Kirk Douglas
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
On the bleak, storm-tossed southern tip of South America, a lonely lighthouse guards the world₂s most treacherous, and lucrative, shipping lane. However, beyond the forces of nature, the lighthouse keepers must also face an even more formidable foe, and soon the turbulent waters become the bloody battleground of two men who fight for control of the cruel Cape Horn and the pleasures of a helpless, shipwrecked beauty.
Series
Criterion collection volume 396
Language
English
Formats
Description
A cave collapse in New Mexico traps a man, and all eyes turn toward the tragedy ... including those of Charles "Chuck" Tatum (Kirk Douglas), a washed-up newspaper reporter who sees the incident as a ticket back to his former days at the top of the journalism heap. As the media circus begins to swirl around the trapped man's plight, Tatum takes command of the situation, embellishing the unfolding drama and prolonging the rescue effort ... while feeding...
4) Spartacus
Series
Criterion collection volume 105
Language
English
Formats
Description
Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
The courage-filled story of the Allied Resistance and the Paris Liberation of 1944. As the Nazi jackboot marches through Europe, the freedom fighters of Paris mount a brave resistance. Nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for Best Original Score at the **Golden Globes.**
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c1954
Language
English
Description
A trouble-shooting 19th century seaman is trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing. Teaming with a scientist and a diver, they set sail to investigate. They are promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo, who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine.
11) The Arrangement
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A successful ad man attempts to re-evaluate his life situation.
12) Lust for life
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Kirk Douglas gives a fierce portrayal as the artist torn between the joyous inspiration of his genius and the dark desperation of his tormented mind.
14) The war wagon
Language
English
Description
Taw Jackson is a rancher who is dead set on capturing an iron-clad stagecoach belonging to cattle baron West Catlin, the man who stole his fortune and good name years before. To pull off the heist, Jackson puts together a crew that includes an old character, a half-civilized Indian, a young drunk, and a cocky gunfighter. Includes production notes and original theatrical trailer.
15) Spartacus
Language
English
Formats
Description
Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
16) The Vikings
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
The saga of the loves and lusts of the fierce Norse raiders who pillaged Britain over a thousand years ago.
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When Dick Dudgeon learns his father was executed by the British for treason at the onset of the Revolutionary War, he steals the body for a proper burial, ignoring the pleas of his friend, Minister Anthony Anderson who's a peace-loving person who ends up becoming a belligerent firebrand of a rebel trying to save Dudgeon's life.
18) Paths of glory
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
During World War I on the French front, a regiment of soldiers are set up for suicide missions and are generally manipulated in ways that show no regard for their lives.
19) Ulysses
Publisher
Lionsgate Films
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Ulysses' return from the Trojan Wars sets him upon a legendary adventure. He and his crew sail under the curse of Cassandra, and encounter Circe, the sirens and the cyclops.