Jeremy Irons
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eight hundred years ago, Francis of Assisi and the Sultan of Egypt met on the bloody battlefields of the Crusades. Based on new research and scholarship about that fateful meeting, The Sultan and The Saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history as two men of faith fought against a century of war and distrust in a search for mutual respect and common ground.
22) The last lions
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows lioness Ma di Tau and her fragile cubs as they take a perilous journey through raging fire, rival prides, crocodile-infested rivers, and deadly buffalo in order to survive.
23) The words
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.
24) Appaloosa
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
1880s, the American West. Randall Bragg is a rich landowner who is wanted for murdering the town marshal. Lawman Virgil Cole and his deputy Everett Hitch are two friends who are hired to defend a lawless town from the murderous rancher. Their efforts become complicated and their friendship is tested when a young widow arrives in town.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a time of both splendor and despair for the deeply divided French nation where the self-serving King Louis XIV enjoys the riches of the world while his people starve. Believing he is all-powerful, Louis fears no one -- except the one person who could bring an end to his absolute power: the man he condemned to wear an iron mask and imprisoned for life. But when the king's selfish excesses go too far, retired Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis...
Pub. Date
p1994
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (46 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1994 Disney animated film, The Lion King. It contains songs from the film written by Elton John and Tim Rice, and a score composed by Hans Zimmer. Elton John has a dual role of performer for several tracks. Additional performers include Carmen Twillie, Jason Weaver, Rowan Atkinson, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Cheech Marin, Jim Cummings, Nathan Lane,...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 6 hrs.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in
Description
Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passion of their celebrated hosts (Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant) to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When newcomer Lena arrives in the small town of Gatlin, she quickly captures the attention of Ethan, who only wants to escape what he views as a boring and dead-end town. He quickly gets more than he bargained for. Together, they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town.
29) House of Gucci
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 2 hours, 38 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Inspired by the shocking true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire. When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel the family legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately, murder.
30) The alchemist
Author
Description
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations. Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different - and far more...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
Pub. Date
[2005], ©2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Antonio, a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock, a wealthy moneylender, for a loan to help his young friend Bassanio woo the fair Portia. Despite being longtime enemies, Shylock grants the request, but demands one pound of Antonio's flesh if the debt is not repaid on time. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock seeks what is legally owed him but soon learns that those to whom evil is done, do evil in return"--Container.
33) Eragon
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Latin teacher Raimund Gregorius finds a book by Portuguese poet and doctor Amadeu de Prado and his life is irrevocably changed. Determined to learn more about the author, Gregorius boards the night train to Lisbon and begins to piece together an epic story of oppression and revolution, loyalty and betrayal, love and jealousy, played out against the backdrop of a brutal fascist dictatorship. In his exploration of Amadeu de Prado's life, Gregorius finds...
35) The mission
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield the Guarani South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires.
36) Race
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (2 hrs. 15 mins.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history launches him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
37) Red sparrow
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to Sparrow School, a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. Her first mission, targeting a C.I.A. agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.
39) Assassin's creed
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Through a revolutionary technology that unlocks his genetic memories, Callum Lynch experiences the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. Callum discovers he is descended from a mysterious secret society, the Assassins, and amasses incredible knowledge and skills to take on the oppressive and powerful Templar organization in the present day.
40) The lion king
Description
Simba begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa. The cub's happy childhood turns tragic when his evil uncle Scar murders Mufasa and drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile, the young lion befriends the comically bumbling pair of Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat and lives a carefree jungle life. As he approaches adulthood, however, he is visited by the spirit of his father, who instructs him to defeat the nefarious...