Kirk Douglas
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A “lively” memoir by the Hollywood legend about the making of Spartacus, with a foreword by George Clooney (Los Angeles Times).
One of the world’s most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a producer, philanthropist, and author of ten works of fiction and memoir. Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epic Spartacus, Douglas reveals...
One of the world’s most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a producer, philanthropist, and author of ten works of fiction and memoir. Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epic Spartacus, Douglas reveals...
Pub. Date
2003, c[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : digital., color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Alex is trying to deal with a midlife crisis, while feeling caught in the middle of his familial obligations. While successful, Alex sometimes feels as if he's under the shadow of his father, Mitchell, a successful attorney. Mitchell has recently survived a stroke, and Alex and Mitchell want to mend their relationship while there's still time.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide.
Language
English
Description
A trouble-shooting 19th century seaman is trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with a scientist and a diver, they set sail to investigate. They are promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo, who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
ix, 116 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Through poems, prose, and photos, Douglas candidly shares it all as he chaperones us through the stages of his life, including the untimely death of his youngest son and the stroke that left him unable to speak"--Page 4 of cover.
11) I walk alone
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Partners Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. Years later Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
222 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Film legend Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne look back on a lifetime filled with love and drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they called friends, Kirk and Anne is a candid portrayal of the pleasures and pitfalls of a Hollywood life. Compiled from Anne's private archive of letters and photographs, this is an intimate glimpse into the Douglases' courtship and...
15) Spartacus
Series
Criterion collection volume 105
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (196 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 359 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In harm's way": An epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, details the devastating sneak attack on the Naval base as well as the explosive behind-the-scenes stories, and the counter-offensive. (167 min.).
"Hell is for heroes": It's autumn 1944, and Nazi forces along the Siegfried Line have the numbers, the fortifications and the firepower to break through. And a handful of GIs have little more than a dogged determination and the ingenuity...
17) The big trees
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Peaceful homesteaders, living among the huge redwood trees, attempt to avert possession of their land by a ruthless land baron.
18) Spartacus
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (196 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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.
19) The secret
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : digital, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A man who has hidden his inability to read his entire life must decide whether to reveal his secret when his grandson begins having the same trouble he had in school. Can he sit by and watch the child go through life the way he did?
20) John Wayne
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (543 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reap the wild wind: Two sailors battle pirates and compete for the affections of a Southern belle in 1840s Key West.
The spoilers: Adventure classic about gold and greed in an Alaskan boomtown during the 1890s.
The war wagon: A rancher recruits a brash gunslinger and a raucous crew of misfits and readies them to pull off one of the most impossible heists of all time.
Hellfighters: A demolition specialist battles a perilous oil-well fire and hopes...
