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1) Henry V
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A young and uncertain monarch, King Henry defeats the French, but sadly learns that victory takes it toll in bloodshed.
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Molly, Daisy, and Gracie are aboriginal children from Western Australia. In 1931, they are taken from their parents under government edict and sent to an institution where they are taught to re-invent themselves as members of "white" Australia. Molly plans a daring escape, and the three girls begin an epic journey back to their families, travelling 1,500 miles on foot with no food or water.
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
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When Diggory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Asian blessing the animals with human speech.
Pub. Date
[2014]
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1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A global action thriller set in the present day. This original story follows a young Jack as he uncovers a financial terrorist plot. When Ryan believes he's uncovered a Russian plot to collapse the United States economy, he goes from being an analyst to becoming a spy and must fight to save his own life and those of countless others, while also trying to protect the thing that's more important to him than anything, his relationship with his fiancé...
7) Cinderella
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD-video (approximately 101 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm.
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Celebrate the transformative power of kindness with Disney's Cinderella, a modern classic that shines with beauty, imagination...and magic! Despite being bullied by her stepmother (Cate Blanchett) and stepsisters, a spirited Ella (Lily James) refuses to despair or retaliate, choosing instead to honour her mother's last words: "Have courage and be kind". Then one day, she meets a remarkable, like-minded man in the woods and she resolves to take charge...
8) All is True
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2019.
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1 videodisc (circa 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The year is 1613, and Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground. Devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family.
"Slowly, as the thematic center of the film begins to take shape, so does Branagh's character - and in those moments the audience is treated to what amounts to nothing short of a Christmas...
9) Belfast
Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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A poignant story of love, laughter, and loss in one boy's childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s.
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[2023]
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1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a sß‌nce at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
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p2003
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1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
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With his wedding a week away, Claudio can't wait to marry the beautiful young Hero. To distract him, his best friend Don Pedro devises mischief: a romantic trap for the sharp-tongued Beatrice and the man she loves to hate, Benedick. Their amusement is almost spoiled by the jealous scheming of Don John, but love and laughter prevail when the local constable unwittingly exposes the plot--and all the trouble proves to be much ado about nothing (111 min.)....
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2011
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1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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In the summer of 1956, 23-year-old Colin Clark, determined to make his way in the film business, worked as a lowly assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that famously united Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. When his diary account was published, one week was missing. This is the story of that week: an idyll in which he escorted a Monroe desperate to get away from Hollywood hangers-on and the pressures of work.
14) Cinderella
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Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.
15) Oppenheimer
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[2023]
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2 videodiscs (181 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 videodisc (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to...
Pub. Date
[2018]
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1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone is a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.
18) Thor
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When the arrogant warrior Thor is banished to Earth from his homeworld of Asgard, he must fight to reclaim his lost powers. Pursued by an invasion force sent to destroy him, the fallen God of Thunder must rise to the battle and learn what it takes to become a true hero.
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 15
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The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything...until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: "I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger." Yet under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite what...
20) King Richard III
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Villainy and Treachery-- Richard III tells of the story of how Richard steals the kingdom from his young nephew after the death of his brother Edward. There is much murder and treachery until Richmond leads a revolt against Richard. Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour'd upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.