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Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (663 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
David Powlett-Jones, a young Welshman, returns from the trenches of World War I disillusioned and suffering from shellshock. Accepted as a teacher at an elite boys boarding school, David fears he won't last. Luckily, the faith of the headmaster who hired him proves well-founded. Over the course of his 20-year rise through the ranks of the school, he finds and loses love with several women.
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (267 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"From Nobel laureate William Golding's (Lord of the flies) epic sea-voyage trilogy comes the story of an ambitious British aristocrat, humbled by the lives of his fellow passengers, as he embarks on an ocean voyage for Australia where he is to be an official in the colonial government."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Sweet Molly Gibson was living life pleasantly when her widowed father decides that, for the good of his daughter, he must remarry. In comes Claire and Molly's life is turned upside down by the usually well meaning but off-the-mark Claire, who insists on things being done the proper way. Added to the stew is Claire's beautiful, educated daughter Cynthia, and the Hamleys, a well-to-do family headed by a squire who is not happy about the romantic interests...
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (487 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (357 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A modern take on one of the most famous stories of all time. In 1805 when we first meet Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, they are all part of St. Petersburg's glittering elite, but are fired up with youthful ambition to find meaning in their lives. As everything they thought they knew is questioned, Pierre, Andrei and Natasha find themselves in a time when Russian society is about to change forever.
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 5 hrs. + extras) ; sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Feature movie adapts Jane Austen's romance novel set in 19th century England. Elizabeth Bennet is determined that she will wed only for love. The wealthy Mr. Bingley, and his friends, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Wickham, come to visit the countryside and become interested in three of the Bennet daughters.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (378 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A tour-de-force performance from Mark Ruffalo leads this family saga, which follows the parallel lives of identical twin brothers in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the backdrop of 20th-century America. The six-episode limited drama series is based on Wally Lamb's New York Times bestseller and award-winning book, I Know This Much Is True.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follow the sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, on their journey from childhood to adulthood. Under the guidance of their mother Marmee, they navigate what it means to be a young woman: from gender roles to sibling rivalry, first love, loss, and marriage. Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, this story is as relevant and engaging today as it was on its original publication in 1868.
11) Jane Eyre
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Friendless, orphaned Jane Eyre takes a job as governess to a lively French girl. In time, she finds herself in love with the child's guardian. When she saves him from a fire, she finds that there are many secrets to learn...secrets that could destroy her happiness.
12) The buccaneers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 302 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Four young American girls journey from America to England in search of romance and adventure in this exquisite production of Edith Wharton's final book.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With the demise of Moriarty, Sherlock finds himself locked in another mind battle with the powerful Charles Augustus Magnussen, who is holding the secrets of the world at his fingertips. Once again, the game is on for Sherlock and John in The Empty Hearse; The Sign of Three; and finally, His Last Vow.
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (313 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Before she is framed for a theft she didn't commit, sparks sizzle between spunky working girl Tracy Whitney and sexy con man Jeff Stevens. Determined to get back at the crime lords who put her in prison, Tracy teams with an elegant older man to learn the ropes of sophisticated living and soon is traveling the world pulling off high-priced heists.
16) Holocaust
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (449 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss family of Berlin and intertwines their fate as European Jews with the story of a German family, the Dorfs, whose members include a high-ranking Nazi officer. Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass" occurs and the Weiss family suffer a series of unspeakable tragedies in the aftermath.
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 678 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + guide (4 p.).
Description
"In 1942, the bloody ravages of World War II are far from quiet Guernsey in the British Channel Islands. German occupation of the island seems quite civil. But war is war, and no one escapes its devastating effects. For Guernsey, it is a war of intellect and cunning that brings out the best in people and the worst. Sometimes the enemy at the door is the enemy within. And sometimes, the enemy is really a friend." -- Container.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (494 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Joseph Armagh is a poor Irish immigrant who is determined to create a better life for his family. He arrives in America in the mid-19th century. Through personal struggle, heartache and perseverance, he becomes one the the wealthest and most powerful men in the country.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (350 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"The seven-part limited series based on a [...] book is about Roger Ailes, the founder of Fox News. Focusing primarily on the past decade in which Ailes arguably became the party's de facto leader, the series also touches on defining events in Ailes' life, including his experiences with world leaders that gave birth to his political career, and the sexual harassment accusations and settlements that brought his Fox News reign to an end." --
20) John Adams
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (501 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Depicts the extraordinary life and times of one of America's least understood, and most underestimated, founding fathers: the second President of the United States, John Adams. Explores the extraordinary life journey of one of the primary shapers of our independence and government, whose legacy has often been eclipsed by more flamboyant contemporaries. Set against the backdrop of a nations stormy birth, a moving love story and celebrates the shared...
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