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Time-Life Films
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (1620 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A maid becomes a well-known chef and owner of a respected London hotel and attracts powerful men along the way, including the Prince of Wales, during Edwardian England. Bonus features include cast filmographies, period background, and more.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 179 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The 1983 special: "James returns to Darrowby following his wartime service in the R.A.F. though little has changed in the Dales in the intervening six years, James finds it difficult to adjust to the peacetime routine and to friends and family who seem like strangers"--Container.
The 1985 special: "Siegfried waxes lyrical about the accelerating rate of scientific progress as James proceeds to plod along with tried and tested remedies. How long can...
4) Connections
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (104 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
James Burke presents science as a detective story, illustrating the connections between events of the past and inventions of the future. Burke tracks through twelve thousand years of history for the clues that lead to eight great life-changing inventions-- the atom bomb, telecommunications, the computer, the production line, jet aircraft, plastics, rocketry and television.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 539 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Tolstoy's powerful tale of family passions set in Russia in the 1870s, Anna, the young and beautiful wife of a powerful older man, risks more than she can imagine when she runs away with the dashing Count Vronsky.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 829 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The final episodes follow the indomitable heroine through the turmoil and terror of World War I to the 1920s. Based on a true story of Rosa Lewis, a culinary genius and the owner of London's Cavendish Hotel.
11) Macbeth
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This savage tragedy is one of Shakespeare's most enduringly popular. Told by a trio of witches that he is fated to become King of Scotland, the warrior Macbeth, aided by his wife, in his quest for power murders his king and assumes the throne. The two embark on a guilt-ridden reign of terror.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (288 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The show debuted on ABC in 1988 and ran for six seasons. Nominated for over 60 awards with 24 wins, including an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1988, a Golden Globe for Best Television Series in 1989, and a Peabody Award in 1990.