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1) Marc Chagall
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Language
English
Description
A definitive biography accompanied by spectacular images of the artist's greatest work.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
As Winston Churchill's personal bodyguard for nearly 18 years, Walter H. Thompson saw history unfold firsthand. This program puts you inside the skin of a working-class Scotland Yard detective who experienced the 20th-century's great events as both witness and participant.
Series
Studio classic volume 10
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true-life story of Gladys Aylward, an English missionary that led a group of children through war-torn China in the 1930's. Nominated for an Academy Award, Best Director.
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A definitive biography of Jackson Pollock, the innovator of the Abstract Expressionist movement.
The video contains definitive biographies accompanied by a visual analysis of the artist's major work. Full of imagery the video is the perfect introduction to Jackson Pollock's modern art.
6) Man on wire
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"On August 7th, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the New York World Trade Center's Twin Towers. After dancing for nearly an hour on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail, before finally being released. This extraordinary documentary incorporates Petit's personal footage to show how he overcame seemingly insurmountable challenges to achieve the...
7) Hamsun
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
Swedish
Description
The shocking true story of Knut Hamsun, the Nobel Prize-winning author who stunned the world by siding with Hitler and the Nazis.
8) 127 hours
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
The powerfully uplifting true story of one man's struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron Ralston has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker's adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends as well as his own courage and ingenuity to turn...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The true story of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, who volunteered for rescue duty and became trapped in the rubble of the Towers on September 11, 2001. The men became two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero. It is a story of the true heroes and of that fateful time in United States history, when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race.
12) Wyatt Earp
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The biography of the legendary Wyatt Earp, including the infamous shootout at the O.K. Corral.
14) Amelia
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Kansas-born girl, Amelia Earhart discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23. Within 12 years she goes on to win the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia and her husband/business partner George Putnam have an enduring marriage that could not be broken by her determination to fly, nor her passionate affair with Gene Vidal. At age 39, she sets out on an attempt to circumnavigate...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Though almost forgotten today, Veit Harlan was one of Nazi Germany's most notorious filmmakers. Millions across occupied Europe saw his films, the most infamous of which was the horrific anti-Semitic propaganda film Jew Suss, which was required viewing for all SS members. Harlan was also the only artist from the Nazi era to be charged with war crimes. Included are never-before-seen archival footage, unearthed film excerpts, rare home movies, and new...
16) Lillian Russell
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A biography of American actress and singer Lillian Russell, from her discovery in 1890 by band leader Tony Pastor until her retirement in 1912, when she married newspaperman Alexander Moore.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Stationed in Cairo in 1916, Lawrence languished in the mapmaking department of British Intelligence until he was asked to find and gather information on Prince Feisal, leader of the Arab Allied forces in World War I. Lawrence of Arabia chronicles his desert journey inspired by his first military success when he led a small contingent of Arabs against the Turkish stronghold of Aqaba.
Publisher
Direct Cinema
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Description
Examines the role of Raoul Wallenberg in saving Hungarian Jews during World War II, his disappearance after the Russians occupied Budapest, and the reports through the intervening decades that Wallenberg was imprisoned in Russia. Includes testimonies from Wallenberg's associates, his sister, and Jews who survived because of Wallenberg's intervention.
Publisher
Portland Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Features an exhibition of the artist's works at the Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and at the Tower of David in Jerusalem, Israel. Also features a collaboration with Venetian glassblowers Lino Talgliapietra and Pino Signoretto.
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