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-- Battle over Citizen Kane.c1996, p1941., General, Turner Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Citizen Edition: Standard version. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Feature film: An all-powerful press magnate, Kane, dies in his fabulous castle Xanadu, his last word being "Rosebud", which leads a reporter to seek the meaning behind the word and find the meaning of Kane. Prominant publisher, William Randolph Hearst, saw the film as a thinly disguised version of his career and attempted to suppress it.
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[2007]., General, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Jane Eyre (1944) Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Jane comes to Thornfield Hall as a governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. Denied love all her life, Jane can't help but be attracted to the intelligent, vibrant, energetic Mr. Rochester, a man twice her age. But just when Mr. Rochester seems to be returningt the attention, he invites the beautiful and wealthy Blanche Ingram and her party to stay at his estates. Meanwhile, the secret of Thornfield Hall could ruin all their chances for happiness.
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-- Orson Welles King Lear[2010], c1953., Distributed by E1 Entertainment Call No: DVD SHK Fic King Lear (1953) Edition: DVD format ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital mono. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: King Lear of Britain has decided to divide his kingdom into three parts, and to hand over the responsibilities of ruling to his three daughters. The two oldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter their father insincerely, and are rewarded. Cordelia, the youngest, sincerely loves her father, but she cannot match her sisters' skill at false adulation. The king takes away her portion of the kingdom, despite the pleadings of some of his most loyal nobles. It is not long before Goneril and Regan reveal their deep ingratitude, and soon the old king finds himself in a confusing and desperate position.
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c2012., Olive Films Call No: DVD SHK Fic Macbeth (1948) Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: 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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(2005)., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Man for all Edition: Special ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England, is placed in a difficult position when Henry VIII breaks with the Catholic Church over its refusal to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Henry demands More's endorsement of this act. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing.
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-- Herman Melville's Moby Dick.By Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003 Baseheart, Richard, 1914-1984 Genn, Leo, 1905-1978 Robertson Justice, James, 1905- Andrews, Harry Miles, Bernard, 1907- Purcell, Noel, 1900-1985 Connor, Edric, 1913-1968 Johns, Mervyn Tomelty, Joseph, 1911- De Wolff, Francis, 1913-1984 Stainton, Philip, 1908-1961 Dano, Royal, 1922-1994 Kelly, Seamus Ledebur, Frederick, 1900-1986 Welles, Orson2001p,1956., General, MGM Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Moby Edition: Standard format. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Captain Ahab relentlessly pursues the white whale who disfigured him on a previous voyage.
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-- Orson Welles' Othello2003., Specialized, s.n.] Call No: DVD SHK Fic Othello Edition: Special ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Welles stars in the title role as the hot-tempered Moor who is consumed with jealousy when his devious underling, Iago, leads him to believe that his wife, Desdemona, is unfaithful.
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c2000., Universal Studios Call No: DVD Fic Touch Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: An elaborate mystery involving a corrupt police official in a squalid town on the Mexican border and a murder that ensnares a narcotics agent and his wife.
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-- Orson Welles' The trial.2003., Alpha Video Call No: DVD Fic Trial Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Alpha Video classics.Summary Note: A man awakens one morning to find himself arrested for undisclosed charges. To uncover the reasons behind his charges and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the facade of the judicial systems, all to no avail.