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(0)Richard Chamberlain
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An historical documentary of Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, from the "Warlord Period" to the end of its isolation from the West in the 19th century. Looks at the cultural and military aspects of Japanese society -- the rule of the Shogun, traditions of Samurai and geisha, the effect of exposure to Western culture.
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A meddling matriarch determined to rein her husband and two grown children into her image of what the 'perfect family' should be. When her son and daughter choose to march to the beat of their own drum, the fur begins to fly.
6) Blackbeard
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (169 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the Golden Age of Piracy, during the 18th century, Blackbeard stood out among the many lawless rogues as the most fearsome and notorious seafarer of them all. He killed for the reputation, and his reputation is now legend. The true story of pirate Edward Teach - Blackbeard, the man who terrorized the seas.
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodiscs (342 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Poseidon adventure: As the luxury liner Poseidon slices through the waters of an ocean storm, the greatest danger is already on board--a terrorist with an explosive message for the world. Detonated on New Year's Eve, the blast capsizes the ship leaving a motley few--the madman among them--struggling for survival in this upside-down life-and-death drama.
In the Golden Age of Piracy, at the dawn of the 18th century, Blackbeard stood out among the...
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (487 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The epic story of a priest torn between God and human passion and a beautiful girl desiring only what she cannot have, spanning five decades of ambition, fear, longing and revenge, and set against the vast horizons of Australia's Outback.
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (15 hrs. 17 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Disc 1. Last of the belles: The romantic story of how F. Scott Fitzgerald met his wife Zelda while in the Army. Lady Hamilton: Lady Emma Hamilton is in love with Lord Horatio Nelson. Based on a novel by Alexandre Dumas. Arch of triumph: A man's romance is endangered by his obsession with revenge against a German SS officer.
Disc 2. Promise of love: A bride quickly becomes a widow when her Marine husband is killed in Vietnam. Jane Eyre: An orphan...
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
Widescreen ed. (2.35:1)
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Due to substandard materials and workmanship, one of the world's tallest skyscrapers catches on fire during its gala opening, trapping a large crowd of society guests.
Publisher
CBS Studios
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (547 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
John Blackthorne is a ship-wrecked English navigator who becomes both an observer and a participant in historic changes in Japan during the Tokugawa, or, Edo period. Toranaga is a feuding warlord vying to become the supreme military dictator, or shōgun. Blackthorne is drawn into the turmoil and becomes determined to be the first foreigner to become a samurai warrior.
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (approximately 20 hr, 52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Relives the grand hopes, dreams, loves, and adventures of generations of residents in Centennial, Colorado-- from their risky attempts to establish a settlement in 1795 through the politics and power plays of the 20th century. Begins with French and Scottish trappers interacting with Native Americans and follows the increasing conflicts as more permanent settlers arrive. Shows how the town of Centennial is founded by the young Mennonite Levi Zendt...
