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Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Diving into the life and loves of the brilliant Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (Antonio Banderas), this season showcases Picasso's significant and wide-ranging contribution to modern art. From the younger Picasso (Alex Rich) who rejects academic study and joins a circle of young, struggling bohemian artists and writers in early 20th century Spain and France, to the artist's tumultuous marriages, passionate affairs and ever-shifting political and personal...
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of President James Garfield, his assassination, and its aftermath.
Recounts the assassination and excruciating final months of President James Garfield's life. A brilliant scholar, courageous general, and fervent abolitionist, Garfield never wanted the job of president. But once in office, he worked tirelessly to reunite a nation still divided 15 years after the Civil War. As he lay dying, the North and South came together to...
84) Bernie and Ernie
Series
30 for 30 volume seaon 2, no. 14
Publisher
ESPN Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Examines the lives, careers, and friendship of basketball players Bernard King and Ernie Grunfeld, stars of the University of Tennessee's team in the 1970s.
86) Living proof
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Dr. Dennis Slamon, an oncologist and researcher who must make sacrifices in his personal life while on his quest to find a cure for breast cancer.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
After the Pearl Harbor attack, Ben Kuroki would be the first Japanese-American war hero, surviving 58 missions as an aerial gunner. But he found himself at the center of controversy, as the lone spokesman against the racism faced by the thousands of Japanese-Americans.
88) Genius: Season 1
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Dramatization of Albert Einstein's life from his days as a student to his later years after World War II.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
George Washington, was a social climber, land-hungry Virginia surveyor, and military officer who often blamed others for his own errors. He gradually built a reputation as a gentleman by educating himself in the classics and sciences, entering politics, and marrying one of the wealthiest women in Virginia. The battle of Trenton changed everything with a victory both for America and Washington himself. His skill and bravery transformed Washington into...
93) The chaperone
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Teenage Louise Brooks aspires to study dance at the prestigious Denishawn School while accompanied by a chaperone.
96) Lincoln
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Reveals the political and personal struggles of President Lincoln as he guided the nation through the Civil War while confronting his own family tragedies.
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
John Brown, considered the father of American terrorism, was an inspiration to the Civil Rights movement. He was a farmer, a warrior, a family man and an avenging angel. More than 150 years after his execution, questions swirl around John Brown: was he a madman or a martyr? A bloodthirsty fanatic or a great American hero? Dramatic reenactments trace John Brown's obsessive battle against human bondage.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In his latest film, Marian Marzynski tells the extraordinary story of how he as a Jewish boy escaped the Holocaust, hiding from the Nazis, and surviving the war as an altar boy in a Catholic monastery. In a deeply moving and personal film he shares the poignant, painful recollections of other child survivors, many of whom are visiting scenes of their childhood for the last time.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Explore the life and legacy of August Wilson, the playwright some call America's Shakespeare, who chronicled the twentieth-century black experience. Features James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Laurence Fishburne, Viola Davis, new dramatic readings, and rare footage.
100) The devil's disciple
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.
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