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Detective and mystery television programs German language Audio-visual aids Juvenile films German language Films for foreign speakers Juvenile films German language Self-instruction Juvenile films German language Study and teaching (Early childhood) Audio-visual aids German language Vocabulary Juvenile films Man-woman relationships Drama Murder Investigation Murder Investigation Drama PoliceSummary: "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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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: When an ambitious young lawyer takes on a big case against a powerful and ruthless executive of a large pharmaceutical company, he soon finds himself involved in a case of blackmail and corruption.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE MISSummary: Miss Marple returns to help solve mysteries with her keen powers of observation and her quiet common-sense analysis. Towards zero: Eyebrows arch when the dashing Wimbledon tennis star Nevile Strange arrives with his attractive new wife, even though the first wife is also attending. Miss Marple observes the tightly wound group as they holiday by the sea, sensing the sexual tensions and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Reporter Jerry Corbett aspires to be a playwright but finds himself drinking more than writing. Everyone is stunned when heiress Joan Prentice agrees to marry him, though it initially appears that he has changed his ways. However, when his work takes the couple to New York, Jerry's bad behavior and a persistent old flame lead them to an explosive experiment with open marriage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MERSummary: A thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly reducing their entire lives into a single day.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE OLDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD OLDCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD OLDCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD OLDSummary: Ove, a grumpy, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, decides to give up on life until an unlikely friendship develops with a boisterous young family that moves in next door.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2016
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2 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MAN1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF MAN
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MAN RATED PG-13Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TCFF MaSummary: A United States Army officer/trained assassin is sent into the depths of a southeast Asian jungle to seek out a renegade colonel and terminate his command during the Vietnam War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 1999
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA APOSummary: A United States Army officer/trained assassin is sent into the depths of a southeast Asian jungle to seek out a renegade colonel and terminate his command during the Vietnam War.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: JCVD is an out of luck actor. He's out of money, his agent can't find him a decent production, and a judge is inclined to give his ex-wife custody of his daughter. He returns to his childhood home of Brussels. When he goes into a post office to receive a wire transfer, he finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation. Due to an unfortunate mistake, the police believe JCVD is responsible...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Peace Arch Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN JCVSummary: Story of a cold, suave British assassin hired by the French OAS to kill General Charles de Gaulle. Nameless and faceless, the killer, known by the code name of Jackal, relentlessly moves toward the date with death that would rock the world. The tension mounts as the methodical preparations of the Jackal are paralleled with the efforts of the police to uncover the plot, which gives the story...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Home Video 1998
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1 available in Crime / Mystery DVDs, Call number: DVD CRIME/MYSTERY DAYSummary: A documentary-style drama chronicling the rise and fall of the title character, a real-life Mob chieftain who rose to prominence in post-WWII Sicily.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN SALSummary: In turn-of-the century Morocco, a sheik kidnaps a feisty American woman and her children, holding them hostage until President Roosevelt sends in the troops to free them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA WINSummary: See Little Pim and kids waking up, brushing up, and dressing up, and find out what they are all smiling about! All about the joys of waking up to a new day and going to sleep at the end of a busy day. Introduces more than 60 German words and phrases associated with morning and evening routines. The Wake Up Smiling German DVD is appropriate for toddlers, babies, and preschoolers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV GERMAN LITSummary: Jacob runs a struggling orphanage in one of India's poorest regions. Desperate to save an orphanage from closing, he returns to Denmark to meet Jorgen, a wealthy businessman and potential benefactor. What appears to be nothing more than a friendly gesture to attend a wedding sets in motion an increasingly devastating series of surprises, revelations, and confessions that will forever change...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products 2007
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3 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN AFTSummary: In the early 1930's, before Hollywood began enforcing a self-imposed Production Code, many films allowed for extraordinary frankness including nudity, adultery and prostitution. In this restored and remastered three-movie collection, three daring young actresses are featured in racy, riveting star vehicles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment 2006
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FORSummary: A sensitive study of three surfing friends coming to terms with adulthood, during the Vietnam War. As the obstacles of their lives pull them apart, the call of the waves eventually brings them together one last time to test themselves against it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA BIGSummary: See Little Pim and friends making and eating food while having a great time discovering new tastes. Introduces more than 60 German words and phrases for mealtimes. The Eating and Drinking German DVD is appropriate for toddlers, babies, and preschoolers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV GERMAN LITSummary: It's Christmas Eve and an unidentified corpse is discovered in the Bois de Boulogne gardens and Inspector Antoine Jouin investigates the murder. Or was it suicide? It's a case that takes him deep into Paris' secret underbelly and into the heavily wooded park on the outskirts of Paris. In this place, people go to seek out and satisfy their darkest desires surreptitiously. This time, Jouin must...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Sleepless night tells the story of Vincent, a respected and dedicated police officer--or so it seems. After he and a colleague are recognized while stealing a massive bag of cocaine from drug dealers employed by local mob boss Marciano, Vincent quickly finds himself trapped in a situation that no parent would envy: his son had been kidnapped with the promise of execution if he doesn't...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tribeca Film 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF SLESummary: See the fun ways Little Pim and children play together while learning German words. Explores the wonders of play, from blocks to boats to stuffed animals having tea parties, to dress up. Introduces more than 60 German words and phrases for mealtimes. The Playtime German DVD is appropriate for toddlers, babies, and preschoolers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Pim Corp. 2009
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: DVD JUV GERMAN LITSummary: Bathsheba Everdene is a willful, passionate girl who is never satisfied with anything less than a man's complete and helpless adoration. She captures the lives and loves of three very different men. Gabriel Oak is a sheep farmer who is captivated by her beauty and proposes marriage. William Boldwood is an older, prosperous man who had been a confirmed bachelor. Sergeant Frank Troy is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2009
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FARSummary: In this darkly comic French crime series wheelchair-bound police captain Fred Cain is quicker and more mobile than most able-bodied people. In his investigations, he spins circles around suspects and digs deep inside the darkest hidden corners of the human mind. A motorcycle accident caused by speeding and his own use of narcotics has left him unable to walk, but clear-eyed about criminality...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CAISummary: Calcutta: Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020