Charlton Heston
2) Proud Men
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When son of a conservative small rancher refuses to go to the Vietnam War, his father disowns him. Fifteen years later his mother asks him to return home and try one final time to make peace with his still proud and stubborn father.
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Alaska is a place little contaminated by the present, where we can rediscover vitality and beauty vanishing from our lives. whether or not we will ever reach Alaska, we all want to know that such a place still exists. These thoughts are a poignant summation of narrator Charlton Heston's view on the great state of Alaska. Transporting viewers on a voyage into the last great frontier where nature enchants the eye with magnificent spectacles, this film...
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There are many heroes in the Old Testament. Some are great warriors. But others are men of quiet faith--men who display their courage not on the battle field, but simply by refusing to disobey God. Daniel is such a man. His story has been brought to life in a beautifully animated film that will appeal to your entire family. Daniel and the Lion's Den is one of the twelve programs in the Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible series.
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible volume 10
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Featuring an introduction by Oscar-winning actor Charlton Heston, this entertaining and educational installment of the animated biblical series vividly recounts the story of creation and the tale of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Your youngsters will
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Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible volume 12
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For more than 40 years, Charlton Heston has been captivating audiences with his thrilling portrayals of Biblical Heroes such as Moses, in The Ten Commandments. Now, sit back and relax as he shares with you and your family his passion for Biblical literature and his unique insights into these timeless stories of faith. THE NATIVITY It’s been called the greatest story ever told, and with good reason. For all Christians, the story of Jesus’ birth...
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1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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"During the first century A.D. Judah Ben-Hur is a young Hebrew prince thrown into slavery by the Romans after a tragic accident who wins his way back to his home and family on a heroic adventure of discovery. Judah's love for a beautiful slave girl is threatened by the bitter conflict dividing two former friends and his triumph is set against the backdrop of the historic struggle between a captive people and a mighty empire. From an exciting sea battle...
10) Julius Caesar
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1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Julius Caesar's closest allies and confidants plot his downfall.
11) Ben-Hur
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2 videodiscs (222 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In this Biblical epic, Jewish nobleman Ben-Hur struggles against Roman tyranny in first-century Palestine.
12) The big country
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2 videodiscs (166 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The bold, sweeping tale of a ship's captain who ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy, hatred and dangerous rivalries. As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom, he must summon all of his resolve to save not only his own life, but also the life of the woman he loves.
13) True lies
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1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Harry Tasker is a top spy for the ultra-secret Omega Sector, but his wife thinks he's just a boring computer salesman. Then his two lives collide when he and his wife find themselves kidnapped by international terrorists.
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2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed.
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1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert in container.
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When Pope Julius II (Harrison) commissions Michelangelo (Heston) to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the artist initially refuses. Virtually forced to do the job by Julius, he later destroys his own work and flees Rome. Eventually resumed, the project becomes a battle of wills fueled by the artistic and temperamental differences that form the core of this movie.
18) The buccaneer
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1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The debonair pirate Jean Lafitte, who historically aided General Andrew Jackson against the British during the War of 1812, has been carrying on a discreet love affair with Annette Claiborne, the daughter of governor William Claiborne, who promises to pardon the pirate and his men.
19) El Cid
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Miriam collection volume 1
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2 videodiscs (183 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Eleventh-century Spain is divided into Christian kingdoms and Moorish strongholds. The young Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar, who has been dubbed El Cid by his followers, vows to see his country at peace, free from the invader. Showing clemency to some emirs, he faces treason charges at court. His accuser, Gomez, father of his fiancee, Chimene, dies in the resulting duel. Chimene's avowed vengeance plot fails and Rodrigo is given her hand. When King Ferdinand...
20) Hamlet
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2 videodiscs (242 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In this first-ever full-text film of William Shakespeare's work, the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing.