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Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In August, 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton, renowned explorer set sail with 27 men on his ship The Endurance. His plan was to be the first expedition to cross the Antarctic continent. Marooned on four feet of ice, in over 8,000 feet deep water, Shackleton and his crew survived some 635 days and nights, without proper shelter or rations, enduring the harshest conditions imaginable.
3) Manor house
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating look at the grand and grueling British class system of the early 1900s. Another adventure in placing contemporary people into the lifestyle of a previous historical era."
Language
English
Formats
Description
Cultural historians, collectors, and various celebrity obsessives, including Tom Hanks and John Mayer, launch us into the bittersweet moment when a beloved-but-dying technology, the typewriter, faces extinction. Nominated for Best First Documentary, Best Documentary, and Best Director at the **Critics' Choice Documentary Awards**. Winner of Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking: Directing at the **Newport Beach Film Festival**. *"A rich, thoughtful,...
Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
עברית
Formats
Description
Combining original recordings of soldiers recounting their fears and doubts following Israel’s 1967 Six-Day War with archival newsreel footage, CENSORED VOICES is a stark reminder of how far the region remains from the peace for which they long. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Documentary at the **Sundance Film Festival**. Winner of Best Documentary at the Awards...
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Physicist Brian Greene discusses the historical quest for a grand unified theory in physics which will reconcile quantum physics and general relativity, and considers the possibility that superstring theory may bring an end to that search.
9) Black death
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Explores the plague of the 14th century, its origins and attempted cures, and looks at the possibility of a modern day plague.
11) Ghosts of Rwanda
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Examines the massacre of Rwandans through interviews with government officials, diplomats, soldiers, and survivors of the slaughter.
13) Dance to fitness
Series
Publisher
Peter Pan Industries
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Features low-impact, dance-based workouts.
14) Full circle
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Michael Palin's fascinating journey around the 18 countries on the Pacific Rim.
Publisher
American Home Treasures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This fascinating program explores the romantic history of the clans through tours of the castles that have witnessed centuries of war and tribal treachery. Legends of fairies, secret rooms and ghosts enliven the history of a brave people.
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
For more than 1,000 years, the Byzantine Empire was the eye of the entire world. The origin of great literature, fine art, and modern government, it was also the first Christian empire. Pass through the gates of Constantinople, explore the magnificent mosque of Hagia Sophia and see the looted treasures of the empire now located in St. Marks, Venice.
17) RFK
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Featuring extensive interviews with family members, friends, journalists, Washington insiders, and civil rights activists, the film chronicles the pivotal role RFK played in many of the major events of the 1960's, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the war in Vietnam.
Publisher
IMC Vision Ltd
Pub. Date
c2000, 2001
Language
English
Description
Scottish clans: Delves into the origins and backgrounds of key individual Scottish Clan names. Scottish verse: A selection of classic Scottish poetry and verse, set to beautiful and evocative landscapes, featuring Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott.
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