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- Vanity Fair. by Munden, Marc,film director.; Lesser, Anton,actor.; Grey, Frances,actor.; Margolyes, Miriam,actor.; Little, Natasha,actor.; Parker, Nathaniel,actor.; Glenister, Philip,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Anton Lesser, Frances Grey, Miriam Margolyes, Natasha Little, Nathaniel Parker, Philip GlenisterOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 1998.Thackeray's classic novel of British and European society is set around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Becky Sharp, the penniless, orphaned daughter of an artist and a dancer, and Amelia Sedley, the sheltered child of a rich city merchant are unlikely, but firm friends. Becky, is an irrepressible schemer - one of the most seductive social climbers of all time - who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. While her friend, the meek and mild Amelia, pursues the opposite course. From the drawing rooms of Regency London to the fields of Waterloo, VANITY FAIR tells their story.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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- Oliver Twist. by Giedroyc, Coky,film director.; Rhind-Tutt, Julian,actor.; Gomez, Michelle,actor.; Okonedo, Sophie,actor.; Spall, Timothy,actor.; Hardy, Tom,actor.; Miller, William,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Julian Rhind-Tutt, Michelle Gomez, Sophie Okonedo, Timothy Spall, Tom Hardy, William MillerOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2007.This gripping and emotionally powerful adaptation from one of British television's most exciting new writers breathes new life into the popular Dickens story. On a dark and stormy winter's night in a miserable, dank room, lit only by a few candles, Oliver is born into a life of poverty and misfortune. Growing up in a workhouse, watching the suffering and cruelty endured by the boys at the hands of his masters, Oliver decides he wants more and sets out for London. There he meets the Artful Dodger, Nancy, Fagin and the boys and gets the first warm welcome of his life.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Motion pictures, British.; Historical films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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- Gosford Park [videorecording (DVD)] by Gambon, Michael; Grant, Richard E.,1957; Owen, Cliv; Phillippe, Ryan,1974; Smith, Maggie,1934; Scott-Thomas, Kristin,1960; Watson, Emily,1966; Altman, Robert,1925; Atkins, Eileen,1934; Jacobi, Derek,1938; Mirren, Hele; Balaban, Bo; Fellowes, Julian; Bates, Alan,1934; Fry, Stephen,1957; Dance, Charle;
Feature commentary with director Robert Altman -- Screenwriter's commentary with Julian Fellowes -- Deleted scenes with optional commentary -- The making of Gosford Park -- The authencity of Gosford Park -- Q&A session with cast and filmmakers.Casting by Mary Selway ; costume designer, Jenny Beavan ; music by Patrick Doyle ; edited by Tim Squyres ; production designer, Stephen Altman ; director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; written by Julian Fellowes ; based on an idea by Robert Altman and Bob Balaban.Elieen Atkins, Derek Jacobi, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Kelly MacDonald, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Watson.A hunting party gathering at the estate is unaware that someone will be murdered twice before the weekend is over.14A.DVD.
- Subjects: Feature films; Historical films; Detective and mystery films; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
- © p2002., Alliance Atlantis,
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- Blue Jean. by Oakley, Georgia,film director.; Hayes, Kerrie,actor.; Halliday, Lucy,actor.; Page, Lydia,actor.; McEwen, Rosy,actor.; Mongrel Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Kerrie Hayes, Lucy Halliday, Lydia Page, Rosy McEwenOriginally produced by Mongrel Media in 2022.Set in 1988 England, this powerful drama follows Jean (Rosy McEwen), a closeted gym teacher grappling with her identity as Margaret Thatcher's government enforces anti-LGBTQ+ laws. As pressure mounts to hide her private life, Jean’s carefully constructed facade begins to crack when a new student recognizes her at a lesbian bar.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Manhattan. by Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Lionsgate in 2014.Set against the backdrop of the greatest race against time in the history of science--the mission to build the world's first atomic bomb In Los Alamos, New Mexico-- Manhattan follows the project's brilliant but flawed scientists and their families as they attempt to coexist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Northmen [videorecording] : a Viking saga / by Duken, Ken,actor.; Faeh, Claudio,1975-film director.; Hopper, Tom,actor.; Kwanten, Ryan,1976-actor.; Murphy, Charlie,1988-actor.; Norton, James,1985-actor.; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.; Elite Films (Firm),production company.;
Music, Marcus Trumpp ; writers, Matthias Bauer and Bastian Zach ; director, Claudio Fäh.Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ken Duken, Charlie Murphy, Leo Gregory, James Norton, Darrell D'Silva, Richard Lothian, Mark Strepan, Danny Keogh.A band of Vikings are stranded behind enemy lines on the coast of Alba as their longboat goes down in a dreadful storm. Their only chance of survival is to find a path to the Viking settlement, Danelagh, traversing an unfamiliar and hostile land they have never known. The journey becomes a race for their lives when the King of Alba sends his most feared mercenaries after them. But when the Vikings meet a kind Christian Monk who preaches with his sword, the hunters become the hunted as the Vikings set deadly traps, mercilessly decimating their pursuers one by one, culminating in a final and deadly encounter.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A. DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Viking ships; Vikings; Vikings; War films.;
- For private home use only.
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- The Resistance Fighter. by Pasikowski, Wladyslaw,film director.; James, Bradley,actor.; Engelbrecht, Julie,actor.; Butzke, Martin,actor.; Rogner, Nico,actor.; Tlokinski, Philippe,actor.; Shout Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Bradley James, Julie Engelbrecht, Martin Butzke, Nico Rogner, Philippe TlokinskiOriginally produced by Shout Studios in 2019.Commemorating the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, the largest resistance operation in German-occupied Europe, THE RESISTANCE FIGHTER tells the incredible true story of the Polish "James Bond" war hero Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, a man of extraordinary courage, who served as an emissary between the commanders of Poland's resistance movement and the Polish government in exile in London at the height of the Second World War. Hunted by all the Axis Powers' secret services, he is smuggled out of Poland on a mission to make his way to London with information that would decide the fate of the war. The stakes could not be higher in this riveting wartime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Horror films.; Historical drama.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).;
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- Into the white [videorecording] / by Grint, Rupert,1988-; Hoff, Stig Henrik.; Jensen, Peter Aalbæk,1956-; Kross, David,1990-; Lukas, Florian,1973-; Meldgaard, Ole.; Nieboer, Lachlan.; Næss, Petter,1960-; Saunders, Valerie Edwina.;
Cinematographer, Daniel Voldheim ; edited by Frida Eggum Michaelsen ; composer, Nils Petter Molvær.Rupert Grint, David Kross, Florian Lukas, Stig Henrik Hoff, Lachlan Nieboer.At the beginning of World War II a hostile chance encounter in the skies above the harsh Norwegian wilderness leaves two aircraft, one British, one German, shot down in a remote and isolated region. By strange coincidence the crews seek shelter in the same cabin. They must battle to survive the brutal winter in order to get back to the war and to fighting one another. Although war has made them enemies, as the days go by animosity proves hard to maintain. Mutual need leads to unlikely friendship.MPAA Rating: R.DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Male friendship; War films.; World War, 1939-1945;
- © c2013., Magnolia Home Entertainment,
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- The Secret River. by Reid, Daina,film director.; Hulme, Lachy,actor.; Jackson-Cohen, Oliver,actor.; Snook, Sarah,actor.; Minchin, Tim,actor.; Jamieson, Trevor,actor.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Lachy Hulme, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Sarah Snook, Tim Minchin, Trevor JamiesonOriginally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2015.An epic tragedy in which a good man is compelled by desperation, fear, ambition and love for his family to participate in a crime of inhuman savagery. Through the deeply personal story of early convict colonists William Thornhill and his wife Sal, THE SECRET RIVER raises the question of when two worlds collide, who is wrong and who is right? The dispossession of Indigenous Australians is made comprehensible and ultimately heart breaking, as Thornhill's claim over a piece of land by a beautiful river brings his family and neighbours into a fight for survival with its traditional custodians. THE SECRET RIVER is a landmark television miniseries based on Kate Grenville's, Man Booker Prize nominated bestselling novel of the same name, from two of Australia's most talented and internationally successful screenwriters Jan Sardi and Mac Gudgeon.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Motion pictures--Australia.; Historical films.; Action and adventure films.;
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- World Trade Center [videorecording (DVD)] / by Armstrong, Crai; Bello, Maria,1967; Flynn, Morgan; Geraimovich, Alexa; Jimeno, Allison; Jimeno, William; McGarvey, Seamus,1967; McLoughlin, Donna; McLoughlin, John; Paolo, Connor; Piccininni, Anthony; Stone, Olive; Paramount Pictures Corporatio;
Director of photography, Seamus McGarvey ; art director, Richard L. Johnson ; editors, David Brenner, Julie Monroe ; music, Craig Armstrong ; costume designer, Michael Dennison ; production designer, Jan Roelfs ; special effects supervisors, Martin Bresin, Chris Hampton ; visual effects supervisor, John Scheele.Maria Bello, Connor Paolo, Anthony Piccininni, Alexa Geraimovich, Morgan Flynn, Michael Peña, Armando Riesco, Jay Hernandez, Jon Bernthal, Nicolas Cage, Maggie Gyllenhaal.The true story of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, who volunteered for rescue duty and became trapped in the rubble of the Towers on September 11, 2001. The men became two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero. It is a story of the true heroes and of that fateful time in United States history, when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human raceCanadian Home Video Rating: PGDVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., surround
- Subjects: Jimeno, William; McLoughlin, John; World Trade Center (New York, NY; Biographical film; Disaster film; Feature film; Historical film; Rescues; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
- © c2006., Paramount Pictures,
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