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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.
2) Ike
Series
Publisher
PBS DVD Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
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Description
Excerpts from news clips, photographs, and other documentary material that illustrate the life and career of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In New Hampshire in 1777, Dick Dudgeon's father dies. Called back home to the unhappy family he revolted against years ago, Dick finds he's been named heir, much to the horror of his religious mother. To complicate matters, the British have arrived.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
One night, a frightened Swiss soldier of fortune climbs into the bedroom of a young Bulgarian girl and soon deflates her romantic notions about love and valor. The bonus play is set in 1796 at an inn where Napoleon rests at the start of his conquest of Italy.
9) Gunpowder
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The story of the man who was behind the Gunpowder Plot that intended to blow up the House of Lords and assassinate King James I in order to restore a Catholic monarch to the throne.
Series
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Expert insights from curators and leading cultural critics explore the inspiration behind Bosch's strange and unsettling works. Close-up views of the curiosities allow viewers to appreciate the detail of his paintings like never before. Bosch's legendary altarpieces, which have long been divided among museums, were brought back together for the exhibition and feature in the film.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A trip back home to Glasgow presents James with a dilemma that will mean choosing between the people he loves. As Helen and James navigate their feelings for one another, Siegfried, Tristan, and Mrs. Hall are also forced to consider their places in the world, while James must decide between supporting his family or following his heart.
14) John Adams
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
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Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Catherine of Aragon, the Princess of Spain, marries the English Prince Arthur. After his death, she sets her eyes on the future King Henry VIII.
Dramatizes the life of Catherine of Aragon who travels to England to marry Arthur, Prince of Wales, and becomes involved in the royal lineage.
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 68
Publisher
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
As a social worker, Irena had access to the Warsaw Ghetto, making it possible for her to rescue the daughter of a Jewish friend and safely hide the young girl with a Catholic family. Realizing that thousands of children were still in danger, Irena recruited sympathetic friends and co-workers to smuggle children out and place them in safe homes, farms and convents. At great personal risk, she devised extraordinary schemes to sneak the children by Nazi...
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