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Oliver!
Columbia Pictures presents a Romulus Production.
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2005; 1 videodisc (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned.
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Once upon a mattress
[presented by] Disney ; teleplay by Janet Brownell ; directed by Kathleen Marshall.
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2005; 1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Queen Aggravian sabotages the efforts of every young princess who hope to marry her son, Price Dauntless - and no one else can settle down until he does. Honorable Sir Harry is determined to marry the lovely Lady Larken, so he sets off for faraway lands and returns with an unlikely candidate: Princess Winnifred from the swamps. It's love at first sight for the Prince, so the Queen sets about planning her most difficult challenge yet. The palace is filled with merriment and mischief while everyone wonders, will Princess "Fred" pass the Queen's test?
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid .
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2006; 2 videodiscs (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
One of Billy The Kid's oldest friends is now a sheriff and has vowed to hunt him down.
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Penn & Teller's magic and mystery tour
a YAP Production in association with Channel 4, TLC and the CBC with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. A Canada/U.K. co-production.
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2000; 1 videodisc (ca. 150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Penn and Teller tour China, Egypt and India witnessing astounding feats of magic and other inexplicable things.
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Pippin, his life and times
Sheehan-Tele-Scenes in association with the Elkins Organization, Ltd. ... [et al.] present the David Sheehan video production ; music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz ; book by Roger O. Hirson ; directed and produced for television by David Sheehan.
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2000; 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Using the medieval legend of Charlemagne's son, Pippin, heir apparent to the Holy Roman Empire, this musical pageant is a parable about a young man's search for meaning and truth.
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Prisoner of paradise
a production of Média Vérité and Café Productions in association with BBC, History Television Inc., Public Broadcasting Service, U5 Filmproducktion GmbH ; written by Malcom Clarke ; produced by Malcolm Clarke and Karl-Eberhard Schaeffer ; directed by Malcolm Clarke and Stuart Sender
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2005; 1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
The startling true story of Kurt Gerron, a beloved German-Jewish actor, director and cabaret star in Berlin in the 1920's and '30's. He was captured and sent to a concentration camp where he was ordered to write pro-Nazi propaganda films.
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The Puppetoon movie
featuring the puppet animation of George Pal ; Leibovit Productions ; voice director and screenplay, Arnold Leibovit ; produced by Arnold Leibovit.
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2000; 1 videodisc (79 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
A fantasia of puppet animation, including the artistic contribution of hundreds of Puppetoon animators.
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A raisin in the sun
Columbia Pictures ; producers, David Susskind and Philip Rose ; screenplay writer, Lorraine Hansberry ; director, Daniel Petrie.
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1999; 1 videodisc (ca. 128 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Film of the award-winning play about a struggling black family living on Chicago's South Side and the impact of an unexpected insurance bequest. Each family member sees the bequest as the means of realizing dreams and of escape from grinding frustrations.
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Ride the high country
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Richard E. Lyons ; written by N.B. Stone, Jr. ; directed by Sam Peckinpah.
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2006; 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Two old friends have taken drastically different paths growing up. One is a small town sheriff, the other has become a burglar, bent on stealing the gold the other is shipping cross-country.
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Ringers : lord of the fans
Planet BB Entertainment in association with Theonering.net present ; produced by Cliff Broadway, Carlene Cordova, Danny Lukic, Jeff Marchelletta ; written by Cliff Broadway, Carlene Cordova ; directed by Carlene Cordova.
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2005; 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Take a closer look at fans who love both the books and films for Lord of the Rings.
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Sabata. Adios, Sabata / = Indio Black, sai che ti dico: Sei un gran figlio di...
produced by Alberto Grimaldi ; script by Renato Izzo & Gianfranco Parolini ; directed by Gianfranco Parolini.
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1971; 1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Steely eyed gunslinger Sabata is hired by some Mexican revolutionaries to steal a wagonload of gold.
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Sabata. The return of Sabata = E tornato Sabata... hai chiuso un'altra volta
produced by Alberto Grimaldi ; script by Renato Izzo & Gianfranco Parolini ; directed by Gianfranco Parolini.
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1971; 1 videodisc (ca. 106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
The McClintocks "own" the town of Hobsonville, but Sabata refuses to pay their outrageous taxes and seeks his own kind of revenge.
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