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21) The hunter
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tragedy strikes as a wife and daughter are accidentally killed in a police shoot-out with demonstrators. In an act of vengeance, a young man, randomly kills two police officers. He escapes to the forest, where he is arrested by two other officers. The three men are surrounded by trees, the woods. They are lost in a maze, a desolate landscape, where the boundaries between the hunter and the hunted are difficult to perceive.
Publisher
Distibuted by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (86 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An ill-fated young couple are separated when he is put in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Convicted felon Eddie Taylor decides to lead the straight life with his devoted girlfriend, Joan, who arranges for his early parole. She agrees to marry him, but a bank robbery gone bad points accusing fingers at the innocent Eddie. Taking Joan on the lam, Eddie is caught in a cat-and-mouse chase with the law closing in just a few steps behind them! This...
23) Les misérables
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (158 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
24) The tracker
Publisher
Facets Video
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in 1922 in the outback, the story follows three mounted policemen and an Aboriginal tracker on a mission to bring to justice a black man accused of murdering a white woman. The party's leader is a sadistic racist known simply as the Fanatic. Their guide, the Tracker, is a resourceful and complex character, who keeps everyone guessing until the end. They are constantly half a day behind the Fugitive. Frustrations spill over as the tension mounts....
Series
Criterion collection volume 734-735
Pub. Date
2014
Formats
Description
In the mid-sixties, the maverick American director Monte Hellman conceived of two westerns at the same time. As shot back-to-back for famed producer Roger Corman , they feature overlapping casts and crews. The films - The Shooting, about a motley assortment of loners following a mysterious wanted man through a desolate frontier, and Ride in the Whirlwind, about a group of cowhands pursued by vigilantes for crimes they did not commit, are rigorous,...
26) Salt
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues.
27) Thelma & Louise
Series
Criterion collection volume 1180
Formats
Description
Two women, a turquoise Thunderbird, the ride of a lifetime. With this pop-culture landmark, screenwriter Callie Khouri and action auteur Ridley Scott rewrote the rules of the road movie, telling the story of two best friends who find themselves transformed into accidental fugitives during a weekend getaway gone wrong leading them on a high-speed Southwest odyssey as they elude police and discover freedom on their terms.
31) The long night
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joe Adams, a factory worker trapped inside his third-floor apartment after gunning down a mysterious gentleman, reconstructs the events leading up to the shooting through an intricate series of flashbacks.
32) Moonrise
Series
Criterion collection volume 921
Pub. Date
[2018]
Formats
Description
Bullied all his life because of his criminal father, Danny accidentally kills one of his tormentors and when his girlfriend tries to convince him to go to the police, he runs.
33) The fugitive
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Richard Kimble escapes from the law in an attempt to find her killer and clear his name. Pursuing him is a team of U.S. marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard, a determined detective who will not rest until Richard is captured. As Richard leads the team through a series of intricate chases, he discovers the secrets behind his wife's death and struggles to expose the killer before it is too late.
Formats
Description
Uncle Charlie is a seemingly charming man visiting his relatives in their small and peaceful hometown. But when his namesake niece, "Young Charlie" suspects that he may in fact be the psychopathic Merry Widow killer, Uncle Charlie must plot the death of his favorite relation in order to remain one step ahead of the law in this murderous game of cat-and-mouse.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr., 48 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After landing himself in jail trying to break out his friend, Jack Burns finds himself alone and on the run from the law. Leading the manhunt is Sheriff Morey Johnson, who must bring Burns to justice despite his own sympathy for the fugitive.
36) Out of sight
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A career bank robber busts out of jail with the help of his buddy and kidnaps a U.S. Marshal in the process. When the two cons head for Detroit to pull off their final big heist, the Marshal is put on their case but she finds she is attracted to one of them and has second thoughts about bringing them in.
37) Breathless
Series
Criterion collection volume 408
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. 1 booklet. (80 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
A small-time hood kills a police officer and tries to leave France, but his American girlfriend betrays him to the police, leading to a deadly conclusion.
38) Nightfall
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 79 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A commercial artist is pursued by the police for a crime he didn't commit, and chased by criminals for money he didn't steal.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1007
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
Set in the near future against the backdrop of the imminent crash of a nuclear satellite that will end the world, a woman on the run from the law joins an American man who is being chased by the CIA which wants a device his father invented that allows people to record their dreams.
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