Brock Peters
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1964.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (116 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Sol (Rod Steiger), is a Jewish pawnbroker, and Holocaust survivor. He has lost all faith in his fellow man and ultimately realizes the tragedy of his own actions. Nominated for Best Actor at the **Academy Awards,** and the **Golden Globes**. Winner of Best Actor at the **BAFTA Awards** and the **Berlin International Film Festival.** *"...a dark and haunting drama of a man who has reasonably eschewed a role of involvement and compassion in a brutal...
Publisher
E1 Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Evil magicians, cursed princes, fierce ogres, wicked queens and more fill this 4-episode collection from the award-winning series. Some of the most treasured tales of magic and enchantment are brought to life with glorious productions and magnificent costumes that will leave you spellbound... happily ever after."--container.
Language
English
Description
Branded as fugitives by the Federation they swore to protect, the crew dutifully returns to Earth to face charges for crimes committed in the course of rescuing a resurrected Spock, but while en route, they learn that Earth is being ravaged by a strange alien probe demanding a response from a life form that no longer exists.
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Gregory Peck plays a southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece.
Publisher
Universal Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Full screen 50th anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a white woman in Alabama accuses a black man of rape, the outcome of the trial is a foregone conclusion and no lawyer except Atticus Finch will defend the accused.
Author
Publisher
Disney·Lucasfilm Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Luke Skywalker meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, rescues Princess Leia, and faces Darth Vader for the first time.
Publisher
Warner Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Widescreen letterbox ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Charlton Heston plays a cop in this 21st century science-fiction horror story. The setting is New York, teeming with 40 million citizens, most of whom are out of work. Environmental erosion is almost complete and voluntary death is encouraged by government-sponsored clinics. For their food, the people have grown to rely almost totally on a greenish, wafer-like substance called soylent. As Heston investigates the murder of a magnate in the dictatorial...
10) Heavens above!
Series
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An idealistic clergyman is accidentally assigned to a wealthy parish where he insists on ministering to the rich and poor alike, infuriating the town, the religious hierarchy, and the government.
11) Major Dundee
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen. Extended version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 fold. leaf.
Language
English
Description
A Union major late in the Civil War takes it upon himself to punish a band of Apaches who murdered a ranch family and fled into Mexico. Being short of troops he uses Confederate prisoners, ex-slaves and criminals to accomplish his goal.
12) The pawnbroker
Publisher
Republic Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2003
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sol Nazerman is a WWII Nazi deathcamp survivor. Now, he runs a pawnshop and takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
At the Dawn of Man, a group of hominids encounters a mysterious black monolith that is alien to their surroundings. A hominid discovers the first weapon, using a bone to kill prey. The bone is tossed in the air and it's a 21st century spacecraft hovering over the Earth, skipping ahead millions of years in technological development only to imply that man hasn't advanced very far at all psychologically. U.S. scientist Dr. Heywood Floyd travels to the...
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape in this film version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The way in which it captures a time, a place, and above all, a mood, makes this film a masterpiece.
15) The Pawnbroker
Author
Language
English
Description
Sol, a Jewish pawnbroker, is a victim of Nazi persecution and he lost all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
