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1) The tempest
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Series
Language
English
Description
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.
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English
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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...
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English
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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
...5) 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.
Language
English
Description
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.
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.
Language
English
Description
30 schoolboys lost on a tropical island after a plane crash revert to savagery in their efforts to survive.
8) The Tempest
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Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1987.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This play revolves around an enchanted island, an exiled duke, young lovers and a framework of conspiracy as they affected dramatic and emotional romances.
10) Twelfth night
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Series
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1987.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play portraying the varieties of love at an aristocratic country house.
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Series
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BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
2 CDs (131 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
Series
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The shipwrecked Robinson family finds new life on a deserted island far from civilization until their makeshift paradise is threatened by the arrival of cutthroat pirates.
14) The grey
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After their plane crashes in Alaska, seven oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.
15) Lifeboat
Language
English
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Description
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.
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
7 DVDs (approximately 1,056 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While Jack, Kate, and Locke investigate what's inside the hatch, the "tailies" are found. These survivors are from the tail of the plane and include tough girl Ana-Lucia and the spiritual and mysterious Mr. Eko. Learn what happened to Walt when he left Michael with some very hard choices to make and get a better insight into just who the "others" are. Find out that the island has some connection with the Dharma Corporation.
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
7 DVDs (approximately 991 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As the power of the island to both heal and destroy comes into sharp focus, the lines between good and evil are blurred and loyalties are challenged when the survivors of the crash become tangled within the lives of the Others.
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (approximately 604 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
More than three months after their fateful crash, the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 will discover that the only thing more dangerous than the island might be the people who have come to rescue them.
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