Joseph Sargent
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Tells the emotional true story of two men who defied the rules of their time to launch a medical revolution, set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow south. Working in 1940s Baltimore on an unprecedented technique for performing heart surgery on "blue babies", Dr. Alfred Blalock and lab technician Vivien Thomas form an impressive team. As Blalock and Thomas invent a new field of medicine, saving thousands of lives in the process, social pressures...
3) MacArthur
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A biographical drama of one of the most controversial public figures of his time, General Douglas MacArthur.
4) The wall
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
The story of three brave men linked together by the reality of the Vietnam War.
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A frustrated teacher in a southern town, whose education is being underutilized, finds his own purpose in helping bring meaning to the last days of a young man due to be executed. In teaching one person to die with dignity, he redeems himself.
11) Warm Springs
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The inspiring true story about Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, who seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.
Series
Publisher
MCA Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
When electronics genius Charles Forbin creates a massive computer complex that is capable of independently regulating the national defense of the United States, it appears that no enemy will ever be able to penetrate its borders. But things take a turn when it's discovered the Russians have built an equally sophisticated computer and that these two "doomsday machines" have linked, sharing classified information and top secrets.
13) Out of the ashes
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Perl spent WWII in charge of the woman's infirmary at Auschwitz. Hoping to leave her nightmares behind her after the liberation, she applies for American citizenship in 1946. However, she is hauled into military court to explain how much she "collaborated" with the Nazis during the war. The U.S. officials are especially disturbed by the number of illegal abortions Perl performed at the camp. Perl struggles to explain how she terminated the lives of...
14) Bojangles
Publisher
Showtime Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A look at the life of extraordinary tap dancing legend Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. This is the story of an incredibly talented man who struggled with the demons of his past and the racism of his time, but still entertained millions with his unique and complex dance style.
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 63
Publisher
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Dan Miller and his wife Laura only want what's best for their happy and healthy eight-year-old son Adam who's been deaf since age four. Laura, who is deaf, opposes the surgery, an implant. Dan, who is hearing, misses talking and listening to his son. This is a devoted family facing a moment of truth. Together or apart, Dan and Laura must make a life-altering decision on behalf of their son"--Container.