Jose Ferrer
Author
Language
English
Description
Set in France in 1640, Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beautiful Roxanne. She, however, loves another man - Christian, who is quite handsome himself. Cyrano, being his chivalrous self, sets up an innocent deception with Christian, which unfortunately yields tragic results!
Publisher
ECHELONSTUDIOS
Pub. Date
1950.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (113 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
France, 1640: Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to Cyrano her love for the handsome but tongue-tied Christian. The chivalrous Cyrano sets up with Christian an innocent deception, with tragic results. Much cut from the play, but dialogue not rewritten.
3) Moulin Rouge
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
1952.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (119 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Winner of two Academy Awards® (1953, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration-Color and Best Costume Design), this visually stunning biography of master artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Jose Ferrer, in an outstanding performance) -- a man whose of love of painting and copious amounts of liquor mask a broken heart and a deep longing for love -- is flawlessly directed by the great John Huston.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1977.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (87 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Following a military explosion, a dormant horror is suddenly re-awakened when the tomb of the Dracula family is unearthed. From the tomb walk Veidt Smit and a large dog, Zoltan, both formerly enslaved under Count Dracula's evil spell. The tomb collapses, burying the coffin of Dracula, leaving Veidt and Zoltan the task of finding a new master.
9) Dune
Publisher
Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (137 min.) : sound, color, ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It is the year 10191. Arrakis is a desert planet, which contains the only source of 'Melange,' which is necessary for space travel. Two rival families, the Atreides and the Harkonnens, fight to control of the mining operations. When Duke Leto Atreides is assassinated by the evil Baron Harkonnen, his son Paul and Leto's wife, Lady Jessica, flee deep into the desert and are befriended by natives of Arrakis. Paul learns that he has special powers and...
10) Ship of fools
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (149 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1933 on a German luxury liner sailing from Mexico to Germany, the separate but interlocking stories of the various passengers begins to unfold. Among the many passengers is a divorcee desperate for love and lost youth, a Spanish noblewoman being deported as a political prisoner, an aging alcoholic ballplayer, and a budding Nazi whose brutishness foreshadows the holocaust to come.
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 227 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the heroic and troubled man who organized the Arab nations to fight the Turks in World War I and then, having reached a pinnacle of power in Mideast politics, retired to postwar military obscurity.
13) Dune
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Extended edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet.
Language
English
Description
Story of the desert planet Dune and a revolt against its evil controllers.
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of a young woman who arrives in Samoa and quickly captures the interest of the Marine Sergeant along with the rest of his Marines who are based there. She also catches the eye of a fire and brimstone preacher who wants her removed.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
Full screen; digitally mastered.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 429 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hitler's SS: Portrait of evil: Over-all look at Hitler's regime, focusing on Helmut and Karl Hoffman from when they join the Nazi camp to when the Third Reich begins to collapse.
Eagles attack at dawn: Covert rescue mission to retrieve Israeli commandos from a Syrian prison, involving the Israeli Army and Security Services.
Commandos: U.S. Army Sgt. Sullivan trains a group of misfit soldiers to take over an Italian camp in North Africa, but some...
18) State fair
Language
English
Description
A musical about the Frake family and their adventures at the Iowa State Fair. Each member of the family is out for a different prize--Father wants a blue ribbon for his favorite pig, Mother wants her prized pickles to finally win a prize and for their son and daughter the hunt is on for true love.