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Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Composer, conductor, genius, and mensch: Marvin Hamlisch earned four Grammys, four Emmys, three Oscars, three Golden Globes, a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize before his untimely death, making him one of only two PEGOT winners ever. Hit after hit; The Way We Were, Nobody Does It Better and scores for The Sting, Sophie's Choice and the Broadway juggernaut A Chorus Line, made him the go-to composer and performer for film, Broadway, every U.S. President...
2) The girl
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The story of iconic director Alfred Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with Tippi Hedren, his leading lady in The Birds and Marnie.
5) Lord Byron
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Hit the town with the poet who was as famed for his sexual appetites as for his literary brilliance.
6) Julia Child
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
A biography of the television chef Julia Child.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2005, c1996
Language
English
Description
He was a complex man and a reluctant prophet. But when called upon to save his people, he overcame his doubts and fears and defeated the most powerful empire on earth. Abundant location footage, rare paintings and artifacts are used.
10) Houdini
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Before David Blaine and David Copperfield, there was one man whose name was synonymous with being the master of illusion and escape - Harry Houdini. It follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions...
12) Barack Obama
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The democratic political star during the Democratic National Convention in 2004, and now a possible front runner for the candidacy for the President of the United States, in many ways, his story is a unique American tale of the 21st centtury.
17) Noah & the ark
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
This remarkable program creates a complete portrait of Noah, prophet of the Flood, using interviews with experts and historians, film footage from the Holy Land and rare paintings and artifacts.
18) Pat Tillman
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Presenting the life and legend of Pat Tillman from his eary childhood in Freemont, California, to his days of glory on the football field, to his tragic and controversial death in Afghanistan.
19) Arthur & George
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
World-famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in this three-part adaptation of Julian Barnes' acclaimed novel follows the separate but intersecting lives of two very different men: a half-Indian son of a vicar who is framed for a crime he may or may not have committed, and Doyle, who investigates the case.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
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Description
Moving away from her hometown and family in 2010 to pursue training with a world-renowned Olympic trainer, Gabby Douglas was selected to compete with the U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. There, Douglas became the first African American to win gold in the individual all-around event. Dramatized version of true story.
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