Wolper Productions
Publisher
GoodTimes Home Video
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Shows events that led to the conflict in 1877 between the Nez Perces and the U.S. Army. Chief Joseph led the 300 Nez Perce braves, their women and children in the historic running battle against ten separate commands of the Army.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
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
Formats
Description
Candy manufacturer Willy Wonka has a contest and hides five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. All five ticket winners get a free tour of the mysterious Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the children are nasty brats who are punished by Willie Wonka with various diabolical, but funny, methods. Only Charlie, a likeable child, wins the heart of the manufacturer.
Publisher
Warner Hom Video
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Candy manufacturer Willy Wonka has a contest and hides five golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. All five ticket winners get a free tour of the mysterious Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of Wonka candy. Four of the children are nasty brats who are punished by Willie Wonka with various diabolical, but funny, methods. Only Charlie, a likeable child, wins the heart of the manufacturer.
9) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War, when Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.
10) 'Salem's Lot
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A journalist returns to his hometown to research the mysterious memories that have haunted him since childhood. But soon, the closely held secrets of small-town life turn into unimaginable terror when a fearsome stranger arrives-- looking to sink his teeth into a new home.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Two families, the Hazards and the Mains, are geographically and ideologically separated by the U.S. Civil War. The hatred, prejudice, and greed that tear at the fabric of a nation also threaten to destroy the threads that have woven the lives of these two families together.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Lincoln : the miniseries about the life story of one of the greatest leaders in the history our nation.
Surrender at Appomattox : explores all the details leading up to the discussion of the terms of surrender as if captured by news reel cameras.
14) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots, in which he traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boys' abduction to America and continues throughout the generations that follow.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Five documentaries, employing re-enactments and historical photographs, and two feature films explore the life and times of Abraham Lincoln or the Civil War.
Lincoln, trial by fire: Lincoln, facing the crisis of a divided nation, was forced to turn for help to General George McClellan, who supported Southern positions on slavery and states' rights. The conflict between Lincoln and McClellan was intense from the start and before their uneasy partnership...
16) Helter skelter
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The true story of the August 1969 Tate/LaBianca murders, as chronicled in the bestselling book by Vincent Bugliosi. Almost 35 years ago Manson's followers, at his instruction, brutally massacred seven people over two consecutive nights in L.A.