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The authoritative edition of The Comedy of Errors from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.
Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors is the slapstick farce of his youth. In it, the lost twin sons of the old merchant Egeon—both named Antipholus—find themselves in Ephesus, without either one even knowing of the other's existence. Meanwhile, Egeon...
Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors is the slapstick farce of his youth. In it, the lost twin sons of the old merchant Egeon—both named Antipholus—find themselves in Ephesus, without either one even knowing of the other's existence. Meanwhile, Egeon...
2) The tempest
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Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples. Includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, critical essay, and illustrations from the Folger Library Collections.
4) Alive
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Thirtieth anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A team of rugby players survive a plane crash deep in the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. Stranded there, they must overcome incredible odds to stay alive.
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FEAR AND DESIRE is the ambitious first feature film by legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. An existential war film often compared with the director's PATHS OF GLORY (1957) and FULL METAL JACKET (1987), FEAR AND DESIRE follows a squad of soldiers who have crash-landed behind enemy lines and must work their way downriver to rejoin their unit. In the process, they encounter a peasant girl (Virginia Leith) and bind her to a tree, where she is tormented...
Series
Criterion collection volume 43
Publisher
Home Vision
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
30 schoolboys lost on a tropical island after a plane crash revert to savagery in their efforts to survive.
7) The edge
Publisher
20th Century Fox Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Edition
DVD.
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1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color
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English
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A model is accompanied to a photo shoot by her rich, much older husband. When their plane crashes in the middle of nowhere, a strong mind game erupts between her jealous husband and a young photographer as they try to get back to civilization.
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Another case of mistaken identity from the king of the plot twist, Twelfth Night tells the tale of the beautiful young Viola who is separated from her twin brother, Sebastian, when their ship is lost at sea. Believing Sebastian to be dead Viol poses as a man and enters service with the Duke Orisino. When Olivia, the woman that Orisino loves, falls for his messenger "boy" Viola and she in turn falls for the Duke the stage is set for a classic
...11) The Tempest
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Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1987.
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1 DVD (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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This play revolves around an enchanted island, an exiled duke, young lovers and a framework of conspiracy as they affected dramatic and emotional romances.
12) Twelfth night
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Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1987.
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1 DVD (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play portraying the varieties of love at an aristocratic country house.
13) Five came back
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Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2015]
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DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nine passengers from all walks of life and a crew of three take off from Los Angeles, bound for Panama City, but a sudden storm blows them off course and causes the plane to crash in the Amazon jungle.
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BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
2 CDs (131 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Prospero, wise Duke of Milan, has been deposed by Antonio, his wicked brother and exiled with his daughter Miranda to a mysterious island. But Prospero possesses supernatural powers. Composed at the end of Shakespeare's career, the play contains some of his most lyrical dramatic verse.
16) Cast away
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English
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Chuck Noland is a FedEx systems engineer whose personal and professional life are ruled by the clock. His fast-paced career takes him to many different locations, causing him to be away from his girlfriend Kelly. Chuck's life is abruptly changed when, after a plane crash, he becomes stranded on a remote island. Now, stripped of the conveniences of everyday life, he first must meet the basic needs of survival, including water, food and shelter. Chuck,...
18) Lifeboat
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English
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After their ship is sunk in the Atlantic by Germans, eight people are stranded in a lifeboat. Their problems are further compounded when they pick up a ninth passenger: the Nazi captain from the U-boat that torpedoed them. With powerful suspense and emotion, this legendary classic reveals the strengths and frailties of individuals under extraordinary duress.
19) The purple plain
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Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A neurotic, suicidal WWII pilot is transformed by his love for a native girl, who gives him the drive to survive the trek through the wilderness of Burma after his plane crashes.
20) Arctic
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Overgard is a resourceful yet increasingly desperate man stranded in a remote, snow-covered wilderness. After a plane crash in an icy wasteland, Overgard must live by his wits as he waits for help to arrive. But when a long-awaited rescue effort fails, he faces a life-or-death decision: remain in the relative safety of his camp and hope to be found or embark on an arduous trek that may be the only hope for both him and a critically injured stranger....
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