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Peter Ustinov
Series
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Peter Ustinov stars in this hilarious fantasy as the ghost of the legendary pirate Blackbeard. The once-blackhearted scoundrel materializes in a small New England town, cursed to wander in limbo until he performs a good deed. He gets his chance when he decides to help a local college track team ...
Publisher
Madacy Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Incident at Victoria Falls: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to South Africa to save the world's most famous diamond - the Star of Africa. En route via the Orient Express, someone is killed and one of the passengers is the murderer. How does Holmes save the day?
Sherlock Holmes and the leading lady: A devastating new weapon of war has been stolen, leading Holmes and Watson to old Vienna for an entirely new mystery set amid the splendor of Viennese...
5) Robin Hood
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
1973
Language
English
Description
The animals have their own version of what really happened in Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood and his band of merry men outwit the greedy Prince John and his sniveling partner, Sir Hiss, as they put the tax squeeze on their poor, hardworking loyal subjects.
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
"Kept isolated from the court by her domineering mother, Victoria seems unprepared for the throne when King William IV dies. But the teenage queen shows surprising strength and resolve, defying her mother's schemes to seize power, and puts her full faith in the political counsel of Lord Melbourne, the Prine Minister--an alliance that would prove troublesome in the future."--Container.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Humphrey Bogart plays one of his rare comedy roles in this jaunty excursion about three convicts - Joseph (Bogart), Albert (Aldo Ray) and Jules (Peter Ustinov) - who are plotting their escape from Devil's Island. Fate intervenes when they hide out with kindly, but inept Felix (Leo G. Carroll) and his family. Felix manages a store for his arrogant cousin Andre (Basil Rathbone), who makes the fatal mistake of stealing Albert's pet, a poisonous snake....
8) Hot millions
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©[2009]
Language
English
Description
A dapper rogue uses a corporation's mainframe computer to issue checks to bogus companies, then proceeds to cash the checks.
9) The bachelor
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Faced with the choice of getting married within the next 24 hours or losing a $100 million inheritance, unrepentant bachelor Jimmie Shannon is suddenly desperate to get to the altar.
10) Logan's run
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c1976.
Language
English
Description
In the year 2274, everyone lives a wonderful life until they're 30 years old-- then they're executed.
12) Spartacus
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
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.
13) Luther
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Regional princes and the powerful Catholic Church wield a fast, firm and merciless grip over 16th-century Germany. But when Martin Luther issues a shocking challenge to their authority, the people declare him their new leader - and hero. Even when threatened with violent death, Luther refused to back down, sparking a bloody religious revolution that shakes the entire continent to its core.
Series
Publisher
Marathon Music & Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
One of our aircraft is missing: The crew of an RAF bomber is shot down in the Netherlands and struggles to escape capture by the Germans. Academy Award nomination. (1941) with Hugh Williams & Peter Ustinov.
Spitfire: The story of Reginald J. Mitchell, the man who designed the ace British fighter plane, Spitfire. The Spitfire became one of the Allies' most valuable World War II assets. (1942) with David Niven & Leslie Howard.
We dive at dawn: The...
20) Stiff upper lips
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
When Emily reaches the age of 22 her family matches her up with a upper class stiff, but Emily has other ideas when she meets the son of a local peasant.