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Unbroken [videorecording] / by Gleeson, Domhnall,1983-; Hillenbrand, Laura.UnbrokenVideorecording.; Ishihara, Takamasa.; O'Connell, Jack,1989-; Legendary Pictures.; Universal Pictures (Firm); Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm); Universal Studios Home Video (Firm);
Jack O'Connell, Takamasa Ishihara, Domhnall Gleeson.Angelina Jolie directs this true-life tale of Louis Zamperini, the Olympic track star who survived a plane crash in World War II, only to fight for his life against nature and eventually as a prisoner of war. Joel and Ethan Coen provide the script. Louis (Jack O'Connell) grows up a rough-hewn kid on the verge of becoming a full-on delinquent, until his brother starts training him to be a track star. Louis excels at the sport, and eventually represents America at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. During his training, he learns to become resilient and disciplined; his brother's words of advice, "If you can take it, you can make it," push him to overcome any adversity. He must live up to that adage under the most extreme circumstances after his plane is shot down during another bombing raid. He is stranded at sea for more than a month, only to be found by the Japanese and forced to endure constant physical abuse at the hands of sadistic prison-camp guard Mutsuhiro Watanabe (Japanese pop star Miyavi), who wants to break Louis' indomitable spirit.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014; United States. Army Air Forces. Heavy Bombardment Group, 307th; Biographical films.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Long-distance runners; Prisoners of war; War films.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© 2015., Universal,
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Patriot : a memoir / by Navalʹnyĭ, Alekseĭ,author.;
"The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. Alexei Navalny began writing Patriot shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. It is the full story of his life: his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family, his commitment to challenging a world super-power determined to silence him, and his total conviction that change cannot be resisted -- and will come. In vivid, page-turning detail, including never-before-seen correspondence from prison, Navalny recounts, among other things, his political career, the many attempts on his life, and the lives of the people closest to him, and the relentless campaign he and his team waged against an increasingly dictatorial regime. Written with the passion, wit, candor, and bravery for which he was justly acclaimed, Patriot is Navalny's final letter to the world: a moving account of his last years spent in the most brutal prison on earth; a reminder of why the principles of individual freedom matter so deeply; and a rousing call to continue the work for which he sacrificed his life."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Navalʹnyĭ, Alekseĭ.; Dissenters; Political prisoners;
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In the land of blood and honey [videorecording] / by Djurič, Branko,1962-; Jolie, Angelina,1975-; Kostić, Goran.; Marjanović, Zana,1983-; Yared, Gabriel.; Šerbedžija, Rade,1946-; Alliance Films.; FilmDistrict (Firm); GK Films (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Music, Gabriel Yared ; editor, Patricia Rommel ; director of photography, Dean Semler.Branko Djuric, Goran Kostic, Rade Serbedzija, Zana Marjanovic.Danijel is a soldier fighting for the Serbs, and Ajla is a Bosnian held captive in the camp he oversees. They two knew each other before the war, and could have found love with each other. But as the armed conflict takes hold of their lives, their relationship grows darker, their motives and connection to one another ambiguous, and their allegiances uncertain.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Prisoner-of-war camps; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War films.;
© c2012., Alliance Films,
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The Black Swan of Paris [sound recording] / by Robards, Karen,author.; Peterson, Nancy(Audiobook narrator),narrator.; Blackstone Publishing,publisher.; Harlequin Enterprises,publisher.;
Read by Nancy Peterson."A world at war. A beautiful young star. A mission no one expected. Paris, 1944. Celebrated singer Genevieve Dumont is both a star and a smokescreen. An unwilling darling of the Nazis, the chanteuse's position of privilege allows her to go undetected as an ally to the resistance. When her estranged mother, Lillian de Rocheford, is captured by Nazis, Genevieve knows it won't be long before the Gestapo succeeds in torturing information out of Lillian that will derail the upcoming allied invasion. The resistance movement is tasked with silencing her by any means necessary--including assassination. But Genevieve refuses to let her mother become yet one more victim of the war. Reuniting with her long-lost sister, she must find a way to navigate the perilous cross-currents of Occupied France undetected--and in time to save Lillian's life."--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Antiquities; Entertainers; Mothers; Prisoners of war; Search and rescue operations; Singers; Sisters; World War, 1939-1945;
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The island of extraordinary captives : a painter, a poet, an heiress, and a spy in a World War II British internment camp / by Parkin, Simon,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Following the events of Kristallnacht in 1938, Peter Fleischmann evaded the Gestapo's midnight roundups in Berlin by way of a perilous journey to England via the Kindertransport train. But he could not escape the British police, who came for him in the early hours and shipped him off to Hutchinson Camp on the Isle of Man, under suspicion of being a spy for the very regime he had fled. Peter's story was no isolated incident. During Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, tens of thousands of German and Austrian Jews escaped and found refuge in Britain. Once war broke out in 1939, the nation turned against them, fearing that Nazis had planted spies posing as refugees. Innocent asylum seekers thus were labeled "enemy aliens" and ultimately sentenced to an indefinite period of internment. When Peter arrived at Hutchinson Camp, he found one of history's most astounding prison populations: renowned professors, composers, journalists, and artists. Together, they created a thriving cultural community, complete with art exhibitions, lectures, musical performances, and poetry readings. The artists welcomed Peter as their pupil and forever changed the course of his life. Meanwhile, suspicions grew that a real spy was hiding among them--one connected to a vivacious heiress from Peter's past. Drawing from unpublished first-person accounts and newly declassified documents from the British government, award-winning journalist Simon Parkin tells the story of this unlikely group of internees. The Island of Extraordinary Captives brings history to life in vivid detail, revealing the hidden truth of Britain's grave wartime mistake and showcasing how hope and creativity can flourish in even the darkest of circumstances"--
Subjects: Midgley, Peter, 1921-1991.; Hutchinson Internment Camp (Douglas, Isle of Man); Germans; Jewish refugees; Noncitizens; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Two for Texas [sound recording] / by Burke, James Lee,1936-; Patton, Will.;
Read by Will Patton.Son Holland and Hugh Allison escape from a Louisiana prison and join in the Texas revolution of 1835-36.
Subjects: War stories.; Western stories.; Audiobooks.; Fugitives from justice;
© p2012., Simon & Schuster Audio,
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Rosewater [videorecording] / by Bahari, Maziar.Then they came for me.Videorecording.; Bodnia, Kim,1965-; García Bernal, Gael,1978-; Leonidas, Dimitri,1987-; Stewart, Jon,1962-; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Gael Garcia Bernal, Dimitri Leonidas, Kim Bodnia.Jon Stewart makes his directorial debut with Rosewater, a drama based on a memoir by the Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari. As the film opens, Bahari returns to his home country in order to report on the 2009 presidential elections there. When the results lead to large public protests, Bahari (Gael Garcia Bernal) videotapes the civil unrest. This brings him to the attention of authorities, who apprehend him and keep him in solitary confinement in hopes of getting him to confess to crimes against Iran. However, his international celebrity leads to help from powerful and unexpected places.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Bahari, Maziar; Feature films.; Journalists; Motion picture producers and directors; Political prisoners; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2015., Universal Studios Home Entertainment,
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Rosewater [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Bahari, Maziar.Then they came for me.Videorecording.; Bodnia, Kim,1965-; García Bernal, Gael,1978-; Leonidas, Dimitri,1987-; Stewart, Jon,1962-; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Gael Garcia Bernal, Dimitri Leonidas, Kim Bodnia.Jon Stewart makes his directorial debut with Rosewater, a drama based on a memoir by the Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari. As the film opens, Bahari returns to his home country in order to report on the 2009 presidential elections there. When the results lead to large public protests, Bahari (Gael Garcia Bernal) videotapes the civil unrest. This brings him to the attention of authorities, who apprehend him and keep him in solitary confinement in hopes of getting him to confess to crimes against Iran. However, his international celebrity leads to help from powerful and unexpected places.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.
Subjects: Bahari, Maziar; Feature films.; Journalists; Motion picture producers and directors; Political prisoners; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2015., Universal Studios Home Entertainment,
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Mandela : my prisoner, my friend / by Brand, Christo.; Brand, Christo.Doing life with Mandela.; Jones, Barbara,1944 November 29-;
Subjects: Brand, Cristo; Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013; Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013; African National Congress; Pollsmoor Prison (South Africa); Correctional personnel; Political prisoners;
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Prisoner : my 544 days in an Iranian prison--solitary confinement, a sham trial, high-stakes diplomacy, and the extraordinary efforts it took to get me out / by Rezaian, Jason,author.;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Rezaian, Jason; Journalists; Political prisoners; Americans; Iranian Americans;
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