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Lifeboat
Twentieth Century-Fox ; [story] by John Steinbeck ; screen play by Jo Swerling ; produced by Kenneth MacGowan ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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2005; 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
When an their vessel is torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean during WWII, eight survivors find refuge in a lifeboat. Short on food and water, their situation is further complicated when they rescue a crew member from the German submarine that sank their ship.
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Lola
a Wellspring Entertainment release Ciné-Tamaris presents a film by Jacques Demy.
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2003; 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Drama about a woman who must choose among three men.
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Lord of war
Entertainment Manufacturing Company presents a VIP Medienfonds 3, Ascendant Pictures, Saturn Films production in association with Rising Star, Copag V and Endgame Entertainment ; producers Nicolas Cage, Norman Golightly, Andy Grosch, Chris Roberts, Philippe Rousselet ; produced by Andrew Niccol ; written and directed by Andrew Niccol.
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2006; 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Chronicles the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa to selling guns to mobsters in his local neighbourhood, and through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 90s. He forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son. His relationship with his younger brother is somewhat volatile, he is married to a famous model, and he is relentlessly pursued by a determined federal agent and his inner demons sway between his drive for success and the immorality of what he does.
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The man in the gray flannel suit
Darryl F. Zanuck presents a Cinemascope picture ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; written for the screen and directed by Nunnally Johnson.
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2005; 1 videodisc (ca. 152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Based on the novel by Sloan Wilson, The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit stars Gregory Peck as a haunted New York executive who defies convention and decides his family is more important than his career in this post-war melodrama.
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Minimum-maximum
Kraftwerk.
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2005; 2 videodiscs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Miracle on 34th Street
Twentieth Century Fox presents ; written for the screen by George Seaton ; story by Valentine Davies ; produced by William Perlberg ; directed by George Seaton.
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1999; 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
In this Oscar-winning classic, a Macy's Department Store Santa who insists his name is Kris Kringle teaches everyone a lesson in love, faith and the value of imagination.
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Moby Dick
United Artists ; A Moulin Picture ; screenplay by Ray Bradbury and John Huston ; directed by John Huston.
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2001; 1 videodisc (ca. 115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life-- revenge on the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.
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Monumental : David Brower's fight for wild America
Loteria Films presents a film by Kelly Duane ; director/producer, Kelly Duane.
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2005; 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
David Brower was a filmmaker, outdoorsman and environmental crusader whose efforts helped save the Grand Canyon and transform the Sierra Club into a powerful political force. Brower's own footage is included in this film.
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The murder room
BBC ; BBC WGBH Boston coproduction; screenplay by Robert Jones ; producer, Richard Broke ; director, Diarmuid Lawrence.
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2005; 1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Commander Dalgliesh undertakes a highly sensitive murder investigation at the Dupayne Museum. The circumstances of the case bear an unsettling similarity to the historical cases commemorated in the museum's notorious Murder Room.
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Must love dogs
Warner Bros. Pictures presents an UBU/Team Todd production ; produced by Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Gary David Goldberg ; screenplay by Gary David Goldberg ; directed by Gary David Goldberg.
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2005; 1 videodisc (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Sarah Nolan is divorced, demoralized and dateless - until her sister posts her profile on perfectmatch.com. Now she has a lot of dates, mainly with weirdos, weepers, lechers and jocks. Then she meets Jake, a soulful boat builder whose idea of true love comes straight from the movies. Jake is attractive, smart and maybe a bit too intense for Sarah, so she passes him by. But in passing him up, she may be passing up a real chance for love.
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My flesh and blood
Strand Releasing and HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films present a Chaiken Films production, a film by Jonathan Karsh ; producer, Jennifer Chaiken ; director, Jonathan Karsh.
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2004; 1 videodisc (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
This deeply affecting film tells the inspiring story of Susan Tom, a single mother caring for 11 adopted special-needs children.
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Oliver Twist
Tristar Pictures and R.P. Productions present an R.P. Films, Runteam II Ltd., Etic Films, S.R.O. co-production, a Roman Polanski film ; produced by Robert Benmussa, Alain Sarde, Roman Polanski ; screenplay, Ronald Harwood ; directed by Roman Polanski.
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2006; 1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Director Roman Polanski offers a slightly darker version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. After living in poor conditions, Oliver runs away to the streets of London. There he meets a gang of pickpockets and soon Oliver's life is changed forever.
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