Henry Fonda
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in 18th Century Italy, this is the tale of a young scholar named Giovanni who falls in love with a beautiful, yet forbidden, girl. Beatrice 's strange and unearthly beauty masks a terrifying curse which Giovanni tragically discovers. Her father, the mysterious Dr. Rappaccini, has made her the subject of a diabolical experiment. In Giovanni's attempt to free Beatrice from the control of her father and to escape the effect she has on him, he...
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (49 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's the hot summer of 1919. While visiting her cousin Marjorie, sweet-but-dull Bernice is transformed into a smooth-talking man-trap by her vampish cousin. However, the "make-over" works too well, as Bernice becomes the belle of the ball, captivating every boy's interest. . .even Marjorie's boyfriend Warren. The now worldly Bernice has the last laugh.
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Granny Weatherall is a spunky old lady of eighty who bosses her doctor and her children. She seems so strong and in control. Yet she has never had the upper hand in her destiny. One morning, a flood of long-forgotten memories bring her to the realization that of all her accomplishments, she cannot console herself for the shame-filled day she was left standing at the altar. Still, her indomitable will to live and act independently infuses the last...
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. Paul gets his chance by stealing some money and running off to glamorous New York City. Once there, Paul experiences everything he ever dreamed of, from a luxurious hotel suite to his first taste of champagne. However, when reality finally comes crashing down around him, Paul realizes the desperate course he must now take.
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 205 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
My name is nobody (116 min., 1973): A brash young gunslinger tries to convince a famous, but retired gunfighter to enter a shoot-out. Cain's cutthroats (89 min., 1971): An ex-confederate army captain's family is slain by a gang and he is left for dead. He's nursed back to health by a preacher who then joins Cain in his search for vengeance.
11) Midway
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Collector's ed.
Language
English
Description
"This is the way it was--the story of the battle that was the turning point of the war in the Pacific, told wherever possible with actual film shot during combat. It exemplifies the combination of planning, courage, error and pure chance by which great events are often decided."--Title screens. In June of 1942, quite possibly the most important naval encounter of WWII took place in the middle of the Pacific, at Midway Island. While fictional, the...
12) The sky is gray
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (46 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the short story by Ernest J. Gaines. In rural Louisiana in the 1940's a young black boy has a terrible toothache, so he and his mother journey into town to visit the dentist, and along the way, absorbs valuable lessons of pride, charity and dignity.
Series
Studio classic volume 17
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Standard full screen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
17) The lady Eve
Series
Criterion collection volume 103
Language
English
Description
Barbara Stanwyck sizzles, Henry Fonda bumbles, and Preston Sturges runs riot in one of the all-time great screwballs, a pitch-perfect blend of comic zing and swoon worthy romance that Sturges wrote, directed, and produced. Aboard a cruise liner sailing up the coast of South America, Stanwyck's conniving card sharp sets her sights on Fonda's nerdy snake researcher, who happens to be the heir to a brewery fortune. But when the con artist falls for her...
18) The longest day
Language
English
Description
Complete story of the D-Day landings at Normandy through the eyes of all its participants. D-Day was the invasion and establishment of Allied forces in France during Operation Overlord, beginning the 6th of June, 1944, and was the largest seaborne invasion in history. It began with overnight parachute and glider landings, air attacks, naval bombardments, and an early morning amphibious landing.
Series
Criterion collection volume 320
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([36] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
In this unforgettable portrait of the early life of the Great Emancipator, young Mr. Lincoln, after teaching himself law, has barely started practicing when an Independence Day celebration ends with a stabbing. Abe first stops a lynch mob from killing brothers Matt and Adam Clay, and then defends them against a seasoned prosecutor and his crafty adviser. As presented here, Lincoln is a strong but peaceful frontier democrat, his quiet, awkward, folksy...
20) 12 angry men
Series
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy who has murdered his abusive father. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons. Eleven men believe the boy is guilty, while one man fervently believes he is innocent.