Ronald Pickup
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 203 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Oscar winner Judi Dench stars in this darkly humorous drama about a meek, middle-aged divorcee who suddenly begins to behave in ways that shock her ex and her grown daughter. Extras include biographies of star Judi Dench and writer Catherine Heath.
4) The Mission
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1986.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (125 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Sweeping and visually resplendent, THE MISSION is a powerful action epic about a man of the sword (Robert De Niro) and a man of the cloth (Jeremy Irons) who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires. It reunites key talents behind The Killing Fields: co-producer David Puttnam, director Roland Joffé and cinematographer Chris Menges. Winner of the 1986 Cannes Film Festival Best Picture Award,...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.
6) The mission
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003, c1986
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A powerful epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires.
Author
Description
John Masefield (1878-1967) was one of the most prolific, popular, and successful poets of the 20th century. The collection contains 36 poems and spans Masefield's entire career. There are early poems from Salt-Water Ballads (1902) and Ballads (1903), followed by extracts from the narrative poems The Everlasting Mercy, Dauber, and Reynard the Fox.
Publisher
A & E
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
8 DVDs (13 hrs., 20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Description
Joining the British Royal Navy at the outset of the Napoleonic Wars, the enterprising Horatio Hornblower rises quickly from raw recruit to seasoned sailor, charting a course from the West Indies to the coast of Africa in the name of the Crown. Along the way he encounters roiling sea battles, mutiny, plague, and love, but always proves himself equal to the task.
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...