Sidney Poitier
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English
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Montaro Caine, CEO of the Fitzer Corporation, is losing control of the company he built. At this moment of crisis, a man and woman appear at his office with a coin of unknown provenance, composed of a metal unknown on Earth. Montaro immediately recognizes it as the companion of a coin he analyzed as a graduate student working in a lab at MIT, which was later returned to its unidentified owner. But the value of the coin lies not in its monetary worth...
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Language
English
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Sidney Poitier is one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood. He has overcome enormous obstacles in extraordinary times and is a role model for many Americans because of his convictions, bravery, and grace. Poitier reflects on this amazing life in Life Beyond Measure, offering inspirational advice and personal stories in the form of extended letters to his great-granddaughter. Writing for all who admire his example and who search for...
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English
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In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguable the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the power and influence of that work are indicative of the character of the man behind the many storied roles. Here, Sidney Poitier explores these elements of character and personal values to take his own measure - as a man, as a husband, and father, and as an actor. Poitier...
Author
Language
English
Description
Sidney Poitier is one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood. He has overcome enormous obstacles in extraordinary times and is a role model for many Americans because of his convictions, bravery, and grace. Poitier reflects on his amazing life in Life Beyond Measure, offering inspirational advice and personal stories in the form of extended letters to his great-granddaughter. Writing for all who admire his example and who search for...
9) Free of Eden
Author
Language
English
Description
A former teacher-turned-inventor does his part to heal Los Angeles after the riots by spearheading a project and tutoring a female dropout.
11) The Jackal
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Jackal--the greatest assassin in history--out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned underground operative, is the only man who can stop him. Now, the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all ... he's releasing one criminal to stop another
12) Sneakers
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
A thriller about five computer hackers with questionable pasts and an equally questionable government job
13) The defiant ones
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Two men escaping from a Southern work gang discover that they are bound together by an unbreakable iron chain
14) Hanky panky
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Michael Jordan, (Gene Wilder), is an innocent bystander turned victim. Kate Hellman, (Gilda Radner), falls in love with him while looking for her brother's murderers
16) The long ships
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2003
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.)
Language
English
Description
The film feature the adventure of Viking battling Moors for fabled treasures
17) The Jackal
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Jackal--the greatest assassin in history--out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned underground operative, is the only man who can stop him. Now, the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all...he's releasing one criminal to stop another
19) Mark of the hawk
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Publisher
s.n
Pub. Date
200-?]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young black boy grows to manhood in struggle-filled South Africa. Sidney Poitier shines as the troubled black leader and Eartha Kitt as his wife. A moving tribute to the faith of man and his power to overcome adversity
Publisher
Distributed by Feature Films for Families
Pub. Date
©2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Henry spends his time working in the brickyard owned by his family and grieving the loss of his wife. When a young boy enters Henry's life, both man and child find what they desperately need in each other.