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- The dictator's playbook [videorecording] / by Cameron, Patrick,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.;
Kim Il Sung, Saddam Husssein, Benito Mussolini, Manuel Noriega, Francisco Franco, Idi Amin.From Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, dictators have shaped the world we live in. How did they seize and wield power? What forces rose up against them or resisted them in secret? How did they finally come to the bitter end? This series answers those questions in six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.- Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Amin, Idi, 1925-2003.; Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975.; Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006.; Kim, Il-sŏng, 1912-1994.; Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945.; Noriega, Manuel Antonio, 1934-2017.; Authoritarianism; Dictators; Dictatorship;
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- Race against time / by Lewis, Stephen,1937-;
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- Subjects: Millennium Development Goals.; Human rights; Poverty;
- © c2005., House of Anansi Press,
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- Venus [videorecording (DVD)] / by Griffiths, Richard,1947; Michell, Roger,1957; O'Toole, Peter,1932; Phillips, Leslie,1924; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937; Whittaker, Jodie; Alliance Atlantis (Firm; Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm;
Director of photography, Haris Zambarloukos ; editor, Nicolas Gaster ; music, Corrine Bailey Rae ; costume designer, Natalie Ward ; production designer, John-Paul Kelly.Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Griffiths, Vanessa Redgrave.Maurice and Ian are successful, but aging actors. The two are close friends whose conversation generally revolves around theatrical shop talk and the infirmities of other aging actors. Ian is fearful that death is right around the corner, so he agrees to let his niece's daughter, Jessie, move in to his flat to care for him. Jessie is a modern woman in her early twenties. She turns out to be a nightmare for Ian, especially since she is a hard-drinking, rude, and dismissive brat. But Maurice sees something else in the young woman, a potential for humanity which blossoms under his kindness and gentle guidance. For Maurice, something else blossoms as well - romantic love for a girl fifty years younger.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.- Subjects: Comedy film; Feature film; Man-woman relationships; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
- © c2007., Miramax Home Entertainment ; Distributed in Canada by Alliance Atlantis,
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- Bobby [videorecording (DVD)] / by Bass, Edward; Belafonte, Harry,1927; Cannon, Nick,1980; Estevez, Emilio,1962; Fishburne, Larr; Fraunces, Dave; Graham, Heather,1970; Hopkins, Anthony,1937; Hunt, Helen,1963; Jackson, Joshua,1978; Kobzantsev, David; Kutcher, Ashton,1978; LaBeouf, Shia,1986; Litvak, Michel; Lohan, Lindsay,1986; Macy, William H.,1950; Moore, Dem; Rodriguez, Freddy,1975; Sheen, Marti; Slater, Christia; Stone, Sharon,1958; Wiersma, Holly; Wood, Elijah,1981; Alliance Atlantis (Firm; Bold Films; Weinstein Company (Firm;
Director of photography, Michael Barrett ; editor, Richard Chew ; music, Mark Isham ; costume designer, Julie Weiss ; production designer, Patti Podesta.Harry Belafonte, Nick Cannon, Emilio Estevez, Laurence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Joshua Jackson, Ashton Kutcher, Shia LaBeouf, Lindsay Lohan, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, Freddy Rodríguez, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Elijah Wood, Dave Fraunces, David Kobzantsev.The 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in a Los Angeles hotel kitchen. We see Kennedy's acceptance speech after winning the California Democratic presidential primary, his death at the hands of gunman Sirhan Sirhan, and the chaos and despair that ensued. The people at the hotel don't know what is coming. Our grief at hearing RFK's own words, so eloquent, so hopeful and inspiring. Watch the horrible events unfold and wonder what might have been. Bobby was the man whom many thought would defeat Richard Nixon in the '68 general election. Centers around 22 people who were guests, staff, campaign workers, and reporters who were at the Ambassador Hotel on that June day. Many issues are addressed, including, the Vietnam war, drugs, alcoholism, voting irregularities, adultery, racism, immigration, and communismCanadian Home Video Rating: 14ADVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby DigitalVenice Film Festival, 2006: Biografilm Award (Emilio Estevez)- Subjects: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968; Ambassador Hotel; Assassination; Biographical film; Feature film; Presidential candidates;
- © c2007., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Alliance Atlantis,
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