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(0)Conrad Hall
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English
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It's the most powerful taboo in our society. It outpaces gun deaths by two to one even, while we do our best to deny it exists. This taboo steals its way into our lives to snatch away our children and ravage our grandparents. For good or ill, it leaves us, the parents, standing in our sorrow, wondering what might have been.
Suicide. Trying to prevent it is rather like installing smoke alarms while your house burns, it's too little too late. ‘Getting...
Series
Criterion collection volume 781
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert.
Language
English
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A hard-hitting docu-drama about two ex-cons who ruthlessly murder a Kansas family in 1959 in order to steal their non-existent stash of money. Based on the novel by Truman Capote.
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1 videodisc (approximately 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When the president is kidnapped by a terrorist who seizes control of the White House (Secret Service Code: Olympus), disgraced former presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team rushes to respond, they must rely on Banning's insider knowledge to save the president and prevent an even greater catastrophe.
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1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
6) The Punisher
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1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
The Punisher walks through the same world we all know, a world darkened by war, crime, cruelty, and injustice. He has no superpowers to battle the evil he sees -- only has his fierce intelligence, his years of combat experience and, above all, his iron determination to avenge those wronged by society's villains.