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Charrière, Henri 1906-1973 Charrière, Henri 1906-1973 Drama Christian Dior (Firm) Escapes French Guiana Devil's Island Drama Great Britain Melodrama Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England Anne Boleyn 1507-1536 Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England Anne Boleyn 1507-1536 Drama United States VIII, King of England Henry 1491-1547 DramaFilter By Subjects
Charrière, Henri 1906-1973 Charrière, Henri 1906-1973 Drama Christian Dior (Firm) Escapes French Guiana Devil's Island Drama Great Britain Melodrama Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England Anne Boleyn 1507-1536 Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England Anne Boleyn 1507-1536 Drama United States VIII, King of England Henry 1491-1547 DramaSummary: Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD PrCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PROSummary: "Yellowstone is no ordinary wilderness, it is the world's first national park, a lost world of vast plains and endless forests defended on all sides by towering mountains, home to America's last great bison herds, the grizzly bear and realm of the wolf ... Join the charismatic cast of Yellowstone's wildlife as they turn to face the extreme challenges of the seasons ... The daily struggles of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Thrilling adventure of imprisonment and escape(s) from a French Guiana prison.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAPCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Papillon 1999Summary: "As a dwarf, Toulouse-Lautrec believes he's too ugly to ever fall in love. So he loses himself in painting ... and cognac. A fixture at Paris' infamous turn-of-the-century Moulin Rouge nightclub, Lautrec meets a girl from the street ... who breaks his heart"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MOUCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MOUSummary: The Hollow crown: "New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOLSummary: Recreation of the events of "Bloody Sunday", Jan. 30, 1972, when British troops fired on unarmed protesters in Derry, Northern Ireland. By the end of the day, 13 civilians were dead and 14 more wounded in the tumult and tragedy of Northern Ireland's darkest day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BLOSummary: The epic story of Henri Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, who, in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon's escape.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA PAPCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE PAPSummary: Thrown into a political marriage of convenience by her ruthlessly power-hungry family, the beautiful Margot soon finds herself hopelessly drawn into their murderous affairs. It's then she realizes her only hope of escape lies somewhere between the heroic soldier who loves her and the enemy husband who could save her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 1995
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN QUESummary: Historian Dr. Lucy Worsley travels back in time to the Tudor Court of England's Henry VIII to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of his six wives. Combining drama based on eyewitness accounts and historical sources with Lucy's own contemporary historical commentary, it is these women's stories that Lucy sets out to uncover, witness, and explore.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SECSummary: Henry, now forty-five, marries Jane Seymour. Jane helps to reconcile Mary with her father, but only after Mary signs a paper admitting that she is illegitimate. Jane gives birth to a son, but dies shortly thereafter. Devastated by Jane's death, Henry locks himself away, drawing fantasy palaces, with caustic court jester Will Sommers as his sole companion. Henry then marries Anne of Cleves, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TUDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TudorsSummary: Anne of the thousand days: Follow King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in one of history's most famous tragic love affairs in the Academy Award winning masterpiece starring Richard Burton and Genevieve Bujold.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ANNSummary: By 1876, most of the nation's American Indians had been forcibly relocated to reservation land. In the Dakota Territory, Red Cloud had settled his people on the great Sioux Reservation, becoming wards of the government. Other Sioux leaders saw this as defeat and continued to live in the traditional way, with legendary resistance. Then an economic depression struck, and gold was discovered in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BURCopies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BURSummary: Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More, is placed in a difficult position when Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church over its refusal to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Henry demands More's endorsement of this act. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In a re-telling of the story, Tom and Jerry help the boy Charlie attain a Golden Ticket and secretly accompany him into the Chocolate Factory to prevent one of Wonka's competitors from stealing a special candy known as the Everlasting Gobstopper.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A band of hardy pioneers, led by guide Breck Coleman, makes its perilous way along the Oregon Trail, braving bison, treacherous river crossings, blizzards and Indian attacks. Filmed in two versions simultaneously, each scene had to be shot twice, once for the widescreen process Grandeur in 70mm, and again for the standard 35mm version.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2012
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1 available in Western DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY WESTERN BIGSummary: Christian Bale stars as Dick Cheney in this epic tale of how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world. Co-starring Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell, it is a darkly comic look behind the scenes of American politics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY VICCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE VICCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD VICCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD VICSummary: Inspired by the legend of Shields 'Emperor' Green, a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South. Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper's Ferry and helping alter the course of American history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2020
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EMPCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD EmSummary: The American Buffalo delves into over 10,000 years of North American history, exploring the evolution and significance of buffalo to Native American people on the Great Plains and highlighting the near-extinction of the American buffalo, driven by factors such as the buffalo robe trade, westward expansion, diseases, and drought. The second episode follows a diverse group, including Theodore...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC AMECopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AME1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVD
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE AMESummary: An epic three-part series that charts the rise and fall of the Boleyn family. This story of love, sex, betrayal and obsession is told from the unique perspective of the Boleyn family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BOLSummary: The captivating documentary chronicles the life of one of the best-selling solo artists of all time, from his childhood through the height of his career as a country music star, actor, and pop-culture icon.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC KENSummary: It's Halloween, time for spooky thrills and creepy chills. These seven animated adventures are filled with bats, ghosts, witches and our favorite cat and mouse team, Tom and Jerry!
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2013
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY TOMSummary: Set in 1932 Los Angeles, this series will focus on the origin story of famed defense lawyer Perry Mason, based on characters from Erle Stanley Gardner's novels.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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3 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PERSummary: A thrilling behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons's highly anticipated first Haute Couture collection as Christian Dior's new Artistic Director. Beautifully melding the everyday, pressure-filled components of fashion with an elegant reverence for the history of Dior, Tcheng's colorful homage is nothing short of magical.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2015