wars sets him upon a legendary adventure. He and his crew sail under the curse of Cassandra, and encounter Circe, the sirens and the cyclops.
12) Lust for life
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kirk Douglas gives a fierce portrayal as the artist torn between the joyous inspiration of his genius and the dark desperation of his tormented mind.
13) Illusion
Publisher
Gaiam
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A famous Hollywood director nearing death has had a life filled with riches but devoid of love. Haunted by the memory of the son he abandoned, he is given the chance to change the outcome of his son's loveless life.
Publisher
Blue Underground, Inc
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodiscs (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When an electrical storm transports the nuclear-powered U.S.S. Nimitz back in time, hours before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the crew must decide between allowing the attack to take place and preventing it, which would forever change history.
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c1966
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Part fact, part fiction, this film dramatizes Israel's heroic 1947- 48 struggle for independence. It centers on the legendary David "Mickey" Marcus, the Jewish-American general who was called to the new state of Israel to build an army capable of withstanding its Arab foes.
16) The War wagon
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003, 1967
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 mins.) : digital., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Taw Jackson is a rancher who is dead set on capturing an iron-clad stagecoach belonging to cattle baron West Catlin, the man who stole his fortune and good name years before. To pull off the heist, Jackson puts together a crew that includes an old character, a half-civilized Indian, a young drunk, and a cocky gunfighter. Includes production notes and original theatrical trailer.
17) In harm's way
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (167 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the attack on the naval base.
18) The way West
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1843, a senator, joined by a dirt farmer and a scout, forms a wagon train heading from Missouri to Oregon.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pittman is a schemer, a charmer and quite popular among his fellow convicts. Especially with $500,000 in stolen loot hidden away and a plan to escape and recover it. New warden Woodward Lopeman has other ideas about Pittman. Each man will have the tables turned on him in a twisting, turning Wild West tale of brawls, chases, shootouts and wry wit.
20) Spartacus
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (3 hr., 17 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The epic tale of the bold gladiator slave Spartacus, the woman who believed in his cause, and the power-hungry Roman general who challenged his convictions.
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