Omar Sharif
2) 10,000 BC
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In a remote mountain tribe, the young hunter D'Leh finds his heart's passion in the beautiful Evolet. But when a band of mysterious warlords raid their village and kidnaps Evolet, D'Leh leads a small group of hunters to save her. As they venture into unknown lands for the first time, the group discovers there are civilizations beyond their own and that mankind's reach is far greater than they ever knew. At each encounter the group is joined by other...
3) Hidalgo
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the 1890's Frank T. Hopkins, a former U.S. Cavalry dispatch rider who is haunted by memories of what he saw at the battle of Wounded Knee, and his mustang Hidalgo, are performing in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, billed as the greatest horse and rider the West has ever known. This leads them to be invited to run in the 3,000 mile endurance race across the Middle Eastern desert, the Ocean of Fire, by one of the leading Arabian Sheiks. The race soon...
5) St. Peter
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Peter, a dedicated follower of Christ, spreads the message of Christians across the land. Tensions between Christians and the Romans grow, and the apostles lose St. Paul to crucifixion.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tells the story of Hadassah, the young Jewish girl who becomes the Biblical Esther, Queen of Persia. Despite her position, Hadassah's life is in danger, as the state has decreed that all Jews will be put to death. Defying warnings to remain silent, however, Hadassah struggles to save her people, evens as she seeks to win the heart of the king.
8) Funny girl
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A musical film that follows the early career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice.
"One of the most popular movie musicals ever made! FUNNY GIRL follows the early career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice, a role that earned Barbra Streisand the 1968 Oscar® for Best Actress. As the film opens, only her mother believes Fanny can make it in show business. When she gets her first break at Keeney's Music Hall, her hilarious debut as a roller-skating chorus...
10) The crown prince
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Archduke Rudolph, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, begins a fateful affair with the Baroness Mary Vetsera. She, along with the other women who influenced his life, paint the revealing portrait of an empire unable to adapt to modern times.
13) Mackenna's gold
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In the Arizona Territory of the 1870's, Marshal Sam Mackenna is the only living person who knows the tortuous route to the fabulous "Caǫn del Oro". During his journey, Mackenna is captured by Colorado, a brutal Mexican bandit who has long sought his death. But, if Mackenna is to lead the cutthroat gang to the lost treasure, Colorado must keep him alive.
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Passion, intrigue, adventure, love-- everything happens in the yellow Rolls-Royce, a luxury automobile that ties together three stories as it passes from owner to owner. In the first, an aristocrat with a penchant for the racetrack discovers his wife has a penchant for backseat amour. Then a moll takes a spin down lover's lane in the Rolls while her mobster boyfriend is busy rubbing out the competition. Finally, an imperious widow purchases the car...
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Marcus Aurelius Antonius is philosopher-emperor of Rome who summons his empire's governors and princes to his German war headquarters for a Pax Romanus. He confides to his daughter, Lucilla, that his adopted son, Livius, will succeed him instead of his more unstable heir, Commodus. Overhearing this, Cleander, a blind prophet loyal to Commodus, presents Marcus with a poisoned apple. After the funeral, Livius, who does not share Lucilla's ambition for...
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Trapped in a loveless political marriage to the dissolute nephew of the ailing Russian Empress Elizabeth, young German princess Sophia Fredericka bides her time, chooses her lovers carefully and plots her path to the throne. Skillfully manipulating the Russian triumvirate of church, army and aristocracy, she adroitly rides the shifting currents of social change and unrest to become one of Russia's most unforgettable and beloved rulers, Catherine the...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The war lover: In England during World War II, bomber pilots fall for the same girl, but only one will make it through the war to ask for her hand. Hellcats of the Navy: Highlights the daring exploits of a submarine commander whose mission is to chart the minefields in the waters of Japan during World War II. This is Ronald and Nancy Reagan's only screen appearance together. Anzio: A war correspondent paints a vivid portrait of one of the bloodiest...
19) Doctor Zhivago
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of surgeon-poet Yury Zhivago before and during the Russian Revolution. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him, yet he finds himself in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse. Zhivago becomes torn between fidelity and passion. Sympathetic with the Bolshevik revolution, but shaken by the wars and purges, he struggles to retain his individualism as a humanist amid the spirit of collectivism.