John Gielgud
3) Arthur
Language
English
Description
Lovable billionaire Arthur Bach has always relied on his limitless fortune and nanny Hobson to keep him out of trouble. Now he faces his biggest challenge. He must choose between an arranged marriage that will ensure his lavish lifestyle or an uncertain future with the one thing money can't buy, Naomi, the only woman he has ever loved. With Naomi's inspiration and some unconventional help from Hobson, Arthur will finally learn what it means to become...
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (188 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Language
English
Description
During a round of golf on a cliff-top course in Wales, Bobby Jones discovers a man lying gravely injured on the rocks below. His last words, "Why didn't they ask Evans?," leads Bobby and his friend on a quest to find out what happened to the man.
5) Gandhi
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (190 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
12 videodiscs (26 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD (4 3/4 in.)
Language
English
Description
One week after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, sweeping the United States into World War Ii, the Henry family is forever changed by the war in the Pacific, and the horror of the Holocaust.
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 659 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 companion guide (19 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the difficult loves of insular Englishman Charles Ryder and his peculiarly intense relationship with the wealthy but dysfunctional family that inhabited Brideshead. While at Oxford, Charles Ryder meets boyish, flamboyant Sebastian Flyte, who introduces Charles to a charmed and glamorous way of life that continues until Sebastian's health deteriorates.
Series
Language
English
Description
Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective, aboard the Orient Express, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When murder occurs, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous trains Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionarie before the local police arrive.
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (156 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, a Vatican official, who, under threat of death from the Gestapo, saved prisoners of war and others from the German forces occupying Rome during World War II.
10) Marlon Brando
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (475 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A streetcar named Desire: Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
Julius Caesar: The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
The teahouse of the August moon: Okinawa 1946- occupied by American troops whose assignment is to bring democracy to...
11) The elephant man
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, the film examines the complex emotional experiences faced by John Merrick, the "Elephant Man" when he is discovered by a dedicated surgeon. Rescued from his degrading life as a circus freak, Merrick is given a chance to live his last years with comfort, respect, and dignity.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (863 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Young & innocent: Robert is the estranged husband of a beautiful actress with a bad reputation. When he discovers her lifeless body on the beach, he is mistaken for the murderer and soon finds himself on the run, learning that the murder makes for very strange bedfellows.
Blackmail: Alice White is having dinner in a fancy restaurant with her fianc̈еe when an artist sitting at the next table invites her to come see his paintings upstairs. Alice's...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (approximately 60 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Emperor's new clothes: During a royal procession, an emperor wears an invisible suit of clothes made for him by two swindlers.
Jack and the beanstalk: A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune.
14) Hamlet
Author
Language
English
Description
"Hamlet" is, arguably, Shakespeare's most well-known play, with its compelling lead character, stunning language and philosophical underpinnings. This edition of one of Shakespeare's most famous plays illustrated edition with annotations by Princeton professor.
15) Becket
Pub. Date
2007.
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?
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 260 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in late nineteenth-century Russia, a Russian aristocrat returns home after a long absence and learns her family fortune has been squandered and she may have to sell her mansion and the beloved cherry orchard.
19) The Ages of Man
Author
Language
English
Description
Ages of Man is a one-man play performed by John Gielgud of a collection of speeches from Shakespeare's plays. The speeches show the journey of life from birth to death. Gielgud gave the first experimental performance of Ages of Man in a house in St. James Square in London. It premiered at the Freemason's Hall at the 1957 Edinburgh Festival to a sold-out house and an overwhelming success. He then went on to perform the recital for the next ten years
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
6 audio discs (approximately 5 1/4 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In twelve fully dramatized episodes, the great Sir John Gielgud stars as the sleuth of Baker Street, with Ralph Richardson as his venerable companion, Dr. Watson. Orson Welles makes a special appearance as the nefarious Professor Moriarty"--Container.
