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| Charles Dickens Boxed Set
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Bob Hoskins, Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, Ian McKellen & others.
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| Studio: Opus Arte. Format: 3 DVDs, boxed.
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| UPC: 0877. Daedalus Item Code: 25816 |
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| This comprehensive three-DVD boxed set explores the life, times, and works of Charles Dickens, beginning with a three-hour biography, mixing documentary and dramatic reconstruction and starring Anton ... (Read More)
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| Maria Callas: Living and Dying for Art and Love
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Maria Callas, Grace Bumbry, John Copley, Judi Dench, Placido Domingo, Franco Zeffirelli & others. Steve Cole, director.
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| Studio: TDK Marketing. Format: DVD Widescreen.
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| UPC: 824121000875. Daedalus Item Code: 25892 |
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| No other female singer has provoked such worldwide fascination as Maria Callas. This musical documentary uses Puccini's Tosca—an opera closely identified with Callas—as a framework for an ... (Read More)
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| Lee & Grant
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Jonathan Frakes, narrator.
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| Studio: The History Channel. Format: DVD/Closed Captioned.
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| UPC: 1422942384. Daedalus Item Code: 25213 |
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| Produced with the cooperation of leading Civil War historian Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump, this feature-length program takes a personal look at two of the most iconic leaders of the ... (Read More)
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| Cody!: An Evening with Buffalo Bill
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Col. Peter Sherayko. Josh Seat & Ted Lange, directors.
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| Studio: White Star. Format: DVD Full screen.
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| UPC: 0769778003. Daedalus Item Code: 25660 |
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| A controversial figure often denigrated as a charlatan and a braggart, Buffalo Bill became a legendary figure through dime novels and lost his true identity as William F. Cody, an exemplary military ... (Read More)
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| Masters of American Music: The World According to John Coltrane
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Roscoe Mitchell, Rashied Ali, Alice Coltrane, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Heath, Wayne Shorter & others.
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| Studio: Euroarts. Format: DVD Full screen.
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| UPC: 2057108. Daedalus Item Code: 25856 |
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| The high points of the career of this peerless musician are all here, along with commentary from colleagues like Wayne Shorter, who observed that "he played the saxophone more like a piano or even a ... (Read More)
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| The Life & Legacy of Spike Milligan
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Eddie Izzard, Joanna Lumley, Eric Sykes, Michael Palin & others. Cathy Henkel, director.
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| Studio: Standing Room Only Entertainment. Format: DVD Widescreen.
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| UPC: 076977900X. Daedalus Item Code: 25661 |
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| Voted "the funniest person of the millennium" in a BBC poll, this intimate and deeply personal portrait of comic genius Spike Milligan, is told through the eyes of his family. It features ... (Read More)
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| Rafael Kubelik: Music Is My Country—A Portrait
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Rafael Kubelik, conductor.
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| Studio: Arthaus Musik. Format: DVD Widescreen.
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| UPC: 100723. Daedalus Item Code: 25772 |
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| Kubelík's conducting emphasized melody and a warm orchestral sound, with dance-like rhythms. Daniel Barenboim called him "one of those rare musicians whose human qualities were evident both in music ... (Read More)
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| What Happened to Kerouac?
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Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Steve Allen, William F. Buckley, Charlie Parker, Michael McClure & others.
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| Studio: Shout. Format: 2 DVDs.
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| UPC: 13732. Daedalus Item Code: 29722 |
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| Father of the Beat Generation and author of On the Road, Jack Kerouac remains one of the most intriguing figures in the counter-cultural revolution of the 1950s. This two-disc Collector's ... (Read More)
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| Great Writers—Jean Cocteau
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| Studio: Kultur. Format: DVD Full screen.
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| UPC: 0769782167. Daedalus Item Code: 25650 |
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| Poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, and filmmaker, Jean Cocteau's versatility, unconventionality, and enormous output brought him international acclaim and influence. His first volume of verse, ... (Read More)
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| Great Writers—Truman Capote
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| Studio: Kultur. Format: DVD Full screen.
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| UPC: 0769782140. Daedalus Item Code: 25649 |
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| The works of Truman Capote (1924–1984) have been praised for their technical virtuosity and keen observation. Born in New Orleans, Capote often drew on his Southern background for his work. His first ... (Read More)
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