Maurice Denham
1) Animal farm
Publisher
Digiview
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (73 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Animal farm, Britain's first animated feature, is based on George Orwell's classic novel. It is set on a farm in England and depicts a revolution by the resident animals vs. Farmer Jones. The use of the animals to represent the different social classes is masterful
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 257 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In these stories, lesser-known Christie heroes and heroines solve crimes of the heart as well as puzzling cases of larceny and murder. With just the right mix of danger and deception, romance and revenge, innocence and intrigue, these classic adaptations are Christie at her best"--Container.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c1960
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Bismarck was the fabled German battleship of World War II. Traces the "life" of the Bismarck from its launching (courtesy of newsreel footage) through its many battles and narrow escapes, concluding with its far-from-inevitable sinking in the Spring of 1941. The story concentrates on the human element, specifically a British intelligence captain, who has lost his family in the London blitz and thus has a personal reason for seeing the Bismarck...
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
©2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Helene Hanff is a New Yorker who loves books but cannot afford expensive ones. When she sees an ad in the Saturday Review for a London bookstore, she sends them her want list and is soon delighted to receive a package of used books - good readable editions, cheap. She begins a correspondence with the bookseller, Frank Doel. Built on a basis of mutually held taste, knowledge, interests and consideration, the bond between the lonely New Yorker and the...