John Hurt
1) Rob Roy
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1998, p1995
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (139 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of the Scottish rebel Rob Roy, his Highlands clansmen, and their fight to save themselves from obliteration.
2) Rob Roy
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (139 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When a harsh winter threatens the majestic Scottish Highlands, Rob Roy MacGregor is forced to borrow money from the less-than-noble Marquis of Montrose to provide for his clan. When Montrose's evil henchmen conspire to take the wealth for themselves, they thrust Rob into the most challenging battle of his life.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, the story of a young working-class woman, Evey, who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as 'V.' Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, 'V' ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about 'V's' mysterious background, she also discovers...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Whoever releases the mysterious Black Cauldron's powers will be invincible! The fearsome Horned King will do anything to possess it, but he is challenged by the most unlikely adversary: a young assistant pig keeper named Taran. With a motley team of the brave Princess Eilonwy, a minstrel named Fflewddur Fflam, and Hen-Wen, a remarkable pig who can predict the future, Taran embarks on a quest to stop the Black Cauldron's evil once and for all.
5) 1984
Series
Criterion collection volume 984
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of forbidden love and eventual betrayal set in the government controlled world of the "future"--1984.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1051
Pub. Date
[2020]
Formats
Description
When the London surgeon Frederick Treves meets the freak-show performer John Merrick, who has severe skeletal and soft tissue deformities, he assumes that he must be intellectually disabled as well. As the two men spend more time together, though, Merrick reveals the intelligence, gentle nature, and profound sense of dignity that lie beneath his shocking appearance, and he and Treves develop a friendship.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corp
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (562 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Merlin is back with even more magic, adventure, and romance as the young wizard struggles to protect Prince Arthur in the perilous world of Camelot. While battling deadly assassins, mystical monsters, and the most powerful sorcerers Camelot has ever seen, Merlin must work harder than ever to conceal his unique abilities while King Uther redoubles his war against magic. Featuring exciting new villains, white-knuckle stunt sequences, and spectacular...
8) Snowpiercer
Formats
Description
The film is set in the future (AD 2031) where, after a failed experiment to stop global warming, an ice age kills off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe and is powered by a sacred perpetual-motion engine. Its inhabitants are divided by class; the lower-class passengers in one of the last cars stage an uprising, moving car by car up to the front of the train, where the oppressive...
Publisher
Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
4 DVD (569 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As Camelot basks in peace and prosperity, the dark seeds of destruction are being sown. In the frozen wastelands of the north, men are disappearing without a trace. As King Arthur and his knights undertake a mission into the unknown, they encounter mystical figures, never knowing who they can trust. Morgana is lurking in the shadows, plotting her revenge against King Arthur, enlisting the help of some of those closest to him. With the help of Mordred,...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Formats
Description
The mythical world starts a rebellion against humanity in order to rule the Earth. Hellboy and his team returns and they must save the world from the mythical creatures. Now, as the creatures who inhabit the spiritual realm get ready for an all out attack on humans, the only one capable of saving the Earth is a tough-talking hellspawn rejected by both worlds.
12) Midnight express
Publisher
Columbia Pictures Industries
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([28] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
This film is based on a true story. William Hayes, a naive young American vacationing with his girlfriend in Istanbul, Turkey, tries to smuggle a couple of kilos of hash out of the country. He is caught, thrown into a Turkish prison, and subsequently raped, tortured, and forced into the brutality that defines the inmates' constant struggle for survival. There are other foreigners there, many for smuggling, and word is that the only way out of the...
13) Hercules
Publisher
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"When a terrifying new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules and his fearless team of warriors must lead their army in a battle against overwhelming odds..." -- from container.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 DVD (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
At the height of the Cold War, a former agent for the British Secret Intelligence Service is called back to root out a Russian spy who has infiltrated the organization's highest levels.
15) Hellboy
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1944 the Nazi military and scientific departments are researching the occult. Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin builds a dimensional portal off the coast of Scotland, where he intends to use it to bring about the destruction of Earth. In his employ is the ultra-silent assassin Karl Ruprecht Kroenen, who seemingly can't be killed. However, the United States has sent forces of their own to Scotland, along with Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who is well-versed...
16) Hellboy
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the 1940s, the Third Reich has joined forces with the evil Grigori Rasputin, who has used his occult powers to summon up a demon from the depths of Hell. However, the demonic creature is captured by American forces, and put in the care of Professor Broom. Under Broom's care, Hellboy develops the desire to do good. Sixty years later he takes action as part of an elite secret defense team alongside Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapian, an aquatic humanoid...
17) Night crossing
Publisher
Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a true story, Night Crossing chronicles the perils of two East German families as they attempt to cross over the Berlin Wall and escape to the freedom of the West in a hot-air balloon.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 568 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The early adventures of a young Merlin and his relationship with Prince Arthur at Camelot in the mythical kingdom of Albion. A dangerous world in which magic has been banned by the ruthless tyrant, Uther Pendragon. When Merlin arrives in the kingdom, he quickly makes enemies. Guided by Uther's wise physician, Gaius, Merlin is soon using his talents not just to survive but to unlock Camelot's mystical secrets.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Formats
Description
In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.