Tom Hooper
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
Publisher
UK Film Council
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"The King's Speech" presents a sideways glance at a crucial period in 20th-century history--as the monumentally awkward Prince Albert, or Bertie, becomes King George VI unexpectedly in 1936 when his older brother Edward VIII abdicates to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson. In imperial Britain between the wars, that was problem enough, but Bertie suffered from a chronic stammer that made his public appearances painful for everyone. In an age of...
6) Elizabeth I
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Explores the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I in the latter half of her reign, offering a personal look at her allies, her enemies, and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Previously successful manager Brian Clough takes over England's top football club Leeds United. His abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous manager Don Revie and how much he is missing his usual right-hand man, Peter Taylor, who decided to loyally stay with Brighton & Hove Albion.
10) Cats
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It's the night of the Jellicle Ball and all these tinier-than-usual cats present themselves to Old Deuteronomy in hopes of being chosen to make the journey to the Heaviside Layer where they will be reborn, to live a new -- and hopefully better -- life. But someone is trying to eliminate the competition.
11) John Adams
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
While the newly-formed United States was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for the new country. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership shaped the earliest years of the U.S. while also being a moving...
12) Red dust
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
A political thriller set in a small South African town during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. Human rights lawyer Sarah Barcant must represent Alex Mpondo, a former political activist, who was held captive and sadistically tortured by a police officer under the apartheid regime in South Africa.
14) Les misérables
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Description
When Jean Valjean is released from prison he breaks parole to create a new life for himself and is relentlessly hounded by Inspector Javert.
15) Longford
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story of the devout Catholic British Lord Frank Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, and his controversial, colorful, headline-making friendship with one of Britain's most notorious criminals, child murderess Myra Hindley.
16) Les Misérables
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2013
Language
English
Description
In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever.
17) Les misérables
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
18) Elizabeth I
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
©2006
Language
English
Description
"[E]xplores the intersection of the private and public life of Elizabeth I in the latter half of her reign, offering a personal look at her allies, her enemies, and her suitors as she struggles to survive in a male-dominated world."--Container.
20) John Adams
Publisher
[Distributed by HBO Video]
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers - General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson - in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.