 | America: The War Years: 1943-1945 (DVD)
Original newsreel footage brings the month-to-month reality of World War II into gripping immediacy, from the beginning advance of the Allied forces in 1943 to the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the unexpected death of...
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| America`s Team (DVD)
This documentary examines what it means to be a U.S. Airforce Thunderbird. The film looks at flight show production from initial planning through final end product, focusing on the many men and women behind the scenes who make these entertaining...
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| America`s Toughest Sheriff (DVD)
This award-winning documentary follows the controversial sheriff of Arizona`s Maricopa County, Joe Arpaio. Maricopa is America`s largest county, and the Sheriff has been elected four times running, yet his law enforcement tactics have drawn...
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| American Assassin (DVD)
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| American Biker (DVD)
Like the cowboy or the gangster, the biker is an essential part of American mythology--symbolizing danger, freedom, and individualism. AMERICAN BIKER unravels the fascinating history of bikers and motorcycle culture, with political figures,...
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| American Bullfighter (DVD)
In a bid to battle his alcohol addiction, filmmaker Alex LeMay heads to San Diego to learn the art of bullfighting. A trio of friends help him along the way as the young torero finds himself in corridas in Mexico and Spain. But Alex`s burgeoning...
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| AMERICAN CARNY:TRUE TALES FROM THE CI
Documentary filmmaker Nick Basile follows carnival legend Todd Robbins, who introduces him to a wide variety of weird and wonderful performers across the United States, in TRUE TALES FROM THE CIRCUS SIDESHOW. Basile films Robbins performing some...
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| AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
Host Megan McCormick takes the viewer on a trip through the American Civil War. From slavery plantations in South Carolina, to Abraham Lincoln`s home in Springfield, this program offers a tour of the important places of this defining event in...
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| American Cultural History - Lifestyle in the Past (DVD)
The vintage educational and promotional films in this collection provide viewers with an outlet into how life was lived in America in the 1940s, `50s, and `60s. Through LIFESTYLE IN THE PAST, history buffs will get a sense of how the city of Detroit...
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| American Dream (DVD)
Barbara Kopple's disturbing account of the protracted strike of the employees of the Hormel meat-packing plant in Austin, Minnesota, in 1984 is set against the backdrop of the Reagan administration's demolition of the nation's air traffic...
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| American Dream, American Nightmare (DVD)
The Immigration and Naturalization Service is responsible for handling thousands of people seeking residency in the United States, but the government agency has an ugly reputation as a haven of cruelty and incompetence. AMERICAN DREAM, AMERICAN...
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| American Experience - Annie Oakley (DVD)
Her sharpshooting skills were so legendary that none other than Will Rogers proclaimed her the world`s greatest female rifle shot, yet much of what is known about the historical figure of Wild West performer Annie Oakley is sheer mythology. Narrated...
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| American Experience - Ansel Adams (DVD)
The timeless photographs of Ansel Adams have made him one of the most recognized and admired names in art. A staunch environmentalist, the pictures that Adams took reflected a larger world view the photographer held to strongly. This intimate look...
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| American Experience - Bataan Rescue (DVD)
Another installment in PBS's widely heralded AMERICAN EXPERIENCE series, BATAAN RESCUE tells of one of World War II's most thrilling events. In December 1944, over five hundred American prisoners of war awaited an inevitable slaughter by crazed...
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| American Experience - Coney Island (DVD)
Travel back in time before the turn of the century and visit old New York City for a trip to Coney Island Amusement Park. In the days before Disneyland, Coney Island was considered the world`s greatest amusement park with three pleasure domes :...
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| American Experience - FDR (DVD)
He inherited the worst economic depression in American history but reversed it with bold policies that ushered in an era of unprecedented prosperity. He decisively launched the U.S. into the worldwide struggle between freedom and fascism yet did not...
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| American Experience - Hawaii`s Last Queen (DVD)
The story of Hawaiian Queen Lili`uokalani, and the intrigues and events that led to her loss of sovereignty. Along with her native people, she struggled against colonial forces to save the island nation, only to be forced from her throne by powerful...
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| American Experience - Hijacked (DVD)
Thirty years before the tragic events of 9 / 11, another September bore witness to a spectacular airline hijacking that changed the course of history. On September 6, 1970, a radical militant group simultaneously hijacked four European passenger...
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| American Experience - Jesse James (DVD)
Contrary to his mythological status as a populist, Wild West Robin Hood, cowboy outlaw Jesse James was, in fact, a ruthless criminal and former Confederate guerilla whose much-heralded banditry was an attempt to avenge the South`s loss in the Civil...
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| American Experience - Remember the Alamo (DVD)
This documentary recounts the legendary Battle of the Alamo, where hopelessly outnumbered American soldiers--including heroes Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Barrett Travis--lost their lives to General Santa Ana`s Mexican troops after 13 days...
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| American Experience - The Donner Party (DVD)
From the PBS series The American Experience comes this harrowing tale of survival. Like many others with the pioneering spirit, the Donner party headed west for California in 1846, following their American Dream. Hitting difficult terrain and even...
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| American Experience - TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (DVD)
Letters, diaries, vintage films, and interviews shed light on the man who closed the 19th Century for the United States and whose courageous demeanor in public hid an inner moodiness.
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| American Experience - Truman (DVD)
PBS presents an in-depth portrait at the political and personal life of one of America`s most respected and loved president, Harry S. Truman.
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| AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Special box containing both parts of the Standard Deviants American Government videos. See individual tapes for more info.
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| AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 1:INTRODUCTION TO
This fascinating examination of American government is another in the long line of informative releases in the STANDARD DEVIANTS series. The origins of our democracy are thoroughly analyzed, with interesting points made about how the ancient Greeks...
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| AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 2
An entertaining look at the American government and its development. Topics included: Congress, the Presidency, the Judicial Branch, and the Checks and Balances system. Hosted by Drs. Larry Sabato and Jerry Manheim.
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| AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 9:BUREAUCRACY
The life of a Bureaucrat involves making life-changing decisions which affect millions of people. Luckily the STANDARD DEVIANTS team are here to explain exactly what it is they do, with Larry Sabato, Ph.D, and Jerry Manheim, Ph.D offering all their...
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| American History - The War of 1812 (DVD)
This historical journey through Naval history starts when the U.S. Frigate Chesapeake was attacked and boarded by royal sailors of the H.M.S. Leopard. This act of aggression led president James Madison to declare war against Great Britain on June...
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| American Jobs (DVD)
A nonpartisan investigation into the problem of American job outsourcing, Greg Spotts' self-funded documentary is an insightful glimpse into the issue via the personal lives of those affected by the trend. As more and more American corporations are...
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| American Justice Mob Hitmen (DVD)
Philadelphia is the destination for this entry in A&E`s American Justice series. There the program makers explore the work of those people who practice a potentially deadly occupation--mobster hitmen. Some of the trigger-happy professional killers...
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| American Masters - Ernest Hemingway: Rivers to the Sea (DVD)
Ernest Hemingway is as revered for his terse, modernist writing style that revolutionized American literature as for his larger-than-life persona that glamorized masculine pursuits like hunting, fishing, bullfighting, boxing, and soldiering....
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| American Pimp (DVD)
Allen and Albert Hughes, best known for their work as feature-film directors (MENACE II SOCIETY, DEAD PRESIDENTS), present this revealing documentary that focuses on the myths and realities associated with the black urban pimp. Featuring rare,...
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| American Pit Bull (DVD)
Once beloved family pets, pit bulls have gained an unfortunate reputation as dangerous fighting dogs. From bull breeders to animal shows, this documentary explores the changing views of these often misunderstood creatures.
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| American Soldier - The Complete History of U.S. Wars (DVD)
This expansive, ambitious four-volume collection examines every major conflict in America`s bloody history. Hosted by George Kennedy, these documentaries use interviews with historians, dramatic reenactments, painting, photographs, narration, and...
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| American Storytellers (DVD)
Director Kevin Mukherjee conducts in-depth and wide-ranging interviews with four terrific, innovative American filmmakers in this enlightening documentary: Harold Ramis, John Sayles, Forest Whitaker, and John McNaughton.
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| American Suburbia: Our Communities (DVD)
Ever wonder why so many people moved to the suburbs in the middle of the 20th century? This collection of vintage film footage from the 1940s and `50s seeks to answer that question by providing a glimpse of how city life at that time differed from...
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| American Warriors: The Great Generals - Stilwell, Arnold, Macarthur, Marshall (DVD)
This documentary celebrates the lives of some of America's bravest military heroes: Joseph W. Stilwell, Henry Hap Arnold, Douglas MacArthur, and George C. Marshall.
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| American Warriors: The Great Generals Pershing, Eisenhower, Bradley, Patton (DVD)
This documentary celebrates the lives of some of America's bravest military heroes: John J. Pershing, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar N. Bradley, and George S. Patton, Jr.
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| America's Atomic Bomb Tests (DVD)
Footage of atomic bomb tests, restored and color-enhanced. By using these films, the U.S. military was able to determine the devastating effects of such blasts and how to employ counters to their destructive force.
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| America's Castles - California Dreamers: The Winchester Mystery House & Scotty's Castle (DVD)
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| America's Castles - Hearst Castle: San Simeon (DVD)
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| AMERICA'S CASTLES:HOMES OF FRANK LLOY
A grand tour of master architect Frank Lloyd Wright`s personal properties, including his palatial but fated Wisconsin residence, Taliesin, the Oak Park Wright Home and Studio, and the groundbreaking Taliesin West.
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| America's Historic Trails - 6 Pack (DVD)
Take an adventurous and educational trip across America's frontiers with radio and television personality Tom Bodett. From the homesteads of the prairies to the Gold Rush of the Yukon, explore the pioneering journeys that expanded America's horizons...
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| America's National Parks Collection - 6 Pack (DVD)
Discover all 55 of America's beautiful National Parks on this 11-hour tour collection. Visit the Everglades, Mount Rainier, Death Valley, the Petrified Forest, the Rocky Mountains, the Hawaii Volcanoes, and many, many more! Learn of all the...
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| America's Railroads - The Steam Train Legacy 3-Pack (DVD)
A special six-hour presentation of a popular PBS broadcast. This ambitious program studies the history of rail travel from its beginnings through the steam engine, the golden spike, and the hauling of freight and passengers all over the United...
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| Amphibious Assault (DVD)
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| An Evening With Kevin Smith: Evening Harder (DVD)
Kevin Smith and his sidekick, Jason Mewes, visit college campuses in London and Toronto to answer any and all questions the kids might have about himself, his films, and pop culture in general. Irreverent and spot-on, the program also follows the...
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| An Inconvenient Truth (DVD)
A movie based on a PowerPoint presentation by a former presidential candidate may not sound exciting, but once AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH hits its stride viewers may be surprised how compelling the subject matter proves to be. While many high-ranking...
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| ANATOMY OF A RELATIONSHIP AND GENESIS
These documentaries by French New Wave director Luc Moullet take a playful and unflinching look at elements of his own life. ANATOMY OF A RELATIONSHIP examines Moullet`s marriage and nonfunctional sex life. GENESIS OF A MEAL follows the...
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| Anatomy of a Shark Bite (DVD)
The Discovery Channel`s top-rated documentary, ANATOMY OF A SHARK BITE, illustrates the beauty and horror of one of the most deadly species of shark, the bull shark. During the taping of an educational program on the animal, shark expert Dr. Erich...
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