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Series
Wandering tribes of Europe ; part 3
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"When the Huns charged into the lands of the Goths and then, in the 5th century, into Europe, they started a new wave of terror and tribal relocation. This program tracks the displacement of the Visigoths to Spain and the Vandals to North Africa. Both succeeded in defeating proud and once-mighty Rome in its own capital but who would stop the hordes of Attila as they raced onwards into the Frankish Kingdom?"--FFH Web site.
3) Gala concert
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
Italiano
Description
Tenor Luciano Pavarotti sings opera arias and Italian songs in concert in Munich's Olympia Hall, accompanied by the Munich Radio Orchestra, conducted by Emerson Buckley.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
At the time the Roman Empire supplanted the failed Republic, the Rhine River marked Rome's northern frontier in western Europe, until Emperor Augustus tried to push the boundary east to the Elbe. This program focuses on the events during the 1st through 4th centuries and traces the movements of the Goths and the tribes of Germania. Includes the battle in the year 9 when Arminius, leader of the Germanic resistance to Roman colonization, destroyed three...
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"In 1948, the Soviet Union blocked access to West Berlin, starving the population and choking commerce. Allied forces refused to cede the city, and for nearly a year, supplied two million civilians and 20,000 allied solders entirely from the air. Through the personal stories of those who were there, this program provides a striking look at the first battle of the Cold War and the largest humanitarian campaign the world has ever seen." -- Distributor's...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Featuring never-before-seen archival footage and new research, it reveals how the modern Olympics were shaped by the collaboration of interests between Hitler and ambitious Olympic planners. The grand themes and controversial issues from the 1936 Berlin Games have continued to this day: monumentality, budget overruns, and collusion with authoritarian regimes, corruption, and sometimes even bribery." --
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Almost a century ago, paleontologists found the first hints of a monster even bigger than Tyrannosaurus Rex, perhaps the largest predator ever to walk the Earth: fossil bones from a dinosaur dubbed Spinosaurus. Bringing together experts in paleontology, geology, climatology, and paleobotany, this NOVA/National Geographic special brings to life the lost world over which Spinosaurus reigned more than 65 million years ago.
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
Earth is an incredible, exceptional planet with an amazing life story full of cataclysmic disasters, eleventh-hour coincidences that save it from extinction, and an astonishing power to continually regenerate. Uses breathtaking footage and special imaging to tell the story of the great forces that shape the planet - volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice. Traveling from Ethiopia's unique lava lake to an ice cave under a glacier in Greenland...
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Women become the victims of the Red Army invasion in Berlin in 1945. One of them, Anonyma, a educated woman, decides to look for an officer who can protect her. A complex symbiotic relationship develops between her and Russian officer Andrej that will force them to remain enemies until the bitter end.
Publisher
Smithsonian Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Viewers get a chance to go inside the inner sanctum and pulsating heart of the Chinese Empire. Once serving as the home of the almighty Emperors of China, it is now the center of the universe and a unique complex of structures revealing a hierarchy of power, both imperial and divine. Includes exclusive access to the largest palace complex in the world, plus new findings on the last empress and the fall of the Forbidden City." --
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Français
Description
"It is not widely known that a handful of prisoners in the Nazi death camps managed somehow to take clandestine photographs of the hell that was being hidden from the world. Director Christophe Cognet retraces the footsteps of these courageous men and women in a quest to unearth the circumstances and the stories behind their photographs."--
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Swedish
Description
"In this second installment of Stieg Larsson's phenomenal 'Millennium' trilogy, Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. A researcher and a Millennium journalist about to expose the truth about the sex trade in Sweden are brutally murdered and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and violent behavior makes her an official danger to society. Mikael Blomkvist, Salander's friend and Millennium's publisher, is alone in his belief...
15) Vernon, Florida
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Fire up the pickup and head down to this bizarre backwater town with Errol Morris, as he presents a pastiche of fascinating interviews with the weird and wonderful people of Vernon, Florida.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
On April 18, 1906, the greatest natural disaster in American history struck without warning. This is the terrifying and inspiring tale of a pitched battle between man and nature told by the stories of people who lived through it. Includes bonus program Landslide.
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This video discusses the Bermuda Triangle and what may be have caused ships and planes to disappear. Richard Winer, Bill Dillon, Phil Giles and Graham Hawks discuss the causes. Graham Hawks found 5 planes off the coast of Florida which he thought were Flight 19 but discovers that they were 5 different planes that all crashed in the same area. Methane gas bubbles are suggested as the cause of the lost of the ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle....
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"In a unique blend of drama and science, this three-part series shows you the world of tomorrow... Supported by the world's leading scientists and research institutes, we embark on a quest to answer some of society's most fundamental questions and reveal the dramas of tomorrow's world along the way" -- Container.
Publisher
C Major Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The fascinating documentary profiles one of most influential classical musicians of the 20th century and America's musical ambassador to the rest of the world: Leonard Bernstein. As a teacher, conductor, composer, and pianist, Bernstein tore down barriers in the classical world, reaching a worldwide audience. The documentary also includes interviews with Leonard's children Jamie, Alexander, and Nina, as well as other notable figures in the music...
