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India Drama India History 1947- Drama India History British occupation, 1765-1947 Drama Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948 Assassination Drama Mahatma Gandhi 1869-1948 Drama Military campaigns Nonviolence Drama Religious leaders India Drama World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain DramaSummary: Set in the 1960s South and shot on location in Louisiana, THE BLIND shares never-before-revealed aspects of Phil Robertson's life as he seeks to conquer the shame of his past, addiction, and complicated family dynamics, ultimately finding redemption in an unlikely place. "It was important to us that the film be real," said Willie Robertson, Phil's son. "The transformation of Phil proves that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BLISummary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAUSummary: In the midst of epic violent intrigue in twelfth-century Japan, an imperial warrior falls for a lady-in-waiting; even after he discovers she is married, he goes to extreme lengths to win her love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GANSummary: American judge Daniel Haywood presides over the trial of four German jurists accused of "legalizing" Nazi atrocities. But as graphic accounts of sterilization and murder unfold in the courtroom, mounting political pressure for leniency forces Haywood into making the most harrowing and difficult decision of his career.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JUDSummary: On the day of a huge rally celebrating Hitler's visit to Rome, which underscored the infamous alliance between the Nazis and Mussolini's fascist regime, a brief encounter between a weary housewife and a radio announcer unfolds into an intimate drama.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SPESummary: This film dramatizes part of the Israeli independence moment, dealing with various factions involved in the internecine struggle between the moderate Haganah and the radical terrorist Irgun Zvai Leumi. Interspersed throughout are segments showing the migration of European Jews to the new land, paying special attention to the ragged survivors of Nazi death camps on board the vessel Exodus,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EXOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Exodus 2002Summary: GoodFellas: Follows a mid-level gangster over three decades from his Brooklyn neighborhood to his arrest by the FBI.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2011
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY MARSummary: Examines the circumstances surrounding the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gravitas Ventures 2018
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF STRSummary: Based on the memoirs of an imprisoned French resistance leader, this unbelievably taut and methodical marvel follows the fictional Fontaine's single-minded pursuit of freedom, detailing the planning and carrying out of his escape with gripping precision.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MANSummary: In eleventh century Spain, knight Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (a.k.a. El Cid) attempts to rid his country of Moorish invaders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Weinstein Company 2008
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CIDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie El CidSummary: During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of "gross indecency," an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Bay Entertainment 2015
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA IMICopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD IMICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD IMI RATED PG-13Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE IMICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Imitation 2015Summary: A fictional account of one amazing night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural turmoil of the '60s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ONECopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ONESummary: A fictional account of one amazing night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural turmoil of the '60s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA ONESummary: The dramatic story of the end of WWII and the destruction faced by the Japanese people. This is the story of August 15, 1945, Japan's longest day, where in a single 24-hour period, the fate of 100 million people would be decided.
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Publisher / Publication Date: AnimEigo 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JAPSummary: "An impassioned group of men and women risk everything for family, faith and the very future of their country--as the film's adventure unfolds against the long-hidden, true story of the 1920s Cristero War--the daring people's revolt that rocked 20th century North America. ... General Gorostieta, the retired military man who at first thinks he has nothing personal at stake as he and his wife ......
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Publisher / Publication Date: distributed by ARC Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA FORCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FoCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD/Blu Movie ForSummary: When P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood in 1961 to finally discuss Walt Disney's desire to bring her beloved character, Mary Poppins to the motion picture screen (a quest he began in the 1940s as a promise to his two daughters), Disney meets a prim, uncompromising sexagenarian not only suspect of the impresario's concept for the film, but a woman struggling with her own past. During...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SAVCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD Family SavingCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE SAVCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SAVCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SAV RATED PG-13Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD SaSummary: Based on real events, this is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife Fani and children that keep his spirit alive.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA HIDSummary: Set in 1940 London, the story is an ode to how women played a major role in boosting national morale during the Blitz of London in the second World War.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY THESummary: Centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE MIDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MIDCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MIDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Midway 2020Summary: "In harm's way": An epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, details the devastating sneak attack on the Naval base as well as the explosive behind-the-scenes stories, and the counter-offensive. (167 min.).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Pictures 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA AMESummary: Based on a true story, twelve-year-old Tom and his misfit friends fight to save Buster the baby elephant during the air raids on Belfast in 1941.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Samuel Goldwyn Films 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ZoSummary: Adapted from Sandra Schulberg's monograph, Filmmakers for the Prosecution retraces the hunt for film evidence that could convict the Nazis at the Nuremberg Trial. The searchers were two sons of Hollywood brothers Budd and Stuart Schulberg serving under the command of OSS film chief John Ford. The motion pictures they presented in the courtroom became part of the official record and shape our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FILSummary: In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2010