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A great day in Harlem
a Jean Bach production ; co-produced by Matthew Seig ; written by Jean Bach, Susan Peehl, Matthew Seig.
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2005; 2 videodiscs (Disc 1 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
A great day in Harlem tells the story of Art Kane's famous 1958 group photograph of the jazz greats of the period. Includes home movie footage of that day of the musicians arriving and greeting each other the morning of the shoot. Also includes conversations with musicians and archival performance footage.
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The great Rupert .
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1999; 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
The tale of Rupert, a trained squirrel, who unknowingly helps a family of vaudeville performers who are down on their luck.
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The green pastures .
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2006; 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A series of biblical stories are told from a black perspective. Unlike many Hollywood biblical epics, this sensitive, thoughtful film brings to the scriptures a profound level of understanding. Featuring the joyful gospel sounds of the Hall Johnson Choir
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Grizzly man
Lions Gate Films and Discovery Docs present a Werner Herzog film ; directed and narrated by Werner Herzog ; produced by Erik Nelson.
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2005; 1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
"Acclaimed director Werner Herzog explores the life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell, who lived unarmed among grizzlies for 13 summers" -- container.
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Grown ups .
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2003; 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A young couple begin to live near their former teacher.
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Hallelujah .
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2006; 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Infused with spirituals, folk songs, blues, and jazz, Hallelujah follows the fortunes of Zeke, a poor cotton farmer. Love, loss, passion, redemption, and brilliant moviemaking, this cinematic milestone is the first all-black feature from a major studio.
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Hard labour .
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2003; 1 videodisc (70 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Focuses on the grinding, daily abuse a poor, elderly woman suffers at the hands of her husband, her children and her employer.
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Harlem Globetrotters : the team that changed the world
Harlem Globetrotters International ; TeamWorks Media ; producers Ann Kreiter, Eric Rozentals.
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2005; 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Chronicles the Harlem Globetrotters' legendary upset of the world champion Minneapolis Lakers in 1945, as well as the team's historic trip to Berlin in 1951.
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Hell on wheels .
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2005; 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Le Tour de France is the toughest bicycle race of all. This film shows the torture and the pain, the fear and the courage of the riders on the Tour. It also showcases the supporting casts of managers, masseurs, fans, and more.
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The honeymoon killers
Warren Steibel presents a Roxanne Company production from Cinerama Releasing Corporation ; Janus Films ; producer, Warren Steibel ; written & directed by Leonard Kastle.
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1969; 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Martha is sullen, overweight and heartbreakingly lonely. Through the Friendship Club, she strikes up a correspondence with Ray, a sauve charismatic smooth-talker who could be the man of her dreams. A stark portrayal of the desperate lengths to which a lonely heart will go in order to find true love. From brutally immoral killings to a passion that transcends all bounds.
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House by the river
a Republic production ; Fidelity Pictures ; screenplay by Mel Dinelli ; produced by Howard Welsch ; directed by Fritz Lang.
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2005; 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
A second rate writer strangles his maid when she rejects him and frames his brother for the crime, after they dispose of the body.
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The house on 92nd Street
Twentieth Century-Fox.
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1945; 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in.
When a young German American is solicited as a Nazi spy during WWII, he accepts the job after agreeing to go undercover for the FBI. Once he learns that his mission is to send atomic bomb secrets to the German government, the FBI chief works relentlessly to prevent this while not giving his agent's identity away.
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