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Anna Karenina (1948)
(1948) [PG]

After falling in love with a Russian army officer, Anna scandalizes Moscow by leaving her husband and child to carry on the affair. But when her forbidden lover's ardour cools, she finds herself outcast by an unforgiving society. When her husband refuses to give her a divorce, Anna - in one of...  More

For the Term of his Natural Life (2 disc set)
(1982) [PG]

For the first time on DVD! Television mini-series set in 1830's England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) where he suffers under the enmity of Lt. Frere while falling in love with Sylvia, the...  More

The Name of the Rose
(1986) [MA]

Based on Umberto Eco's award-winning bestseller, The Name of the Rose is a chilling tale of dark deeds and murderous mayhem within the shadowy cloisters and forbidding battlements of a 14th-century Italian medieval monastery. One monk has fallen to his death. Or was he pushed? Another is...  More

Cyrano de Bergerac Collection (2 Disc) (1950 and 1990 Versions)
(1950) [G]

The long-nosed romantic poet and fearless braggart is brought to life through the award winning performance of Gerard Depardieu, described by Vincent Canby of the New York Times as "the definitive Cyrano." Magnificent sets and costumes, a wonderful score and a cast of thousands make this 1990...  More

The Innocents
(1961) [PG]

Adapted from the Henry James novel 'Turn of the Screw'. Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr), a repressed spinster-governess, looks after two small children in a lonely mansion haunted by tragedy in this ground breaking horror classic. Widely considered to be the finest ghost story ever filmed, The...  More

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
(2001) [M]

In the town of El Idilio, buried deep in the jungle on the bank of a small Amazon tributary, lives 60 year old Antonio Bolivar (Richard Dreyfuss). Antonio has lived most of his life in the jungle and knows it intimately. A recluse, he has discovered a quiet passion for romantic tales, which he...  More

War of the Worlds (2005 2 disc set)
(2005) [M]

An earth-shattering adventure that both "rivets and amazes" (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune), War of the Worlds reunites superstar Tom Cruise and Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg for one of the most awe-inspiring cinematic experiences of all time! A contemporary retelling of...  More

Ben-Hur: 4 Disc Special Edition (Discs 1 & 2 of 4)
(1959) [PG]

Ben-Hur: The 1959 movie on 2 discs:
After his boyhood friend Messala's fanatic loyalty to Rome makes him a powerful enemy, Jewish nobleman Judah Ben-Hur (Charlton Heston) is found guilty of an attempted murder he did not commit. His family is banished and he is enslaved on a warship. Yet,...  More

Sons and Lovers
(1960) [PG]

A visual masterpiece, this is a sensitive tale of the damage caused by people to each other, in the name of love. Adapted from the autobiographical novel of D.H.Lawrence, a Nottinghamshire coal-mining town during the early years of the century provides a close-knit community where what the...  More

The Count of Monte Cristo (Mini Series): (2 disc set)
(1998) [M]

The Classic tale from Alexandre Dumas. Edmond Danted (Depardieu) is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancee Mercedes (Diaz) and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego (Acevedo). A near perfect adaptation of the Dumas novel.  More