John Gielgud
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
On his Sussex estate Captain Shotover, an eccentric poet, retired seafarer and inventor, is reluctantly hosting a weekend house party for his two daughters and their bohemian friends
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (approximately 210 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Arthur: Arthur faces marriage to a woman he detests to keep his fortune, then meets the right woman from the wrong side of the tracks.
Arthur 2: When Arthur finally marries his sweetheart, it may not be 'happily ever after' because the father of the girl he didn't marry is out for revenge.
4) Sphinx
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A determined young anthropologist has come across a clue leading to a long-forgotten royal tomb. And she pays no mind to the notion that Egypt's last undiscovered treasure may carry a curse and perhaps that there may be some black marketeers eager to sustain the illusion of such a curse in a fashion as terrifying as any scary ancient legend.
6) Elizabeth
Series
Language
English
Description
Before the Golden Age, Elizabeth was a passionate and naïve girl who came to reign over a land divided by bloody turmoil. Amid palace intrigue and attempted assassinations, the young queen is forced to become a cunning strategist while weighing the counsel of her mysterious advisors, thwarting her devious rivals, and denying her own desires for the good of her country
7) The formula
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
35 years after the disappearance of a formula developed by Germany during World War II to derive cheap, pollution-free gasoline from coal, a Los Angeles detective is on the brink of unearthing the secret which could change the couse of world history
8) Gandhi
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (190 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Gandhi's adult life, when he led an entire country to freedom, using non-violent methods
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Sherlock Holmes tries to stop Jack the Ripper's insane killing spree, but as he comes closer to unmasking the killer, he discovers a conspiracy to protect the killer. Includes commentary, stills gallery, and theatrical trailer
10) Edward the King
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008, 1975]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 678 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Though he waited nearly 60 years to become king, and reigned for only nine, Edward VII changed the British monarchy forever. Derided by his mother, Queen Victoria, as frivolous and untrustworthy, Edward was in fact a skillful, determined diplomat who longed to be useful to his country. This miniseries dramatizes his life from frustrated prince and inveterate philanderer to loving father and respected statesman.
Publisher
Distributed by Carlton International Media Ltd
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
While celebrations are taking place at the new college building at Oxford, Morse and Lewis look into the murder of a freelance journalist, who was working on an article about college benefactor Bayden
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Famous detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) is on the Orient Express, but the train is caught in the snow. When one of the passengers is discovered murdered, Poirot immediately starts investigating. Winner of the Best Supporting Actress (Ingrid Bergman) and nominated for five other **Academy Awards**. Winner of Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor and nominated for seven other **BAFTA Awards.** *" [A] terrifically entertaining super-valentine...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 415 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles a half century of British upper-class life through the eyes of Nicholas Jenkins, from the 1920s to the 1960s. See how friendship, adultery, ambition, and failure play out in London's social, political, and artistic scenes.
14) Becket
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
15) Chariots of fire
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
The story, told in flashback, of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924 Olympics. Eric, a devout Scottish missionary runs because he knows it must please God. Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew runs to prove his place in Cambridge society. In a warmup 100 meter race, Eric defeats Harold, who hires a pro trainer to prepare him. Eric, whose qualifying heat is scheduled for a Sunday, refuses to run despite pressure from the Olympic...
16) Scarlett
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 6 hr., 4 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The parallel paths of Scarlett and Rhett Butler take them from the social swirl of post-war Savannah to London's high society in this sequel to Gone with the wind.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 659 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 companion guide (19 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm)
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the difficult loves of insular Englishman Charles Ryder and his peculiarly intense relationship with the wealthy but dysfunctional family that inhabited Brideshead. While at Oxford, Charles Ryder meets boyish, flamboyant Sebastian Flyte, who introduces Charles to a charmed and glamorous way of life that continues until Sebastian's health deteriorates
18) Summer's lease
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2005, 1989
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
A family leases a Tuscan villa for vacation and becomes involved in finding the secrets of the owner
Special features include: bios of John Gielgud and John Mortimer
Publisher
Sonar Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 3 hr., 7 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The tale of an 18th-century physician who takes eight years to travel through a variety of fantastical lands, only to have everyone but his wife take him for a madman when he returns home.
Publisher
Distributed by] Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Quasimodo, a deformed hunchback, falls in love with a beautiful gypsy and fights a series of violent battles and evil paramours as he tries to valiantly defend her until the end