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Boudica: Queen of War. by V. Johnson, Jesse,film director.; Standen, Clive,actor.; Faulkner, James,actor.; Moran, Nick,actor.; Kurylenko, Olga,actor.; Franzén, Peter,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Clive Standen, James Faulkner, Nick Moran, Olga Kurylenko, Peter FranzénOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2023.This historical action-drama chronicles the legendary revolt of Boudica (Olga Kurylenko), the fierce warrior queen of the Iceni tribe. After Roman forces betray her family, seizing her land and brutalizing her people, Boudica rises to lead a violent uprising against the empire’s occupation of Britain. Facing impossible odds, she unites rival tribes and ignites a fierce battle for freedom and justice. But as the bloody conflict escalates, Boudica’s unrelenting fury threatens to consume everything in its path, including her own sense of humanity.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; War.; Action films.; Action and adventure films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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The Pact. by August, Bille,film director.; Heinrichsen, Anders,actor.; Kamma August, Asta,actor.; Neumann, Birthe,actor.; Skaarup Voss, Nanna,actor.; Bennebjerg, Simon,actor.; Juno Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anders Heinrichsen, Asta Kamma August, Birthe Neumann, Nanna Skaarup Voss, Simon BennebjergOriginally produced by Juno Films in 2022.It's 1948 and 63-year-old "Out of Africa" author Karen Blixen (pen name: Isak Dinesen) is a lonely literary sensation — until she meets talented 30-year-old poet Thorkild Bjørnvig. She promises him stardom if he will obey her unconditionally.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Authors.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Agatha and the Truth of Murder. by Loane, Terry,film director.; Dell, Amelia,actor.; Harrison, Blake,actor.; McElhatton, Michael,actor.; Haywood, Pippa,actor.; Ineson, Ralph,actor.; Bradley, Ruth,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Amelia Dell, Blake Harrison, Michael McElhatton, Pippa Haywood, Ralph Ineson, Ruth BradleyOriginally produced by PBS in 2018.This film imagines what might have happened to the author Agatha Christie. In 1926, with her writing in crisis and her personal life in tatters, a young Agatha Christie decides to solve a real-life murder.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Horror films.; Motion pictures, British.; Women authors.; Historical films.; Nineteen twenties.; Detective and mystery films.; Authors.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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Hunger [videorecording]. by Fassbender, Michael;
Michael Fassbender.The final months of Bobby Sands, the Irish Republican Army activist who protested his treatment at the hands of British prison guards with a hunger strike, are chronicled in this historical drama.CHVRS rating: 18A.DVD.
Subjects: Drama.; Drama.; Foreign.; Docudrama.;
© 2009., Maple Pictures,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Sinners of Starlight City : a novel / by Scott, Anika,author.;
"From the author of the international bestseller The German Heiress, a gripping historical drama about a woman determined to avenge for the crimes against her family, set at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.); Cousins; Depressions; Exhibitions; Mafia; Revenge;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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The London bookshop affair : a novel of the Cold War / by Fein, Louise,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."A new historical drama from Daughter of the Reich bestselling author Louise Fein, about a London bookshop involved in an espionage network, set against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Pam Jenoff"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Bookstores; Cold War; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Eleanore of Avignon : a novel / by DeLozier, Elizabeth,author.;
"Gorgeously drawn, full of captivating historical drama, and rich with unforgettable characters, Eleanore of Avignon is the story of a woman who is unwilling to bend to the limitations her society places upon her when she becomes the unlikely apprentice to the pope's physician at the most challenging and dangerous moment in medieval European history"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Black Death; Midwives;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Free State of Jones [videorecording] / by Berry, Christopher.; Bridgers, Sean.; Lofland, Jacob.; Mbatha-Raw, Gubu,1983-; McConaughey, Matthew,1969-; Russell, Keri,1976-; Ross, Gary,1956-; Elevation Pictures.;
Matthew Mcconaughey, Gubu Mbatha-Raw, Christopher Berry, Keri Russell, Sean Bridgers, Jacob Lofland.In this historical war drama inspired by true events, Matthew McConaughey plays a Mississippi native named Newt Knight, who leads an armed rebellion of struggling farmers and slaves against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Historical films.; War films.; Feature films.; Knight, Newton, approximately 1829-1922; Military deserters; Racially mixed people; Slavery; Slaves; Unionists (United States Civil War);
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Free State of Jones [videorecording] / by Berry, Christopher.; Bridgers, Sean.; Lofland, Jacob.; Mbatha-Raw, Gubu,1983-; McConaughey, Matthew,1969-; Russell, Keri,1976-; Ross, Gary,1956-; Elevation Pictures.;
Matthew Mcconaughey, Gubu Mbatha-Raw, Christopher Berry, Keri Russell, Sean Bridgers, Jacob Lofland.In this historical war drama inspired by true events, Matthew McConaughey plays a Mississippi native named Newt Knight, who leads an armed rebellion of struggling farmers and slaves against the Confederacy during the American Civil War.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1.
Subjects: Historical films.; War films.; Feature films.; Knight, Newton, approximately 1829-1922; Military deserters; Racially mixed people; Slavery; Slaves; Unionists (United States Civil War);
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Pianist [videorecording (DVD)] by Polanski, Roman; Brody, Adrien; Finlay, Frank,1926-; Lipman, Maureen.; Fox, Emilia,1974-;
"A Story of Survival" featurette -- Director's note by Roman Polanski -- Q&A with Roman Polanski -- The Warsaw Ghetto: historical background -- Wladyslaw SzpilmanAdrien Brody, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox.The story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a brilliant Jewish composer and pianist who witnessed the Nazi occupation of Warsaw.14A.DVD.Winner of 3 Academy awards including Best Director and Best Actor.
Subjects: Szpilman, Władysław; Feature films; Pianists; Jewish musicians; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jews; War films;
© p2003., TVA Films,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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