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Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Story of Film: An Odyssey is an unprecedented cinematic event, an epic journey through the history of world cinema that is a treat for movie lovers around the globe. Guided by film historian Mark Cousins, this bold 15-part love letter to the movies begins with the invention of motion pictures at the end of the 19th century and concludes with the multi-billion dollar globalized digital industry of the 21st.. The Story of Film: An Odyssey heralds...
2) Roots
Language
English
Formats
Description
The gripping story is told through four generations, from the capture of Kunta Kinte in Africa to his transport to Colonial America in brutal conditions through successive generations fighting to win their freedom in the Civil war. Based on Alex Haley's best-selling novel which has resonated with millions of Americans, it reveals powerful, universal truths about the resilience of the human spirit.
3) Hiroshima
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
[2004], c1995
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. with B&W sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the final months of World War II. While war rages in the Pacific, newly installed President Truman and his chiefs of staff wrestle with the unprecedented moral question of whether to drop the atomic bomb, and Emperor Hirohito and his proud Samurai generals face the moral dilemma of whether to surrender or fight on to the end.
6) Jazz
Publisher
PBS DVD
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
10 DVDs (ca. 19 hr.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documentary exploring the history of jazz from its beginnings through the 1990's, including the stories of many of its creators and performers. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances.
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approx. 10 hr., 11 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines remnants of earlier civilizations, such as catacombs and aqueducts, uncovered beneath some of the world's major cities.
8) Rough Riders
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 183 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fact-based, rough and tumble western depicting a young and energetic Theodore Roosevelt leading his legendary Rough Riders in their fight against oppressive Spanish rule at the turn of the 20th century.
Publisher
Company Pictures/ALL3Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 366 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Village is a timeless coming-of-age story, told through the nostalgic eyes of one man, Bert Middleton. From lustful first-love and the dramas of war, to a father's hard lessons and a mother's love; Bert has seen it all. The Great War is over but what kind of England has won? Now in a world of boom and bust, motor cars and the Charleston, the twenties bring a blast of energy and freedom to the village; as the outside world continues to break down...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate relationship is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
[Collector's ed., Standard format; 5-disc].
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 1392 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This saga follows two families - the Hazards, from the North, and the Mains, from the South - through their changing fortunes at home and the harsh realities of the battlefields. When the South surrenders at the end of the Civil War, the families are reunited once again in friendship. In the final installment, the two families continue through Post-Civil War Reconstruction into pioneer Indian territories.
Language
English
Description
"A riveting adventure of how America was invented. 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of American history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom Brokaw, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin, Colin...
Publisher
Distributed by Xenon Pictures
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dramatic biography of Rosa McCauley Parks, who in 1955 created the spark that began the modern Civil Rights Movement. Her refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.
15) Nero
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (192 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Emperor Caligula has gone mad. Murdering his sister's husband for conspiracy, he exiles her and takes her son Lucius, who begins his historical legacy as Nero. Revenge, bloodlust and deception haunt Nero's rule.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 7 hrs. 40 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed documentary filmmakers offer a fresh, compelling look at 10 pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions.
18) Rome
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (322 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The fascinating and real history of the world's greatest empire that tells the true story behind the events depicted in HBO's upcoming epic series Rome.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Full screen ed.
Physical Desc
8 DVDs (726 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + DVD-ROM (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
Go on spectacular journeys with young Indy as he travels through Europe, Africa and Asia and comes face to face with Vladimir Lenin, Charles de Gaulle, The Red Baron, and other fascinating characters during the turbulent years of World War I.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (470 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reacquaint yourself with myths so powerful that they remain woven into the fabric of the present world. From the epic tragedy of Medusa, Greek mythology's most infamous female fiend, to Hercules, its greatest action hero, and Hades, master of the land of the dead and a god so feared no one would speak his name. Explore these myths and legendary figures who inspired them.
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