Henry Wilcoxon
1) Mrs. Miniver
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The story of a middle-class British family and their struggle to survive during WWII. Mrs. Miniver nobly tends her rose garden while her stalwart husband participates in the evacuation at Dunkirk. She personafies grace under pressure as the Miniver family huddles in their bomb shelter during a Luftwaffe attack, while she is forced to confront a downed Nazi paratrooper in her kitchen, and while she is preparing for her annual flower show despite the...
2) Cleopatra
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The life and loves of Cleopatra are featured in this historical epic.
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
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...
4) Scaramouche
Series
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Disguised as a stage clown, Andre Moreau perfects his skill as a swordsman in order to strike a blow for the French Revolution.
5) The Crusades
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
In order to obtain supplies for his soldiers, England's king Richard the Lion-Hearted is forced to marry a princess he has never met.
6) Cleopatra
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"The cunning Queen of the Nile who, wielding her beauty like a weapon, lures Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Marc Antony into her web of royal deception and betrayal"--Container.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Johnny Weissmuller [and] Maureen O'Sullivan. He Tarzan, she Jane -- the most memorable pair ever to portray Edgar Rice Burroughs' jungle hero and heroine. All six of the stars' vine-swinging teamings are in this four disc set"--Container.
Tarzan the ape man (1932 ; 100 min.): "A trader and his daughter set off in search of the fabled graveyard of the elephants in deepest Africa, only to encounter a wild man raised by apes"--IMDb.com.
Tarzan and...
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hoping to repair their marriage, Jennie Logan and her husband move into a beautiful Victorian manor. When Jennie tries on an antique dress she finds in the attic, she is transported back one hundred years, where she meets the house's previous owner, David. As her feelings for David grow, it becomes clear that Jennie is not only torn between two men and two times, but she also faces danger in both worlds.
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.
Publisher
Hen's Tooth Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
At the siege of Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War, Hawkeye, a colonial frontier scout, becomes a reluctant hero when he is assigned to escort the fort commander's two daughters through hostile Indian territory. Many dangers lurk in the wilderness, particularly a bloodthirsty Huron warrior named Magua who is on their tail and ready to attack.
11) The crusades
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When the Saracens retake the holy city of Jerusalem, King Richard the Lionheart vows to reclaim the city for Christianity. In order to get crucial supplies, he resigns himself to marry Berengaria of Navarre -- but this marriage of convenience turns to one of passion when the beautiful and determined young woman joins him in the treacherous battle to save the holy city.
Publisher
Hen's Tooth Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
There's plenty of swordplay and swashbuckling adventure in Alexandre Dumas's tale of identical twins separated as infants, and raised unaware of each other's existence. One becomes a Parisian gentleman, the other a country bandit. When they are reunited as adults, they seek revenge on the evil Baron who plundered their homestead and robbed them of their birthright. Complications arise when both fall in love with the same beautiful Countess, and the...
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"After orchestrating a daring escape from the infamous Devil's Island prison, an undercover Mr. Moto flees with his cellmate--a ruthless murderer--to London. Determined to infiltrate the killer's gang of assassins and discover the identity of its leader. Mr. Moto must use all of his wits--and disguises--to trap a criminal mastermind and destroy his evil organization--before he strikes again!"
14) Mrs. Miniver
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Kay Miniver doesn't fly a Spitfire in dogfights over London or ply the North Sea in a battleship, but she's doing her all for wartime England. And she does it so well that Winston Churchill would say [she] was more vital to the nation than a fleet of destroyers. A performance that won Greer Garson the Oscar, she comforts children in a bomb shelter, captures an enemy parachutist, and delivers an inspirational portrait of stiff-upper-lip British resolve"--Container....
Series
Paramount presents volume 16
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A splashy, colorful look at life under the big top that weaves the personal stories of the performers in with the spectacle and color of the circus.