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21) Macbeth
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Eleventh century Scottish nobleman Macbeth is led by an evil prophecy and his ruthless yet desirable wife to the treasonous act that makes him king. But he does not enjoy his newfound, dearly-won kingship.
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Physical Desc
300 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color genealogical table ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The official companion to ITV's drama, 'The Victoria letters" delves into the private writings of the young Queen Victoria, painting a vivid picture of the personal life of one of England's greatest monarchs.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sir Thomas More, Chancellor of England, has an unquestioning faith. As a devout Catholic, More refuses to support King Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. In quest of a son, Henry wants to marry his mistress, Anne Boleyn. When the petulant king breaks with Rome and the Pope, More resigns his chancellorship in protest. Unsure in his new position as head of the Church of England, the king is unnerved by More's continued refusal to acknowledge...
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3 videodiscs (6 hr., 53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents a dramatization of the early years of King Henry VIII's nearly forty-year reign, including his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and affair with Anne Boleyn that led to his separation from the Roman Catholic church.
25) Edward II
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Edward II is a flawed ruler, his reign marred by civil strife and rebellion, but it is his love life, and not his inept leadership, that ultimately turns the nobles against the king.
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1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After getting fired from her job as a maid at a ritzy New York hotel, Allie reluctantly accepts a temp gig as the governess to a young girl who is part of a powerful family in Europe that lives in an actual castle.
28) Ophelia
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The unspoken, complex heroine of Hamlet shares her own story through modern language in contemporary Denmark. As a rebellious and motherless child, Ophelia is taken into Elsinore Castle by Queen Gertrude as one of her most trusted ladies-in-waiting. Soon enough, Ophelia captures the affections of the young Prince Hamlet. A passionate romance kindles between the two in secret as the kingdom is on the brink of war amidst its own political intrigue and...
29) Edward the King
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6 parts on 7 videodiscs (780 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
He was the eldest son of Queen Victoria who ruled Great Britain for more than half a century. When he ascended the throne after her death in 1901, he reigned for only nine years. Yet he was still as strong a symbol of the times as his mother had been.
30) Shanghai Noon
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An Imperial guard journeys from China to the American West, where he partners with an outlaw cowboy to rescue the daughter of the Chinese emperor, who has been kidnapped.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (522 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The complete third season of the HBO medieval fantasy drama based on the best-selling novel series 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R.R. Martin. The programme follows the battle between the Starks and the other noble families of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros to gain control of the Iron Throne. The Lannisters barely hold on to the throne after a savage naval onslaught from Stannis Baratheon, while strirings in the north threaten to alter the overall...
32) The court jester
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 12th century England, the infant king is usurped by the wicked King Roderick. Black Fox and his band attempt to restore the rightful king to the throne by having a member of their group infiltrate the court by posing as the jester. Things get zany when the jester is hypnotized into believing he is an assassin and switches identities at the snap of finger, the King's daughter falls for the jester, people randomly sing what are supposed to be recognition...
33) King Lear
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (156 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When England's aging King Lear renounces his throne to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, treachery, madness and murder soon follow. After banishing Cordelia, his most loyal daughter, Lear is betrayed and cast out by her elder sisters Regan and Goneril. Meanwhile, evil brews at the Gloucester castle as Edgar falls victim to his brother's deception. As battle lines are drawn and backs are stabbed, Lear rages against a fearsome storm....
35) Macbeth
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A thrilling interpretation of one of Shakespeare's most famous and compelling characters, Macbeth is a dramatic re-imagining of the realities of war-torn times and a tale of all-consuming passion and ambition.
36) A frozen flower
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1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Korean
Description
A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard. The Koryo Dynasty (918-1932), one of the most interesting eras in Korean history, is in its final stages. The king is young and strong-willed, increasingly unwilling to adopt the Koryo ruler's traditionally subservient position towards China. Around him he has gathered a group of warriors, headed by the fanatically loyal and talented Hong...
37) Black Panther
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1 videodisc (approximately 134 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
King T'Challa returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne from divisions within his own country. When two enemies conspire to destroy Wakanda, the hero known as Black Panther must join forces with C.I.A. agent Everett K. Ross and members of the Wakandan Special Forces, to prevent Wakanda from being drawn into a world war.
38) Becket
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
39) Tale of tales
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Based on three spellbinding stories of magic and the macabre by 17th-century folklorist Giambattista Basile, Tale of Tales unleashes a barrage of mind-bogglingly gorgeous and fantastical imagery as it brings to life the misadventures of three kings"--Container.
Series
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Epifania is glamorous, clever-- and also the richest woman in the world. After yet another row with her spendthrift husband, Epifania meets an intriguing Egyptian doctor. But she faces the challenge her money-mad father imposed on her before his death: She can only marry a man who can convert 150 pounds into 50,000 pounds within six months"--Container.
In the bonus play, set 40 years in the future, the king must match wits with an unruly mistress...
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