John Mills
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Richard Attenborough's examination of the early life of Winston Churchill, up until his early days at Parliament, and before his marriage is a fascinating look at the formative years of one of the greatest politicians and most influential world leaders in recent history.
Series
Criterion collection volume 461
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Language
English
Description
An owner of a Victorian-era boot shop finds himself in a battle of wills with his headstrong eldest daughter, who wants to make her own professional and personal decisions in her life. Bonus features include commentary, documentary, essay, interviews, and more.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 126 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The shipwrecked Robinson family finds new life on a deserted island far from civilization until their makeshift paradise is threatened by the arrival of cutthroat pirates.
4) Gandhi
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Widescreen 25th anniversary ; [Collector's ed.].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (191 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
5) Gandhi
Language
English
Formats
Description
1983. Gandhi realizes that the laws are biased against Indians and decides to start a non-violent protest campaign for the rights of all South African Indians. The government finally relents and recognizing rights for Indians. Gandhi goes back to India, where he is now considered something of a national hero. He is urged to take up the fight for India's independence from the British Empire. Gandhi agrees, and mounts a non-violent campaign of unprecedented...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (197 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the dock of a British courtroom, French aristocrat Charles Darnay stands accused of spying. The outlook appears grim until som e last-minute help comes from the mysterious Sydney Carton. Darnay goes free and makes plans to marry Lucie Manette. Carton keeps his love for her to himself, yet assures her that he would make the ultimate sacrifice for her. As the characters are swept into the maelstrom of the French Revolution, that long-ago promise...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Widescreen 2-disc special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 206 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Headstrong Rosy lives on the heathered hills of Ireland's Dingle Peninsule. She cannot forsake her passionate romance with a handsome British officer. Yet, for Rosy, there is a greater love - the devotion of her reserved schoolteacher husband Charles. When Rosy has an illicit affair and is ultimately charged with treason, it is Charles who will stand by her side.
10) War and peace
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (208 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set during Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, the film centers around disenchanted aristocrat and unhappily married Pierre and Prince Andrei, who both are in love with an innocent young woman, Natasha.
11) Cats
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Widescreen. Ultimate ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A musical based on Old Possum's book of practical cats by T.S. Eliot.
12) Zulu dawn
Publisher
Tango Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
p2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This story recounts the defeat of the British forces at the hands of a 25,000 strong and relentlessly determined Zulu army.
14) Who's that girl
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Four years in the slammer for a crime she didn't commit haven't dampened Nikki Finn's spirits, nor her determination. The spunky parolee sets out to clear her name and sets the Big Apple spinning. "Yupper-class" Mr. Mild Time encounters life-changing wild times when his straight-and-narrow path leads him to zany Nikki and zanier escapades.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 344 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Who will inherit the riches of wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit? The only person he trusts is his companion and nurse, the young orphan Mary Graham, but she is employed on the understanding that she will not inherit a penny. He has disinherited his grandson, Young Martin, suspicious of the motives of the young man's love for Mary. With such a fortune at stake, the rest of the family closes in like sharks. The obsequious Pecksniff, whit his daughters,...
17) Bean
Publisher
PolyGram Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Bean is sent on a mission to California to escort the world famous painting of "Whistler's Mother" to its new home in the Grierson Gallery. What the gallery owner, one of the richest men in America, and his curator David Langley believe, is that Mr. Bean is Dr. Bean, a renowned art expert. In fact he is just a sleepy-headed, wildly eccentric museum guard. He is also the clumsiest, craziest, wackiest, wildest, most bizarre character they have ever...
Series
Publisher
Timeless Media Group
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (10 hrs.) : sd., b&w, Dolby digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Walk in the Sun : The trials of a World War II infantry company from the time they hit the beaches in Italy until they capture their crucial objective. Gung Ho! : "Carlson's Raiders," a specially-trained battalion of Marine jungle fighters, are determined to take the Pacific Island of Makin during WW II. Go For Broke : An inexperienced officer heads up a special Army attack force composed of Japanese-American volunteers. One of Our Aircraft is Missing...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c1939
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 114 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A shy British school master named Mr. Chipping devotes his life to teaching "his boys" after the death of his lovely, energetic American wife Katherine. Told via flashbacks, the film features an aged Mr. Chipping looking back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who've touched his life over the years.
20) The Chalk garden
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2009
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a family conflict over possession of an emotionally troubled child which comes to a climax after the hiring of a mysterious Nanny.