Martin Shaw
Author
Series
Description
The #1 New York Times Bestseller
The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit. This mythopoetic masterpiece is a must-read before you watch The Lord of the Rings on Amazon.
"Majestic! ... Readers of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings will find in The Silmarillion a cosmology to call their own, medieval
...2) Macbeth
Series
Criterion collection volume 726
Formats
Description
Roman Polanski imbues his unflinchingly violent adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of ruthless ambition and murder in medieval Scotland with grit and dramatic intensity. Jon Finch and Francesca Annis star as a decorated warrior rising in the ranks and his driven wife, scheming together to take the throne by any means.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 178 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A former Scotland Yard sleuth now tracking murders in Britain's North Country, George Gently (Tony nominee Martin Shaw) is an old-time copper in the rapidly changing 1960s. In these two feature-length mysteries, Gentry and Bacchus investigate the suspicious death of an ex-informant facing a seemingly hopeless future, as well as the murder of a young woman poised on the brink of an exciting new chapter in her life.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The eight season moves into the 1970s, with DCI George Gently facing retirement. In the opening episode Gently discovers the victim's wife was convicted of the murder eight years ago, he decides to re-open the case; a controversial move. But DI Bacchus opposes Gently's decision, not least because he worked as a DS on the original investigation and putting mentor and protégé at complete odds.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Commander Dalgliesh undertakes a highly sensitive murder investigation at the Dupayne Museum. The circumstances of the case bear an unsettling similarity to the historical cases commemorated in the museum's notorious Murder Room.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (356 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Judge John Deed faces more tough decisions in and out of the courtroom in the fifth season of the dramatic series. For Judge John Deed, following the letter of the law can be tricky when the courtroom is clouded with conspiracy, heartbreak and scandal. A passion for doing right often leaves Deed at odds with his colleagues, family and lovers. Is all fair in the pursuit of justice?
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (356 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Never afraid to question the establishment, despite threats to his future and to his loved ones that faced him in the last series, Judge John Deed has more than enough to contend with before he even arrives at court. His daughter, willful Charlie, has decided to follow in her father's footsteps and embark on a legal career of her own; while close confidante Jo Mills is struggling to balance her home and work responsibilities with caring for a foster...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 356 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Deed must deal with corruption within the jury, the suspected murder of a barrister, and a case connected to a lucrative government deal with a foreign country during which finalizing the contract seems to some more important than seeing justice is done. Subsequent episodes raise other important questions of justice: a man with the mental age of 13 on trial for murder; the uncovering of a massive mortgage fraud perpetrated by lawyers with the connivance...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 176 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Gently evil: Called to a crime scene at a working-class boarding house, Gently and Bacchus find a woman horribly beaten to death, her eyes covered discreetly with a handkerchief. The victim also carried her daughter's birth certificate, with the name of the child's father crossed out and "satan" penciled in. Following this lead, Gently and Bacchus probe the twisted secrets of a family that seems to harbor pure evil.
Peace & love: When nuclear submarines...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Can Judge John Deed's unrelenting idealism lead to ultimate justice? Or is his rebellious nature doing more harm than good? In two nail-biting double episodes, the eponymous judge is sent to the Hague as the British representative at the International Criminal Court, where he must try a young soldier for war crimes in Iraq. Instead he uncovers nefarious reasons for bringing him to trial.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Commander Dalgliesh is asked by Sir Alfred Treeves, a successful businessman, to investigate the death of his son, one of the young ordinands of the theological college of St. Anselm's in East Anglia.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (371 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspector George Gently in these feature-length mysteries set in the North East of England during the social upheaval of the 1960s. These episodes follow Gently and his partner as they solve four grisly murders.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (449 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Cormoran Strike is a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London's Denmark Street. Though he's wounded both physically and psychologically, Strike's unique insight and his background as an SIB Investigator prove crucial in solving complex cases that elude the police.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (354 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Award-winning actor Martin Shaw stars as the principled detective George Gently in these feature-length mysteries. These powerful dramas unfold against the beautiful backdrop of rural Britain during the tumultuous 1960s. Based on the long-running series of books by Alan Hunter.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Season three of this dark, gritty crime drama follows two concurrent mysteries: one the case of a man suffering from psychosis, desperate to find answers about a girl he saw strangled years ago. The other, the case of a government minister blackmailed by the same man's brother. However, the mystery of how these two cases connect is not the only source of driving tension. Fans of the series want to know if Cormoran and his assistant Robin end up together,...
20) Macbeth
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A classic tragedy about the lust for power and its ultimate bloody consequences. Macbeth is a Scottish war hero whose insane ambition unleashes a cycle of violence. Prompted by the supernatural prophecy of three witches, Macbeth is then goaded by his lady into slaying King Duncan in order to assume the throne. He plunges further into murder and moral decay to keep the unsteady crown on his head.
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