Jesse L. Lasky
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
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The glorious epic style of Cecil B. DeMille is exemplified in this story of the Bible's legendary strongman and the woman who seduces and betrays him. Victor Mature is the classic Samson, muscular and fearless in his barehanded battle with a lion, his single-handed assault on a thousand Philistine soldiers, his struggle with a giant, and the spectacular Old Testament climax where he pulls down the pagan temple. The enormous cast and the splendor of...
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English
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To escape the edict that condemned all first-born Hebrew males by Egypt's Pharaoh, Rameses I, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the Pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Seti. Moses gains Seti's favor and the love of the throne princess Nefertiri. He also gains the hatred of Seti's son, Rameses. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
He was a riverboat pilot, reporter, penniless prospector, Civil War dropout, would-be entrepreneur, loving family man, and world traveler. It turns out the man who created adventures for Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and a Connecticut Yankee led a mighty adventurous life himself. Traced here is Twain's remarkable life.
6) Unconquered
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Peace-loving Chris Holden [is] a militiaman who buys and then frees beautiful indentured servant Abby Hale. When a supplier of illegal firearms covets Abby for himself, he sparks a vicious battle between an Indian tribe and a few brave colonists.
Publisher
Olive Films
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The debonair pirate Jean Lafitte, who historically aided General Andrew Jackson against the British during the War of 1812, has been carrying on a discreet love affair with Annette Claiborne, the daughter of governor William Claiborne, who promises to pardon the pirate and his men.
9) Hot blood
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
To support her family in their cross-country travels, Annie Caldash arranges to marry wealthy gypsies before absconding with their money and moving on to the next town. When the Caldash clan arrives in Los Angeles, she meets Stephano, brother of a gypsy king. She ends up wanting to marry him out of love but he decides to skip town. When he returns, she and Marco are romantically involved and it's up to him to win her back.
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English
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Ben-Hur: Judah Ben-Hur is a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ.
The ten commandments: Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this epic tells the story of the life of Moses. Once favored in the Pharaoh's household, Moses turned his...
11) Union Pacific
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Jeff Butler, overseer of the Union Pacific's construction, finds a network of schemers bent on sabotage. Most prominent are gamblers Sid Campeau, Jack Cordray and Dick Allen. Dick is a forrmer pal of Jeff's, but their relationship changes as they fight over the railroad and over Mollie Monahan, the railroad's spirited postmistress." -- Container.
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Ben-Hur: Judah Ben-Hur is a Jewish nobleman in Palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans, vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and fateful encounters with Jesus Christ.
The ten commandments: Filmed in Egypt and the Sinai with one of the biggest sets ever constructed for a motion picture, this epic tells the story of the life of Moses. Once favored in the Pharaoh's household, Moses turned his...