British cinema collection.
The inheritance: "From Louisa May Alcott comes this passionate story of forbidden love and dangerous rivalry in 19th century New England. Beautiful orphan Edith Adelon lives as a paid companion to the wealthy Hamilton family's daughter, Amy. When Edith falls in love with an eligible bachelor -- vis...
| Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Language: | English |
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[La Crosse, Wis.] :
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment,
[2012], ©2012.
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| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (397 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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The inheritance: "From Louisa May Alcott comes this passionate story of forbidden love and dangerous rivalry in 19th century New England. Beautiful orphan Edith Adelon lives as a paid companion to the wealthy Hamilton family's daughter, Amy. When Edith falls in love with an eligible bachelor -- visiting to court a Hamilton cousin -- she struggles to make sense of her position within the household"--Container.
Love among the ruins: "Past lovers Arthur (Laurence Olivier) and Jessica (Katharine Hepburn) are reunited when Jessica is charged with breach of promise by a much younger man and Arthur serves as her lawyer. But when Arthur reveals his devotion to her, he is met with a problem -- she doesn't seem to remember him"--Container.
Tolstoy's Anna Karenina: "Anna Karenina (Vivien Leigh) is a Russian noblewoman who becomes tangled in a torrid affair with a dashing young man. As rumors begin to spread, the ensuing scandal threatens to destroy her upstanding image, her family and her life"--Container.
Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives: "During the Napoleonic Wars, a handsome French officer is captured in battle and brought to a prisoner of war camp in Scotland. Once there, adventure awaits when he falls in love with a beautiful local woman, befriends the prison camp's British major, and discovers his long-lost grandfather living just down the road"--Container. |
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| Note: | Title from container. The inheritance is based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. The inheritance originally broadcast on television in 1997. Love among the ruins originally broadcast on television in 1975. Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is based on the novel. Tolstoy's Anna Karenina originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives is based on the novel. Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives originally released as a motion picture in 1998. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CY7 D0145905 VideoDVD |
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The inheritance: not rated.
Love among the ruins: not rated.
Tolstoy's Anna Karenina: not rated.
Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives: MPAA rating: R for some sexuality/nudity and violence. |
| System Details: | DVD. |
| Cast: |
The inheritance: Meredith Baxter, Tom Conti, Cari Shayne, Thomas Gibson.
Love among the ruins: Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, Colin Blakely, Richard Pearson, Joan Sims, Leigh Lawson.
Tolstoy's Anna Karenina: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Hugh Dempster, Mary Kerridge.
Robert Louis Stevenson's St. Ives: Jean Marc Barr, Miranda Richardson, Richard E. Grant, Anna Friel, Michael Gough, Jason Isaacs, Cecile Pallas. |