MPI Home Video (Firm)
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3 videodiscs (676 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It was the turning point of the Civil War, and the biggest, bloodiest battle ever fought on American soil. As the Union and Confederate armies collided at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, our nation and our world were changed forever. Discover the complete legacy of Gettysburg in these thirteen documentaries. Featuring rare photographs, stunning reenactments, and revealing interviews with leading Gettysburg historians.
3) Samsara
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2 videodiscs (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, it explores the wonders of the world from sacred grounds to industrial sites, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man's spirituality and the human experience. Photographed entirely in 70mm and transferred to 4K digital projection format, its mesmerizing images of unprecedented clarity illuminate the links between humanity...
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19 videodiscs (3960 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Detective Inspector Jack Frost is an unconventional policeman with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice. Sloppy, disorganized, and disrespectful, he attracts trouble like a magnet. Also includes bonus features.
8) Jerusalem
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1 videodisc (43 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
National Geographic is proud to present Jerusalem, a large format 3D/2D film made for IMAX, giant screen, and digital cinemas that immerses audiences in this ancient city and the Holy Land as never before. Using the world's most advanced film technology, Jerusalem plunges audiences into the ancient alleys and vibrant neighborhoods of Jerusalem's Old City and soars with the first-ever large format aerial views of iconic sites cherished by billions...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Russian
Description
WWI 1942: Rzhev, USSR. After one of the many brutal battles between the Red Army and the Nazis near the village of Ovsyannikovo, only half of the Red Army₂s company survives. Freezing cold, with little to no reinforcements, the company receives the impossible order from Soviet headquarters to keep the village at all costs. While pinned in this crucial strategical position, the members of the company cope with their fear while also finding the strength...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Second stain: Who stole the secret letter from the house of the Secretary for European Affairs? Sherlock Holmes is called to assist in getting the letter back, "to avert a great war". When the one person Holmes believes could have stolen the letter is found murdered, the great detective is led into a tangled web of international intrigue. The six Napoleons: Holmes and Watson are called upon to solve the mystery of why busts of Napoleon are being smashed...
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1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Empty house: It is three years later. Did Sherlock Holmes plunge to his death at the Reichenbach Falls fighting with the fiendish Professor Moriarty? Watson is faced with an unsolved murder, and is lost without the talents of his old partner to help him; until he spots a mysterious visitor in court, listening to testimony about the murdered man. Abbey grange: Who murdered the last of the Brackenstall line, Sir Eustace Brackenstall? Sherlock Holmes...
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Spider Woman : London is in a panic over a series of apparent 'Pajama Suicides.' Sherlock Holmes is more inclined to believe that they are calculated murders.
Voice of Terror : When taunting saboteurs warn of a Nazi invasion of the British Isles through their horrific radio menace, the Voice of Terror, the British Intelligence Inner Council calls in Sherlock Holmes to help with the crisis.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on audaciously true events. In 1959 Bucharest, five high-ranking Jewish members of the Communist party staged a bank heist that baffled the repressive regime and left the public in an uproar. Their motives were never known. Having been captured, arrested, and sentenced to death, the unusual gang of so-called criminals is given one last punishment before facing the execution squad: reenact the heist for the benefit of a Communist propaganda film....
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2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An old-fashioned, gritty detective show based in England. This brash policeman follows his moral compass, shows compassion for the common man and always solves the case. Starring David Jason, who is regarded as the most popular actor on British TV.
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1 videodisc (approximately 70 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This documentary tells the story of the revolt aboard the slave ship La Amistad, in which Africans abducted from Sierra Leone in violation of international law took over the ship on which they were held, only to end up in the American court system. They took their case all the way to the Supreme Court, with various abolitionists and former president John Quincy Adams leading the way. Based on court documents and transcripts, letters written by the...
17) Baraka
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A world wide odyssey to capture the images which transcend language to tell the story of the earth's evolution and of human diversity, interconnectedness between humans and nature, and man's impact on the surrounding world. Shot in 24 countries on six continents.
18) Thérèse
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1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Français
Description
Therese has married wealthy but arrogant Bernard Desqueyroux, and is now part of his oppressively traditionalist family. When Bernard's younger sister Anna falls madly in love with a handsome young Portuguese man, Therese is tasked by the family to persuade Anna to forego the planned nuptials. But as she witnesses Anna's determination to keep her lover by her side, Therese finds her own desire to free herself from the provincial conventions that threaten...