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off- Jane Eyre DVD
- Love, passion and revenge combine in this lavish production of CHARLOTTE BRONTE'S JANE EYRE. This brilliant, all-new adaptation commemorates the 150th anniversary of the timeless novel and stars Samantha Morton (Sweet and Lowdown, A&E's EMMA) and Ciaran Hinds ( Persuasion , A&E's IVANHOE)… [ read more ]
$19.95- $15.99
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off- The Thames Shakespeare DVD Collection
- Four of William Shakespeare's ageless tales of drama and passion come together in this stellar collection featuring award-winning actors and acclaimed directors. [ read more ]
$34.95- $29.99
- Essential Art House: Brief Encounter (English) DVD
- One of cinema’s most timeless love stories, David Lean’s BRIEF ENCOUNTER stars Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson as a married doctor and a housewife who meet one gray evening on a London train platform and embark on a tentative, forbidden romance. Lean directs this exquisite adaptation of a… [ read more ]
- $19.95
- Great Adaptations (English) DVD
- Criterion presents four classic literary adaptations together in a single set at a special price. Featuring the previously-released editions of David Lean's Great Expectations and Oliver Twist, plus Peter Brook's Lord of the Flies and Ernest B. Schedsack and Merian C. Cooper's The Most… [ read more ]
- $99.95
- Great Expectations (English) DVD
- David Lean's handsome adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel captures the warm humor and richness of character that so many filmmakers miss in their reverent recreations of Victorian England. From the nightmarish opening sequence on the windswept graveyard where young orphan Pip… [ read more ]
- $39.95
- Hamlet (English) DVD
- In the opening scene of Hamlet (1948), Laurence Olivier's voice-over describes the play as "the tragedy of a man who couldn't make up his mind." But Olivier's screen adaptation is considerably more thoughtful and complex than this thesis would suggest. Drawing on his experience playing the… [ read more ]
- $29.95
- Henry V (English) DVD
- Laurence Olivier mustered out of the Navy to film this adaptation of Shakespeare's history. Embroiled in WWII, Britains took courage from this tale of a king who surmounts overwhelming odds and emerges victorious. This sumptuous Technicolor rendering features a thrilling recreation of the… [ read more ]
- $39.95
- Oliver Twist (English) DVD
- Expressionistic noir photography suffuses David Lean's Oliver Twist with a nightmarish quality, fitting its bleak, industrial setting. In Dickens' classic tale, an orphan wends his way from cruel apprenticeship to den of thieves in search of a true home. Here Alec Guinness is the… [ read more ]
- $39.95
- Olivier's Shakespeare Collection (English) DVD
- Dubbed the greatest actor of the twentieth century, Sir Laurence Olivier, the classically trained and majestically handsome English theater veteran, first transplanted his passion for Shakespeare to the big screen in the 1940s, and in so doing, allowed Elizabethan verse to break free of its… [ read more ]
- $79.95
- Pygmalion (English) DVD
- George Bernard Shaw wrote the screenplay adaptation of his own beloved stage masterpiece about Professor Henry Higgins's wager to turn a low-class flower vendor into a 'proper lady' and won an Oscar for his efforts. Pygmalion, which would later be adapted once again, as the musical My Fair… [ read more ]
- $19.95
- Richard III (English) DVD
- Following his triumphant screen versions of Henry V and Hamlet, director, producer, and star Laurence Olivier assembled a stunning cast (including Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, and Claire Bloom) for a grand realization of Richard III, produced by Alexander Korda. A Technicolor and… [ read more ]
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- The Importance of Being Earnest (English) DVD
- Oscar Wilde's comic jewel sparkles in Anthony Asquith's film adaptation of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Featuring brilliantly polished performances by Michael Redgrave, Joan Greenwood, and Dame Edith Evans, the enduringly hilarious story of two young women who think themselves engaged to… [ read more ]
- $29.95
- Wise Blood (English) DVD
- In this acclaimed adaptation of the first novel by legendary Southern writer Flannery O’Connor, John Huston brings to life a world of vivid, poetic American eccentricity. Brad Dourif, in an impassioned performance, is Hazel Motes, who, fresh out of the army, attempts to open the first Church… [ read more ]
- $39.95
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off- Charles Dickens DVD
- Venture beyond the famous novels for a penetrating look at the difficult life of one of the most famous and acclaimed writers of all time. [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- H. G. Wells Time Traveler DVD
- He is remembered as one of the pioneers of science fiction. In his own time, H.G. Wells was one of the most celebrated and influential thinkers in the world. [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Lord Byron DVD
- Hit the town with the poet who was as famed for his sexual appetites as his literary brilliance. [ read more ]
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off- The Extraordinary Voyages Of Jules Verne DVD
- He captured the imagination of millions and helped launch a generation of readers and writers on fantastic voyages of the mind. [ read more ]
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off- Biography Mark Twain His Amazing Adventures DVD
- He was a great American original, a gifted and irreverent storyteller whose portrayal of a wild young nation captured the imagination of the world. On the trails of the Wild West, the streets of New York, and in the shore towns of his beloved Mississippi River, Mark Twain lived out the… [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- Bram Stoker DVD
- BIOGRAPHY® researches the life of the famous writer who produced classic tales such as ''Dracula.'' Go beyond his famous work to examine lesser known tales and details of his life. Hear his words as captured in correspondence to Walt Whitman and others. Probe the mind of Dracula's father.[ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- James Joyce DVD
- His life was cut short by illness but the controversial author left a legacy of some of the greatest work ever written which is now celebrated the world over. A sweeping look at Joyce's life and works. See why fame drove Joyce from his beloved homeland. Filled with intimate excerpts from his pe [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- The Mystery Of Edgar Allan Poe DVD
- Descend into the dark world and tragic life of the melancholy author who is the uncontested master of the macabre, and hear excerpts from his famous works. [ read more ]
$24.95- $20.99
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