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1) The Alamo
Publisher
Distributed by Twenthieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
John Wayne produces, directs and stars in this chronicle of one of the most remarkable events in American history. At THE ALAMO, 185 men joined together in a sacred pact: they would stand firm against an army of 7,000 and willingly give their lives for freedom. Filmed entirely in Texas, "THE ALAMO" is a visually stunning and historically accurate celebration of courage and honor. This amazing film garnered seven Oscar® nominations and co-stars Richard...
Language
English
Description
Odessa Cotter, a quiet and dignified black woman, works as a housekeeper for Miriam Thompson in 1955 Montgomery, Alabama. When Martin Luther King organizes a boycott of the city bus system, Odessa begins walking to and from work. Miriam decides to support her housekeeper, defying both her racist husband and the powerful White Citizen's Council. Soon, the two womean are brought together in a lasting friendship that puts their lives in danger in the...
4) Pearl Harbor
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two childhood best friends, Rafe and Danny, grow up wanting to fly planes. When Rafe gets the chance to join the Royal Air Force during World War II, he takes it, leaving his new love, Evelyn, a dedicated Navy nurse, and Danny, also a pilot, behind. Danny and Evelyn are transferred separately to the idyllic paradise of Hawaii, where they eventually meet through a connection to Rafe, who has been declared missing. But just as the love triangle begins...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inman, a young Confederate soldier, who is injured during the explosive 1864 battle of Petersburg, Virginia, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters
6) Troy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris, the son of the King of Troy falls in love with Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, and convinces her to follow him away from her husband, Menelaus, the result is an epic war. The Greeks sail to Troy and lay siege. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the upper hand. Hector, the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy, and the greatest Trojan warrior embodies the...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Emperor Tiberius calls for Tito Valerio Tauro, a Roman investigator, to find out what caused a solar eclipse and earthquakes at the same time throughout the Roman Empire. What he finds is a mystery that could bring down the empire
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Gone to Texas [AKA Houston: the legend of Texas] : The true-life story of Sam Houston, the frontier hero and statesman whose bravery and vision led to the creation of the Republic of Texas.
Seduced [AKA Pretty when you cry] : Detective Black interrogates Albert, a mild-mannered man, in the brutal murder of a nightclub owner. Albert admits he loves the club owner's wife.
I will fight no more forever: Shows events that led to the conflict in 1877...
11) Miss Potter
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
In an effort to give their younger brother, Norman a project to keep him busy now that he has joined the family publishing house, the older Warne brothers agree to publish Miss Beatrix Potter's first children's book. They don't expect the book to sell well, but they need to keep Norman busy. As a single woman living in Edwardian London, Beatrix suspects this endeavor may provide her with a small measure of freedom. But she also has very specific ideas...
12) Pale rider
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
An unknown stranger rides into a California Gold Rush town and gets caught in the middle of a feud between the mining syndicate and independent miners
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by familial betrayal and Spain's invading army. She and her shrewd advisors must act to safeguard to lives of her people. When the dashing seafarer Walter Raleigh captures her heart, Elizabeth is forced to make her most tragic sacrifice for the good of her country. A tale of one woman's crusade to control her love, destroy her enemies, and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world
14) Wyatt Earp
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The biography of the legendary Wyatt Earp, including the infamous shootout at the O.K. Corral
Language
English
Description
Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof's free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. Shunned and ostracized by many old friends and bereft of government-approved medicines, he decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, he joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts and established a hugely...
16) Into the white
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
At the beginning of World War II a hostile chance encounter in the skies above the harsh Norwegian wilderness leaves two aircraft, one British, one German, shot down in a remote and isolated region. By strange coincidence the crews seek shelter in the same cabin. They must battle to survive the brutal winter in order to get back to the war and to fighting one another. Although war has made them enemies, as the days go by animosity proves hard to maintain....
17) The Alamo
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Retells the story of the historic 1836 battle in the Texan War of Independence. Facing 4,000 Mexican troops, 186 Texan soldiers and volunteers - including William Travis, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie - retreat within the walls of the Alamo, a Franciscan mission that was converted into a military fort. Once inside, the men prepare themselves for what will be a bloody battle to the death. U.S. General Sam Houston leads the charge from the outside. The...
Language
English
Description
The true story of Port Authority policemen John McLoughlin and William J. Jimeno, who volunteered for rescue duty and became trapped in the rubble of the Towers on September 11, 2001. The men became two of the last survivors extracted from Ground Zero. It is a story of the true heroes and of that fateful time in United States history, when buildings would fall and heroes would rise, literally from the ashes to inspire the entire human race
19) Gone to Texas
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The true-life story of Sam Houston, the frontier hero and statesman whose bravery and vision led to the creation of the Republic of Texas
20) Apocalypto
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007], c2006
Language
Mayan
Description
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw is a young man who is captured for sacrifice, but flees to avoid his fate. He is taken on a perilous journey to a world that is ruled by fear and oppression, where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate...
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