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1) Sea people
Publisher
Showtime Networks
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Young Amanda discovers that an elderly couple, John and Bridget have an enchanted and mysterious relationship with the sea.
2) Kon Tiki
Publisher
Janson
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 124 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On April 28, 1947, an expedition was led by Norwegian biologist Thor Heyerdahl. The journey by raft spanned 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean and was hailed as one of the most fantastic feats of daring and courage of its time. Heyerdahl and his crew duplicated the legendary voyage of Kon-Tiki, the mythical hero who led the settlement of the South Sea Islands by sailing on a balsa wood raft from Peru to the Polynesian islands.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This documentary examines the chain of events that led to the devastating destruction in South Asia and explores the impact of relief efforts in the region. It explains the science of tsunamis and looks back at other catastrophic natural disasters. Include survivors describing the terrifying moments as the water rushed in as well as personal stories of tragedy and triumph.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (353 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the variety of animals and the human cultures found on the islands of the Pacific Ocean. Explores the sheer scale and majesty of the largest ocean on Earth, the isolation of its islands, the extraordinary journeys wildlife and humans have gone through to reach these specks of land, and what happened to both after their arrival.
5) Kon-Tiki
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (96, 118 minutes) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a true story. Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood raft in 1947, together with five men, to prove that South Americans back in pre-Columbian times could have crossed the sea to settle on Polynesian islands. After gathering financing for the trip with loans and donations, they set off on an epic 101-day-long journey across eight thousand kilometers, all while the world was watching.
6) Life of Pi
Pub. Date
2013
Formats
Description
Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain.
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (149 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1933 on a German luxury liner sailing from Mexico to Germany, the separate but interlocking stories of the various passengers begins to unfold. Among the many passengers is a divorcee desperate for love and lost youth, a Spanish noblewoman being deported as a political prisoner, an aging alcoholic ballplayer, and a budding Nazi whose brutishness foreshadows the holocaust to come.
8) Big Pacific
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (265 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the animals and natural wonders of the Pacific Ocean.
Publisher
Cinema Libre Studio
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (78 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
What is it about the ocean that pulls at us? There are obvious reasons: weather, livelihood, the fact that it is such a dominating presence on our planet. There is also something deeper. Answer this question by sitting down with thirteen folks who have been lucky enough, passionate enough, dedicated enough, or some combination of all of these to look deeper into our bearing with the ocean as humans.
10) Deep sea
Publisher
distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (41 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Famed oceanic filmaker Howard Hall (Into the Deep) guides this immersive adventure that lets you swim alongside some of the most exotic creatures of the planet"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A commercial airliner develops engine trouble while flying over the Pacific Ocean. The pilot panics, so it is up to the washed-up co-pilot to get the plane down safely. Based on an Ernest K. Gann bestseller.
12) Step into liquid
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Takes you from the terrifying monstrous waves of Oahu's North Shore to the Texas waters of the Gulf of Mexico (where waves are created by massive oil supertankers) to the shores of Ireland and Rapa Nui. Told trough the voices of legends, pros, and everyday surfers alike, it is not a film just for surfers, but for anyone with an appreciation for sport and an inkling of what it means to be "stoked".
13) Oceans
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Features an exhilarating look under the sea through the eyes of those that live there. Incredible state-of-the-art-underwater filmmaking will take viewers breath away as they migrate with whales, swim alongside a great white shark, and race with dolphins at play. Includes first-ever images of elusive deepwater creatures, featurettes, music video, filmmaker annotations, and more.
Series
Film Movement volume 8, film 10
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (130, 16 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On a desolate island in the Arctic Circle, two men work at a small meteorological station, taking readings from their radioactive surroundings. One day while Sergei is out, inexperienced Pavel receives terrible news for Sergei from HQ. Intimidated, Pavel can't bring himself to disclose the information. When the truth is finally revealed, the consequences explode against a chilling backdrop of thick fog, sharp rocks, and the merciless Arctic Sea.
19) Oceans
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (84 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores a variety of creatures living in the Earth's oceans.
20) Civil War gold
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join a team of explorers as they brave the Atlantic Ocean, on a search for the 140-year old steamship S.S. Republic, and its massive treasure of artifacts and gold and silver coins.
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