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Richard Burton
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In his personal diaries Richard Burton is a man quite different from the one we "know" as acclaimed actor, international film star and jet-set celebrity. From these private pages there emerges a different person--a family man, a father, a husband, a man often troubled and always keenly observing. Understood through his own words, day by day and year by year, Burton becomes a fully rounded human being who, with a wealth of talent and a surprising burden...
2) Cleopatra
Series
Language
English
Description
Cleopatra tries to increase her power with help from the Roman Empire. Both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony fall for her. After Caesar's death Cleopatra seduces Mark Antony, but the couple soon face certain doom.
6) The robe
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A Roman centurion, Marcellus Gallio, wins Christ's robe in a gambling match at the foot of the cross.
12) The sandpiper
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A repressed minister with a devoted wife must come to terms with his adulterous feelings for a beautiful, free-spirited woman.
13) Becket
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
14) Zulu
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Zulu is set in Africa in 1879 only hours after the battle of Isandhlwana. A small group of British soldiers stood their ground at a farm house against an onslaught of wave after wave of Zulus.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
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 materpiece starring Richard Burton and Genevieve Bujold.
Mary Queen of Scots: The battle between Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth, Queen of England comes alive in this epic film.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Kelly's heroes (1970, widescreen, 143 min.): World War II soldiers learn of a fortune of gold bars that the Germans have stashed in enemy territory and decide to steal the loot.
Dirty dozen (1967, widescreen, 150 min.): An Army major selects 12 men convicted for crimes of violence and offers them their freedom if they will complete a dangerous mission behind Nazi lines.
Where eagles dare (1968, widescreen, 155 min.): A group of special agents attempting...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Kelly's heroes (1970, widescreen, 143 min.): World War II soldiers learn of a fortune of gold bars that the Germans have stashed in enemy territory and decide to steal the loot.
Dirty dozen (1967, widescreen, 150 min.): An Army major selects 12 men convicted for crimes of violence and offers them their freedom if they will complete a dangerous mission behind Nazi lines.
Where eagles dare (1968, widescreen, 155 min.): A group of special agents attempting...
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Petruchio, a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona, journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he meets Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. After a honeymoon of mutual insults, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that he has the most obedient wife. But has Kate found a better way to dominate her husband?
19) The longest day
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Complete story of the D-Day landings at Normandy through the eyes of all its participants. D-Day was the invasion and establishment of Allied forces in France during Operation Overlord, beginning the 6th of June, 1944, and was the largest seaborne invasion in history. It began with overnight parachute and glider landings, air attacks, naval bombardments, and an early morning amphibious landing.
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Kelly's heroes: World War II soldiers learn of a fortune of gold bars that the Germans have stashed in enemy territory, and decide to steal the loot.
Where eagles dare: A group of special agents attempting to rescue an Allied general from an impregnable castle is jeopardized by a ruthless German double agent.
The Big Red One: Named for the insignia of the First Infantry Division, this World War II combat film (based on Fuller's own war experiences)...