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Series
Publisher
Sterling Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (175 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
John Walker, a U.S. Navy submarine communications officer heads a spy network for the K.G.B. for 17 years, involves his own family in the deception and commits one of the most devastating breaches of American security.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 282 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Now ensconced as artistic director of the New Burbage theatre festival, Geoffrey Tennant must stage the cursed play Macbeth to fulfill the vision of his deceased predecessor Oliver Welles. The actor cast in the lead engages in a titanic clash of egos with Geoffrey, while Oliver weighs in confrontationally from the grave. The festival faces a financial crisis that forces its CEO to engage in some risky business, while leading lady Ellen Fanshaw endures...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Tony Award-winning actress Blythe Danner portrays the sensitive spinster Alma Winemiller in this 1948 drama by Tennessee Williams, a radically revised version of his earlier play Summer and Smoke, set in Mississippi at the turn of the century. Frustrated with longing for the socially prominent young doctor next door, the eccentric, highly emotional minister's daughter decides to settle for one night with him in a rented hotel room."--Container.
Publisher
CBS Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Dummy: A ventriloquist and his dummy are soon parted. The Fever: A Las Vegas slot machine develops a personal relationship with a customer. Living doll: A new doll decides to straighten out a dysfunctional family. The After hours: The 13th floor of a department store has more to offer than lingerie. A woman discovers that the floor of a department store where she bought a gold thimble doesn't exist, and that the sales clerk is a mannequin.
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mary Ingles is a Virginia homesteader whose family is suddenly attacked by a Shawnee war party. After Mary is taken captive, the leader of the war party is impressed by her courage and strength, and decides to make her his mate. Mary then makes the dangerous decision to escape the Shawnee village with another captive woman. Together they embark on a harrowing journey through the Virginia wilderness toward freedom and home.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (230 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Gone to Texas: The true-life story of Sam Houston, the frontier hero and statesman whose bravery and vision led to the creation of the Republic of Texas.
Blue River: Depicts the powerful events that unfold in a small Wisconsin town driving 2 teenage brothers apart when later in life one brother, now a homeless derelict, arrives at the home of his brother, now a successful doctor.
Series
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corp
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the life of Isabella Beeton, author of Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management and the most famous cookbook author in British history. Isabella was an accomplished business woman who died when she was only 28. Traces Isabella's transformation from young wife, to magazine journalist, to publishing phenomenon. Find out how a woman who couldn't cook ended up producing the world's most famous recipe book. Discover the dark secret that led...
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (ca. 982 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (52 p. : ill. ; 18cm.)
Description
"A pinnacle of the golden age of television, Studio One presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received 18 Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious 9-year run on CBS. Showcasing some of the greatest talent of the era, this groundbreaking series created an enormous impact and still remains a treasured part of America' broadcasting history" -- Container.
Series
Criterion collection volume 495
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (478 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Description
Features plays from 1953-1958 and includes Marty (1953); Patterns (1955); No Time for Sergeants (1955); A Wind From the South (1955); Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956); Bang the Drum Slowly (1956); The Comedian (1957); and Days of Wine and Roses (1958).
14) Lost empires
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (410 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
On the eve of World War I, A young man joins his uncle in a magic show and is introduced to the world of British music hall.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Epifania is glamorous, clever-- and also the richest woman in the world. After yet another row with her spendthrift husband, Epifania meets an intriguing Egyptian doctor. But she faces the challenge her money-mad father imposed on her before his death: She can only marry a man who can convert 150 pounds into 50,000 pounds within six months"--Container.
In the bonus play, set 40 years in the future, the king must match wits with an unruly mistress...
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In New Hampshire in 1777, Dick Dudgeon's father dies. Called back home to the unhappy family he revolted against years ago, Dick finds he's been named heir, much to the horror of his religious mother. To complicate matters, the British have arrived.
17) Arms and the man
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One night, a frightened Swiss soldier of fortune climbs into the bedroom of a young Bulgarian girl and soon deflates her romantic notions about love and valor. The bonus play is set in 1796 at an inn where Napoleon rests at the start of his conquest of Italy.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 810 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The changeling: Beatrice-Joanna is betrothed to one man, but loves another. She hires her father's servant to kill her betrothed, but is then horrified at what she has done.
The apple cart: The king must match wits with an unruly mistress and a cabinet wanting a constitutional monarchy.
Caesar and Claretta: The story of Mussolini and his lover, Claretta Petacci on their last night together.
The philanthropist: A circle of friends talks of unimportant...
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedict are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"What is the profession that has enabled Mrs. Warren to give her daughter all the benefits of 'good society'? Vivie Warren discovers her mother's secrets and embraces her own power as a 'modern' woman"--Container.
In the bonus play, "Mrs. Landfrey and her three children return to England after 18 years abroad, where a chance encounter with their traditionalist husband and father quickly entangles them in a series of comic events"--Container.
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