Summary: A tale of the love between ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and nurse Catherine Barkley during World War I. The action takes place in Italy and the two fall in love during the war and will stop at nothing to be together. The film also analyzes Lt. Henry's feelings on war and the purpose of fighting.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Osiris Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FARSummary: An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROOSummary: Set in the ferocious Gobi Desert, the story follows Lieutenant Li and Japanese emissary Lai Xi, both first-class warriors and master swordsmen. After decades of service to the Chinese Emperor, Lai Xi longs to return to Japan, but is instead sent to the west to chase wanted criminals. His only passport back to Japan is to capture and execute Lieutenant Li, a renegade soldier wanted for leading a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2004