Michael Caine
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Language
English
Description
A Nazi Strike Force plots to kidnap Winston Churchill while he is resting in a desolate Norfolk village. Colonel Radl (Robert Duvall), Colonel Steiner (Michael Caine) and Liam Devlin (Donald Sutherland) are enlisted to carry out the operation, which if successful, would irrevocably alter the outcome of the war. Disguised as Polish airmen, these paratroopers descend upon England only to be interrupted by an unforeseeable incident which threatens to...
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Physical Desc
xiv, 304 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Caine shares the spectacular story of his life, from his humble upbringing in London's poverty-stricken Elephant and Castle to his military service and lively adventures to legendary meetings with fellow stars and his glittering five-decade career.
3) Zulu
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Language
English
Description
Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.
4) Harry Brown
Author
Language
English
Description
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
6) Deadly game
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Series
DCI Harry Taylor volume 1
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
DCI Harry Taylor has no respect for red tape or political reputations - but he's great at catching criminals. And all his unorthodox skills will be needed as an extraordinary situation unfolds on his doorstep: a metal box of radioactive material is found at a dump in Stepney, East London, but before the police can arrive it is stolen in a violent raid. With security agencies across the world on red alert, it's Harry and his unconventional team from...
7) Last love
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1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Matthew is a widowed, world-weary professor living alone in Paris. He sees no meaningful future for himself-until he meets Pauline, a free-spirited young dance instructor. From their first meeting, each provides what the other needs: someone to call family. Even as they both struggle to heal the wounds of their troubled pasts, including Matthew's attempts to reconnect with his estranged children, the bond they form leads them to rediscover the joy...
9) Deathtrap
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1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Murder mystery set in a remote country house, concerning a play, its authors, and their road to success.
10) Batman begins
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1 videodisc (approximately 140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As a boy a young Bruce Wayne watched in horror as his millionaire parents were slain in front of his eyes. This trauma led him to become obsessed with revenge. After disappearing to the East where he seeks counsel with a ninja cult leader, he returns to his now decaying Gotham City. The City is now overrun by organized crime and dangerous individuals manipulating the system. The discovery of a cave under his mansion, and a prototype armoured suit...
11) Alfie
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A wild and ribald comedy, filled with sex and sin, about a successful London playwright who is also a shallow womanizer trying to figure out what life is all about.
14) Cars 2
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater take their friendship on the road from Radiator Springs to exciting new places when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours, and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage!
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ready to laugh, cry, sing, frolic, cavort and enjoy yourself beyond belief. Well, you're in luck, because this Great Gonzo's 'From Chickens to Dickens' 20th Anniversary Edition of The Muppet Christmas Carol is guaranteed to put you in a holiday spirit that will stay with you forever, or at least until your Aunt Edna starts complaining that nobody is eating the fruitcake she brought, again!
16) Sleuth
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Locked in a high-tech English manor and bound in a deadly duel of wits, Andrew Wyke and Milo Tindle have come together as English gentlemen to discuss the matter of Wyke's wife. She is the woman both men are sleeping with. But as wit becomes wicked and clever becomes cutthroat, Wyke and Tindle's game of one-upmanship spirals out of control, escalating in a chess match that can have only one outcome. Someone will be murdered.
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1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When young doctor Edward Newgate arrives at Stonehearst Asylum in search of an apprenticeship, he is warmly welcomed by Superintendent Dr. Lamb and a mesmerizing woman by the name of Eliza Grave. Edward is intrigued by Lamb's modern methods of treating the insane until a series of unusual events leads him to make a horrifying discovery, exposing Lamb's utopia and pushing Edward to the limits of his conscience.
18) California suite
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Five couples have come to the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles for diverse reasons, and they must all confront some rather amusing personal dilemmas.
19) The last valley
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1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When an isolated valley unaffected by the raging war around it becomes a winter haven for a band of mercenaries, violence erupts.
20) Secondhand Lions
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
To the rest of the world, Garth and Hub are mysterious old men hiding millions. But to Walter, they are family - and now they're about to lead him on an adventure he'll never forget.