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War And Peace - Vol. 5 & 6 of 6, (2 tape set)
(1972) [M]

Tolstoy's masterpiece - a great historical panorama set against the turbulent backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars - is a towering epic of love and hate, power and passion, war and peace. It is also the story of two families, the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys - who will become inexorably interwoven as...  More

Equus
(1977) [R]

Sidney Lumet's Oscar-nominated adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Tony Award-winning play erupts on the screen with the same power and passion as the stage original. Richard Burton gives one of his best performances ever in this elegant and provocative tale of myth and madness. What would drive Alan...  More

Oscar And Lucinda
(1997) [M]

An adaptation of Peter Carey's 1988 Booker Prize-winning novel. Oscar is a priest who gambles discreetly and donates his winnings to help the poor. Lucinda is an Australian businesswoman who boldly defies society's rules. When they meet over an innocent game of cards, their lives are changed...  More

The Count Of Monte Cristo
(2002) [M]

Alexander Dumas’ classic story of an innocent man wrongly accused but deliberately imprisoned is given an exciting treatment by director Kevin Reynolds (Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves, Waterworld). Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) is a guileless and honest young man whose...  More

A Tale Of Two Cities (1935)
(1935) [PG]

The original 'Tale Of Two Cities' classic, which centres around two men who both love the same woman. Based on a novel by Charles Dickens. 1935 Hollywood version from MGM.  More

Wuthering Heights (1992)
(1992) [M]

Captivating and truly magnificent, this is a soul-stirring adaptation of Emily Bronte's immortal classic about love and vengeance. Set in the unforgiving Yorkshire moors, it tells the timeless tale of Heathcliff and Cathy and their passion born of need but forbidden by convention.

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Jane Eyre (2011)
(2011) [M]

Running from a life of orphaned destitution, governess Jane Eyre succumbs to the unyielding desire that consumes both her and the brooding Mr. Rochester, owner of the isolated and imposing estate on which she works.

Yet all is not as it seems on the wild moors of Thornfield where the...  More

Jane Eyre (2011) (Blu-Ray)
(2011) [M]

Running from a life of orphaned destitution, governess Jane Eyre succumbs to the unyielding desire that consumes both her and the brooding Mr. Rochester, owner of the isolated and imposing estate on which she works.

Yet all is not as it seems on the wild moors of Thornfield where the...  More

Gone With The Wind-Special Edition: Part 1, The Restored Movie (Discs 1 & 2 of 4 disc disc Set)
(1939) [PG]

David O. Selznick's production of Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize winner Gone with the Wind is the pinnacle of Hollywood moviemaking, Leonard Maltin of Entertainment Tonight said. And in Maltin's view, it looks better than it has in years. This sweeping Civil War-era romance won an impressive...  More

Tarzan The Ape Man / Tarzan Escapes (Double Feature)
(1936) [G]

Tarzan, The Ape Man (1936):
James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful young daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Harry is obviously attracted to Jane...  More