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Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2001
Language
English
Description
A story that led to the events of the United States military involvement in Vietnam. Here, a love triangle between a British journalist, his mistress, and a mysterious CIA operative evolves into a much greater mystery that eventually leads to murder and deception.
3) Taking sides
Publisher
New Yorker Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2001
Language
English
Description
After Hitler took over power in 1933, many Jewish artists were forced to leave Germany. Wilhelm Furtwängler choose to stay. Though never a member of the party, he was a receipient of honors associated with party membership. However, the conductor often used his position and contacts to save hundreds of Jewish musicians from concentration camps. When U.S. Major Steve Arnold is tasked with the pre-trial investigations, his aim is to prove that the...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Olanna (Thandie Newton) and Kainene (Anika Noni Rose) are glamorous twins from a wealthy Nigerian family. Upon returning to a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria after their expensive English education, the two women make very different choices. Olanna shocks her family by going to live with her lover, the "revolutionary professor"Odenigbo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his devoted houseboy Ugwu (John Boyega) in the dusty university town...
7) Roots
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
An eight part series, which chronicles a black man's search for his heritage and reveals an epic panorama of America's past.
10) Country matters
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Adaptations of short stories by A.E. Coppard and H.E. Bates. Set against the English countryside during the post-World War I period. Reveals the timeless and constant qualities of the British landscape and its people.
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country, Damien abandons his burgeoning career as a doctor and joins his brother, Teddy in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom. As the Irish freedom fighters bold tactics bring the British to a breaking point, both sides finally agree to a treaty to end the bloodshed. But, despite the apparent victory, civil war erupts and families who fought side by sid e, find themselves pitted against...
13) Thirteen days
Publisher
New Line Cinema
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Dramatization of the Cuban missile crisis, covering 13 extraordinary days in October 1962.
14) Doctor Zhivago
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Doctor Zhivago's life and romances are thrown into upheaval by the events of the Russian revolution.
15) Tom Jones
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002], c1997
Language
English
Description
Follows the rollicking adventures of Tom Jones as he romps across 18th century England, from bedrooms to rural inns to London's dangerous streets. Cast out from his home and forbidden his true love, Tom must overcome the charms of an older seductress and the sinister plot of a nefarious rival to win his lover's heart.
Publisher
Carnival Film & Television Limited, [2019]
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
1619. The British colony of Jamestown, Virginia is shaken up when the first women in twelve years land in this breathtaking wilderness. While love triangles, bitter rivalries, and fierce competition cause conflict for the residents and the native inhabitants, the Pamunkey, they are bound together by their resolute will to survive and thrive in their new lives.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
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.
19) Elizabeth I
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2006], c2005
Language
English
Description
Explores the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I in the latter half of her reign, offering a personal look at her allies, her enemies, and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world.
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