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Dragonwyck (1946)

Director

Joseph L Mankiewicz

Producer

Ernst Lubitsch

Subject

American Studies; Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (BR Region B)

The directorial debut of American director Joseph L Mankiewicz, the film is a melding of Gothic chills and baroque melodrama. A Connecticut farm girl (Gene Tierney) finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy of...

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Great Events of the 20th Century (1999 Video)

aka: Greatest Events of the 20th Century, The

Subject

History

Distribution

DVD

A collection of newsfilm covering 101 newsworthy events of the 20th century. Items are: 1) Opening credits; 2) Queen Victoria’s funeral; 3) Wright brothers’ first flight; 4) Suffragette dies under...

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Carnival King of Europe Collection (2017)

aka: Carnival, King of Europe

Director

Michele Trentini; Giovanni Kezich

Subject

Anthropology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 562 minutes), £200.00

Every winter ancient rituals are performed throughout Europe to secure prosperity and good harvests. These rituals are at the heart of what is known today as the Carnival celebrations. Led by anthropologist...

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Eyes on the Prize (1988 Video)

Producer

Orlando Bagwell

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 6 x 60 min., 1995 sale: £22.99 each part, £122.00 set (inc. VAT +p&p)

The story of the US civil rights movement from 1954 to 1965, when the struggle for social justice became a mass movement that transformed American society. The films use news footage and interviews to...

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Wild West, The (2 Parts) (1995 Video)

Director

Ric Burns

Producer

Lisa Ades; Ric Burns

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 214, 215 min., 1995 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) each volume

A series examining the history of the Native Americans as white Americans moved west in the mid-19th century. The programmes combine archival phogtographs, period paintings and early motion picture footage...

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Sporting Legends (3 Parts) (2008)

Subject

Sports science

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD), £9.99 each; £25.99 set

A series of three CDs recorded in 1999, in which Cliff Morgan talks to sporting personalities from the past about their life and sporting career. Vol 1 - Mary Peters and Cliff Morgan (discussed with Ian...

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