(0)Tom Hanks
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English
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"A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game -- and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant...
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417 pages : illustrations, some color ; 24 cm
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English
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"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
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English
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At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. Cyril's son Danny and his older sister Maeve are exiled from...
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1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Grab your robe and see Hanks get inducted into the exclusive "Five Timers Club" with other legendary hosts Steve Martin, Paul Simon and Elliott Gould. From playing a string of original characters like a Roadie on Wayne's world and Mr. Short Term Memory to lampooing his own movies like "Big" and "Cast away," Hanks' characters continue to run the spectrum with each one seemingly funnier than the last.
10) Apollo 13
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1 videodisc (2 hrs. 20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A true story. Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly, flight director Gene Kranz and a heroic ground crew race against time, and the odds, to bring them home.
12) Volunteers
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Lawrence Bourne III escapes the bookies to whom he owes $28,000 by swapping places with a friend and going to Thailand with the Peace Corps.
13) Romantic comedy
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1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A documentary that goes beneath the surface of some of the favorite films, seeking to better understand the way society views love, relationships, and romance. Romantic comedies are hugely successful and deeply loved by many but often have avoided critical analysis. Helped by a diverse chorus of writers, actors, and filmmakers, and with original songs by her band Summer Camp, director Elizabeth Sankey embarks on a journey of investigation and self-discovery....
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1 videodisc (approximately 169 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
15) Philadelphia
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1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A young Philadelphia lawyer stricken with AIDS seeks assistance from a homophobic personal injury attorney when a prestigious Philadelphia law firm fires him for incompetence.
16) Radio flyer
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1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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After their mother marries a child abuser, Mike decides to help Bobby escape by turning their Radio Flyer wagon into a magic rocket ship that will carry Bobby to safety.
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Tells the never-before-told story of Waitstill and Martha Sharp, an American minister and his wife from Wellesley, Massachusetts, who left their children behind in the care of their parish and boldly committed to a life-threatening mission in Europe. Over two dangerous years they helped save scores of imperiled dissidents and refugees fleeing the Nazi occupation across Europe.
19) Big
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A 12-year-old boy's wish comes true when he asks a mechanical carnival genie to make him 'big'. He manages to land a job at a toy company where he experiences the complications of being an adult.
20) The sixties
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3 videodiscs (approximately 510 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The 1960s was the decade America transformed from a country of conformity to a land of political, cultural, and social liberation. Looking through the lens of television, this production weaves together the events and personalities that influenced and dominated the 1960s in America, sketching a portrait of this remarkable decade that is both entertaining and illuminating.