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Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
Language
English
Description
Relive the adventure and magic in one of the most beloved motion pictures of all-time, from Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg. Captivating audiences of all ages, this timeless story follows the unforgettable journey of a lost alien and the ten-year-old boy he befriends.
5) Hook
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A high-flying adventure from the magic of Steven Spielberg, Hook stars Robin Williams as a grown-up Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as the infamous Captain Hook.
7) War horse
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meets; British cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughter....
8) Amistad
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board the slave ship Amistad bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.
9) Lincoln
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language.
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th president's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country, and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate...
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
Widescreen special limited ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 169 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
12) The Fabelmans
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see The Greatest Show on Earth. Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother.
13) The BFG
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It tells the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. The BFG, while a giant himself, is a Big Friendly Giant and nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24-feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and keeps to himself for the most part.
14) Schindler's list
Language
English
Description
Commemorate the twenty fifth Anniversary of Steven Spielberg's cinematic masterpiece of one of the most historically significant films of all time. Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Director, the incredible true story follows the enigmatic Oskar Schindler, who saved the lives of more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust. It is the triumph of one man who made a difference and the drama of those who survived one of the darkest...
15) Twister
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play scientists pursuing the most destructive weather front to sweep through mid-America's Tornado Alley in 50 years.
16) Munich
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 164 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's the 1972 Olympics and PLO terrorists have just kidnapped and murdered 11 Israeli athletes. After the tragic incident is over and several of the terrorists have gone free, the Israeli government of Golda Meir recruits Avner to lead a team of undercover agents to hunt down those responsible throughout Europe, and eliminate them one-by-one. It is physically and emotionally messy work, and conflicts between Avner and his team's handler, Ephraim,...
17) Gremlins
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Special ed. ; Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a young bank teller inadvertently breaks the rules of Mogwai care, his new pet Gizmo multiplies into a bevy of mischievous brothers, who soon morph into malevolent scaly creatures.
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hassan is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, his family settles in a quaint village in the south of France. They plan to open an Indian restaurant, that is, until Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical French restaurant, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant so near her own escalate to all out war; until Hassan's cooking talent and love for Mme. Mallory's...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (481 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An unconventional archaeologist is assigned by the U.S. government to find the mystically empowered Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain it for their own evil use; Indiana Jones sets out to find the Ankara Stone in order to save hundreds of children who have been enslaved by a mysterious Indian cult; Indy and his father go in search of the Holy Grail, battling Nazis along the way; archaeologist Jones teams up with former flame Marion and...
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Beginning with a prologue in which a young Indiana Jones is introduced, the epic continues with the adult Indy embarking on a perilous quest for his father, Professor Henry Jones, Sr. The Nazis are on the trail of the Holy Grail, and have kidnapped the professor, who is an authority on the Cup of Christ. Indy inches through rat-filled catacombs, battles Nazis in biplane dogfights, and braves the firepower of unstoppable tanks.
