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(0)John Gielgud
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
A young English boy, orphaned in a foreign land and terrorized for his political belief, turns to boxing. As he grows up fighting with his fists and leading with his heart, he takes on the system and the social injustices around him--finding that one person really can make a difference.
Author
Publisher
HighBridge
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"In twelve fully dramatized episodes, the great Sir John Gielgud stars as the sleuth of Baker Street, with Ralph Richardson as his venerable companion, Dr. Watson. Orson Welles makes a special appearance as the nefarious Professor Moriarty"--Container.
7) Elephant man
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of John Merrick, a 19th century Englishman afflicted with a disfiguring congenital disease. With the help of a kindly doctor, he regains some of the dignity he lost during years as a side-show freak.
8) Antigone
Series
Publisher
Films for the Humanities
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
A unique adaptation of the play by Sophocles.
10) Arthur
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Arthur Bach is very, very rich, and he's next in line for a 750 million dollar inheritance. He stands to lose his inheritance--and a life in the lush style to which he is accustomed--if he doesn't marry the most boring blonde on Long Island within thirty days. Unfortunately, Arthur has just discovered the girl of his dreams.
11) Richard III
Publisher
Criterion Collection [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a self-proclaimed villain, usurps the crown from King Edward IV, and is later killed at Bosworth Field. Henry, Earl of Richmond, ascends the throne as Henry VII, establishing the Tudor dynasty.
12) Haunted
Publisher
Evergreen Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1995,1996]
Language
English
Description
When David Ash investigates a haunting at an isolated country manor, strange and horrifying occurrences lead him to first doubt his convictions and then his sanity.
13) Elizabeth
Language
English
Formats
Description
16th century England. Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naïve girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and attempted assassinations, the young queen is forced to become a cunning strategist while weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors. At the same time having to thwart her devious rivals and denying her own desires for the good of her country.
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A re-creation of mid-Victorian England that contrasts the silliness of the aristocracy with the squalor of the lower classes. Rather than making a standard blood and glory epic, Richardson created a film that took the silly glory and glamour out of war and substituted something closer to the bitter truth.
15) Murder by decree
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Sherlock Holmes tries to stop Jack the Ripper's insane killing spree, but as he comes closer to unmasking the killer, he discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer. Includes commentary, stills gallery, and theatrical trailer.
16) Shining through
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A secretary ends up behind the lines as a secret agent during World War II.
17) Edward the King
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Though he waited nearly 60 years to become king, and reigned for only nine, Edward VII changed the British monarchy forever. Derided by his mother, Queen Victoria, as frivolous and untrustworthy, Edward was in fact a skillful, determined diplomat who longed to be useful to his country. This miniseries dramatizes his life from frustrated prince and inveterate philanderer to loving father and respected statesman.
18) Gandhi
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chronicles the life of Ghandi beginning with his political activities in South Africa during the late 1890's and ending with his assassination at the hands of a Hindu extremist in 1948. Shows the development of his philosophy of non-violence as he leads the people of India to independence from the British.
19) Haunted
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001?]
Language
English
Description
When David Ash investigates a haunting at an isolated country manor, strange and horrifying occurrences lead him to first doubt his convictions and then his sanity.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Sparkling cyanide: An elderly husband and wife are unlikely looking secret agents brought in to investigate the murder of a powerful soccer club manager's beautiful trophy wife at a glitzy champagne event. Why didn't they ask Evans?: A local vicar finds a man lying fatally injured and unconscious on the rocks at the foot of a cliff. His last words before passing were spoken clearly to the vicar "Why didn't they ask Evans?". The Seven Dials mystery:...
