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Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
In November 1849, Dr. George Parkman, one of Boston's richest citizens, suddenly disappeared. The police conducted an extensive search of the city and dredged the Charles River. Parkman had last been seen walking towards the Harvard Medical College. The Medical School's janitor, Ephraim Littlefield, who had a suspicion where Parkman might be found, spent two grueling nights tunneling beneath a basement laboratory looking for clues. What he discovered...
Series
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
©2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a pet cemetery in California is forced to close its gates, its dearly departed must be moved to a neighboring cemetery. This begins a strange journey involving eccentric cemetery operators and anguished animal lovers.
Series
Drafthouse Films volume no. 14
Publisher
Final Cut for Real ApS
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (122 min., 166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (37 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
Indonesian
Description
"The act of killing" is an examination of the murder of political dissidents in Indonesia by government sponsored death squads in the years following the military coup in 1965, in which the filmmakers were successful in persuading those responsible to reenact the killings for the camera in the fashion of American movies.
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
In 1994, Oregon became the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Since then, more than 500 Oregonians have taken their mortality into their own hands. Filmmaker Peter Richardson gently enters the lives of the terminally ill as they consider whether--and when--to end their lives by lethal overdose. Richardson examines both sides of the complex, emotionally charged issue. What emerges is a life-affirming, staggeringly powerful portrait...
Series
Publisher
WNET
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ninety years ago in Egypt the greatest archaeological find in history was made: the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb and its golden treasures. But the real story has become shrouded in myth, with many mysteries around the tomb unsolved to this day. This 120 minute special brings together the latest evidence from a team of archaeologists, anatomists, geologists, and Egyptologists, to build the ultimate picture of Tutankhamen.
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
"In 1990, a bulldozer accidentally uncovered a first-century tomb in Jeruslem.--Container" Has the tomb of Jesus Christ been found? With the help of archaeologists, DNA analysts, biblical scholars, and statisticians, join award-winning filmmaker James Cameron as he follows a trail of clues that could lead to the greatest discovery of all time
10) Death Valley
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Journey from the park's highest peak, at 11,049 feet, to its lowest point, a staggering 282 feet below sea-level, and meet the scientists who are working to protect this wild place as the mercury rises
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Thanks to the support of a loving dog that he helps nurse back to health, an aspiring young artist never gives up hope. All this despite being subjected to all sorts of terrible hardships
12) Soul
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. A misstep takes him from New York City to The Great Before, a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities before going to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22, who has never understood the appeal of the human life. As Joe tries to show 22 what's great about life, he may discover...
13) Afterlife
Publisher
Vanguard
Pub. Date
©2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the afterlife by looking at cases of near death experiences, interviews with authors Raymond Moody and Jeffrey Long, and re-enactments.
15) Caught on camera
Series
Publisher
Langley Productions, Inc
Pub. Date
2003, 1996
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (49 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Take a front seat on daring ral life rescues, spectacular natural disasters and unbelievable narrow escapes from near death experiences.
Publisher
Sterling Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Young Nello Daas and his grandfather barely make enough to stay alive. But they have a dream - a dream that one day Nello will be able to study with the best instructors and become a painter like Nello's idol, Rubens. An intelligent stray dog becomes part of their family right before grandfather dies. Now it is up to Nello and his dog to take care of themselves and keep the dream alive
Publisher
History
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
The principles of physics, cutting-edge digital technology, and the revolutionary CGI process are used with the Shroud of Turin to unveil the most accurate representation ever seen of what many believe to be Jesus Christ
Publisher
Athena
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (348 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Language
English
Description
Renowned journalist Bill Moyers interviews dozens of terminally ill patients and caregivers in an emotional and pragmatic look at the way Americans face death. The series offers illuminating perspectives on the sometimes controversial ethical, medical, and economic forces that can drive a person's choices about death
[1] Living with Dying : Describes the search for new ways of thinking and talking about dying. Forgoing the usual reluctance that most...
Publisher
[Distributed by] MPI Media Group
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
In his fascinating exploration of a triple homicide case iin Conroe, Texas, master filmmaker Werner Herzog probes the human psyche to explore why people kill, and why a state kills. As he's so often done before, Herzog's investigation unveils layers of humanity, making an enlightening trip out of ominous territory
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