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1. Barn Burning |
Peter Werner |
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Based on the short story by
William Faulkner, with a script by Horton Foote, and starring Tommy Lee
Jones and Diane Kagan. From American
Short Story Series. |
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2. The Bear
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In this story by William
Faulkner, a boy discovers the value of wilderness as he confronts a
bear. Nicknamed Old Ben, this bear has eluded the boy's father
and his friends for years. Tension mounts as the boy grows up until he
finally must confront this legendary creature himself. 24 mins. |
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4. Classic
Literary Stories, Vol. 1 |
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All The Troubles of the World, from a story by Isaac Asimov, exploring the
implications of a world served by an all-knowing,
benevolent computer, and The Bear,
from a story by William Faulkner, based on the second of his short story
versions in which a boy confronts the legend and finds the truth of an
old bear. 37 mins. |
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5. Eminent
Scholars Series, American Literature of the 20s
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Distinguished educators and
critics in an organized syllabus of documented lectures on modern
American literature. Comes complete with study guide. Each tape is 45
minutes. |
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6. Eminent
Scholars Series, Introduction to William Faulkner's Ficti
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Distinguished educators and
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American literature. Comes complete with with
study guide. Each tape is 45 minutes. |
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7. Eminent
Scholars Series, Realism and Naturalism in American Liter
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Distinguished educators and
critics in an organized syllabus of documented lectures on modern
American literature. Comes complete with study
guide. Each tape is 45 minutes. |
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8. Eminent
Scholars Series, Understanding Faulkner's As I Lay Dying
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Distinguished educators and
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American literature. Comes complete with study guide. Each tape is 45
minutes. |
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9. Great
Writers: William Faulkner |
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A fascinating series of
informative and entertaining programs about the lives and works of some
of the most celebrated authors of all time. These revealing profiles
contain insightful commentary as well as rare interviews, documents and
other historical materials. Each volume is 45 minutes. |
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12. Intruder in
the Dust |
Clarence Brown |
1949
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A powerful adaptation of
William Faulkner's novel about a proud, independent black man who is
accused of shooting an unarmed white man in
the back. The film concentrates on the search for the actual killer. It
depicts the complex racial and class psychology of the South and presents
its protagonist in a perspective that was quite rare for its time. Shot
largely in Faulkner's home town of Oxford, Mississippi. With Claude
Jarman, Jr., David Brian and Juano Hernandez. |
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14. Land of the
Pharaohs |
Howard Hawks |
1955
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A strange work from Howard
Hawks, based on a script by William Faulkner and Harry Kurnitz, about
the epic construction of the Great Pyramid.
With Jack Hawkins, James Robertson Justice, and a smarmy, dark turn by
Joan Collins. |
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15. The Long
Hot Summer |
Stuart Cooper |
1985
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A made-for-tv remake of the
William Faulkner story of sexual frustration, greed, and the importance
of having a good reputation in the Deep
South. It stars Don Johnson, Cybill Shepherd, Judith Ivey, Ava Gardner,
William Russ and Jason Robards in an emotional and well-acted drama that
features barn burning and unbridled passion. |
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18. Old Man
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John Kent
Harrison |
1997
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Adaptation of William
Faulkner's compassionate story set during the great Mississippi flood of
1927 stars Arliss Howard as J.J. Taylor, a prisoner dispatched to rescue
Addie (Jeanne Tripplehorn), a pregnant woman clinging to a tree above
the raging river. When Addie gives birth after drifting off course on
the Bayou, J.J.'s tenderness toward her newborn touches Addie, and their
journey stirs a current in their hearts. Screenplay by Horton Foote (To
Kill a Mockingbird). |
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19. The Reivers |
Mark Rydell |
1969
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Based upon William Faulkner's
last novel, The Reivers is the story of a young man and two
adults travelling from small town Mississippi to
Memphis. Steve McQueen and Juano Hernandez (Intruder in the Dust)
star |
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20. A Rose for
Emily |
Lyndon Chubbuck
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1982
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A sensitive treatment of
William Faulkner's short story about a gilded, repressed young Southern
woman, whose strict, suffocating father drove her into an ill-suited
relationship with a Northern laborer. Narrated by John Houseman. With
Anjelica Huston, John Randolph and John Carradine. |
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21. The
Tarnished Angels |
Douglas Sirk |
1957
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Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone
and Rock Hudson form a romantic triangle set amidst the tumultuous world
of air circus performers. Roger Schulman
(Stack) is a former World War I flying ace who is now a tormented and
dedicated racing pilot. Schulman overlooks his trick parachutist wife
Laverne (Malone) for his first love, flying. Burke Devlin (Hudson) is a
reporter doing a story on the air circus who quickly becomes more
fascinated with Laverne than with his story. This powerful drama, based
on William Faulkner's novel Pylon, is a complicated exploration
of desire and obsession. With Troy Donahue and Jack Carson. |
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22. To Have and
Have Not |
Howard Hawks |
1945
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Humphrey Bogart and
19-year-old Lauren Bacall in this adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's
wartime adventure. William Faulkner contributed to
the fabulous screenplay. With Bacall's legendary siren line: "You
know how to whistle, don't you Steve? You just put your lips
together...and blow." |
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23. Today We
Live |
Howard Hawks |
1933
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A fascinating collaboration
between Howard Hawks and novelist William Faulkner, who adapted his own
semi-autobiographical novel about World War I
aviation. Gary Cooper plays an American fighter pilot who is caught in
battles with the Germans and is attracted to Joan Crawford. With Robert
Young, Franchot Tone and Roscoe Karns. |
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24. Tomorrow
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Joseph Anthony |
1972
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Robert Duvall turns in an
exceptional performance in this overlooked, 1972 gem, based on a story
by William Faulkner. Duvall plays a Mississippi
cotton farmer who finds a pregnant and unconscious woman on his land and
nurses her back to health. A relationship develops with the abandoned
woman, but circumstances lead to deep trouble for both of them. Horton
Foote wrote the screenplay for this fine, understated film, one of
several collaborations between Foote and Duvall |
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25. Two
Soldiers |
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Taken from Arts and
Entertainment Short Story Collection II, this free spirited
adaptation of a William Faulkner story concerns a naive,
determined farm boy who leaves his rural surroundings to find the older
brother who abandoned him to fight in World War II. "A rural view
of American patriotism (that) provides entertaining viewing for general
library audiences" (Book List). 30 mins |
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1. Alex Haley's Queen
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This is the powerful story Roots
creator Alex Haley was preparing at the time of his death in 1992. Roots
told the story of
his mother's side of Haley's
family; now comes the story of his father's side: a sweeping,
generations-spanning saga with an all-star cast which includes Halle
Berry, Danny Glover, Tim Daly, Ann-Margret, Ossie Davis, Jasmine Guy,
Martin Sheen and Paul Winfield. "Queen is television of
uncommon passion and substance" (John J. O'Connor, The New York
Times) |
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2. Malcolm X: His Own Story
As It Really Happened |
Arnold Perl |
1972
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Drawn from Alex Haley's The
Autobiography of Malcolm X, this Oscar-nominated documentary details
the turbulent life and times of the influential
black leader. Narrated by James Earl Jones, the film includes footage of
Martin Luther King, Jr., Betty Shabazz, Huey Newton, and other major
figures who shared time and revolutionary dreams with Malcolm X. |
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3. Mama Flora's Family
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Peter Werner |
1998
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Alex Haley's moving story of
one family's journey through tragedy and triumph is brought to the
screen in this widely acclaimed television production.
Cicely Tyson and Blair Underwood won Image Awards for their excellent
leading roles, and the supporting cast (including Queen Latifah and
Mario Van Peebles) is equally strong. |
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4. Roots
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M. Chomsky/J.
Erman/D. Greene/G. Moses |
1977
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The complete television
mini-series that transfixed the nation. Based on the Pulitzer-prize
winning work by author Alex Haley, Roots
is a rich, multi-layered portrait that traces the origins of Haley's
African-American family, from their pre-Revolutionary war capture and
enslavement in America to the Civil War, Reconstruction, and their
demands for equality and justice in the post-war South. Winner of nine
Emmy Awards, the program stars LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, Louis Gossett
Jr., Ed Asner, Olivia Cole, Lloyd Bridges, Georg Stanford Brown, Sandy
Duncan, Moses Gunn, Chuck Connors, Scatman Crothers, Lorne Greene,
Robert Reed, Vic Morrow, John Amos, and many more familiar screen
personalities. |
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5. Roots: The Gift
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Kevin Hooks |
1988
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A made-for-television work
picks up the fortunes of captured African warrior Kunta Kinte (LeVar
Burton) and American-born slave Fiddler (Louis Gossett Jr.), their
violent rebellion and heroic efforts to organize a slave rebellion and
move for freedom through the Underground Railroad. With Alex Haley,
Michael Learned, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew and Shaun Cassidy. |
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6. Roots: The Next Generation |
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The epic continuation of Alex
Haley's autobiographical investigation of his family's origins, related
through a rich collection of anecdotes,
remembrances and personal history, covering the Reconstruction through
the 1970's. A 7-volume set digitally remastered and encased in a
elaborately designed slipcase. With James Earl Jones (as Haley), Al
Freeman Jr., Henry Fonda, Olivia De Havilland, Irene Cara, Dorian
Harewood, Ossie Davis,Ruby Dee and Debbie Allen. |
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Hawkes, John
1. The Blood Oranges
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Philip Haas |
1997
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Charles Dance and Sheryl Lee
head the cast of this adaptation of John Hawkes' novel of sexual
liberation and the price two couples pay in pursuit of
it. Committed to their Bohemian ideal of an "open marriage,"
Cyril and Fiona bring another couple into their lives. The emotional
entanglements that follow lead to unexpected consequences. From the
director of Angels and Insects and The Music of Chance. |
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1. The House of the Seven
Gables |
Joe May |
1940
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George Sanders, Margaret
Lindsay and Vincent Price star in this classic story based on the novel
by Nathaniel Hawthorne, of one family's fight to overcome its turbulent past. |
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2. Monsters of the Greek
Myths |
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Based on the Wonder-Book and
Tanglewood Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne, these ancient stories tell of
the confrontations of great heroes with the
horrific monsters that populated the mythical Greek landscape. Includes The
Chimaera, The Gorgon's Head, The Minotaur and The Dragon's Teeth.
For Grades 4-9. |
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3. Rappaccini's Daughter
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Dezso Magyar |
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Based on the short story by
Nathaniel Hawthorne and starring Kristoffer Tabori and Kathleen Beller.
From The American Short Story series. |
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4. The Scarlet Letter
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Robert Vignola |
1934
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A story of adultery, Puritan
attitudes and an unusual love triangle based upon the classic novel by
Nathaniel Hawthorne. |
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5. The Scarlet Letter
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Wim Wenders |
1973
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Based on Nathaniel
Hawthorne's classic novel, and following the plot about the social
sanctions imposed upon a woman suspected of adultery to
emerge as the first great heroine in American literature. Hawthorne's
themes--the nature of sin, social hypocrisy and community
repression--still reverberate through American society. With John Heard
and Kevin Conway. A PBS WGBH Boston Special. Two videos. |
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6. Twice Told Tales
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Sidney Salkow |
1963
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Vincent Price heads a fine
cast in this trilogy of horrific tales from the pen of Nathaniel
Hawthorne. Segments include "Rappacini's
Daughter", "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment" and an
abbreviated "The House of the Seven Gables." With Sebastian
Cabot and Richard Denning. |
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4. Catch-22
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Mike Nichols |
1970
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The film version of Joseph
Heller's modern classic novel about war and its absurdity for the common
man. A scathing black comedy that, while falling
short of the brilliance of Heller's novel, stands on its own as a bold,
brilliantly acted statement. The superior cast includes Alan Arkin,
Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart,
Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Orson Welles, Jon Voight,
Marcel Dalio, Charles Grodin, Jack Gilford, Bob Balaban and Norman Fell. |
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15. Joseph Heller
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Shows the famous American
writer at home and on Coney Island, where he grew up, and captures the
vitality of his latest novel, God Knows,
with cleverly dramatized excerpts. 55 mins. |
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2. Eminent Scholars Series,
American Literature of the 20s |
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Distinguished educators and
critics in an organized syllabus of documented lectures on modern
American literature. Comes complete with study guide.
Each tape is 45 minutes. |
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3. Eminent Scholars Series, Introduction to Ernest
Hemingway's Ficti |
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Distinguished educators and
critics in an organized syllabus of documented lectures on modern
American literature. Comes complete with s |
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4. Ernest Hemingway:
Wrestling with Life |
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A special edition of
A&E's Biography program, celebrating the life and writings of
one of the giants of literature. Includes background on a
long-lost Hemingway manuscript and the eager anticipation that greeted
the announcement of its publication. 100 mins. |
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6. A Farewell to Arms (1957)
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Charles Vidor |
1957
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David O. Selznick's final
production was this glossy version of Ernest Hemingway's great story of
war-torn romance. A troubled production and
a box-office disaster, the film remains interesting as an example of
Hollywood excess and as a final, failed effort from one of the
industry's most significant producers. Selznick's demanding, hands-on
management style resulted in Charles Vidor replacing original director
John Huston, who departed after one too many arguments with his
producer. Far more lavish and melodramatic than Frank Borzage's 1932
classic. Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones star, with neorealist film
master Vittorio De Sica (a prolific actor as well as a director) in an
Academy Award-nominated supporting role. |
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7. Fight for the River
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During World War I, over a
million casualties were inflicted on a 200-mile front that comprised the
battle for the Isonzo River, located near
the Italian eastern border on Austrian territory that today is a part of
Slovenia. Soldiers from 13 nations lost their lives in this conflict,
which was the setting for part of Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to
Arms. The battle ground was a hellish endurance test, where soldiers
had to contend not only with bombings and gunfire, but with poison gas,
rats and widespread disease. This program features footage that was
suppressed for years by both the Italian and Yugoslav governments,
wishing to protect their versions of history. 1996, 48 |
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8. For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Sam Wood |
1943
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Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman
and Katina Patinou all won Oscars for their work in this adaptation of
the classic Ernest Hemingway novel. Overall, it won
nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The story revolves around
an American demolition expert who decides that he must fight against the
fascists in Spain. Even as civil war rages, a romance grows between him
and a beautiful Spanish woman. This restored version includes the
original theatrical trailer and music cut from other released versions. |
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11. Hemingway
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Bernhard Sinkel |
1988
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Stacy Keach portrays Ernest
Hemingway in this television mini-series that centers on the writer's
stormy relationships with four wives. Marisa Berenson and Pamela Reed
co-star in this production filmed on location in Paris, Venice, Spain,
Key West, and other locations where the author lived, worked and loved.
Keach won a Golden Globe for his performance. |
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12. Hemingway in Cuba
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The American author Ernest
Hemingway is revealed in all his complexity in this detailed portrait.
For over 30 years he inhabited an island paradise, eschewing both the public life
that often dominates literary figures and his native land. As Hemingway
himself wrote, "The country that a novelist writes about is the
country he knows, and the country he knows is in his heart." 30
mins. |
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13. Hemingway: Winner Take
Nothing |
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The enigmatic life and death
of Ernest Hemingway is traced by his granddaughter, the model and
actress Margaux Hemingway, whose own life would end tragically years after this documentary
was produced. The younger Hemingway travels through Europe, following
the path once taken by her legendary grandfather. 86 mins. |
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14. The Killers (1964)
|
Don Siegel |
1964
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A thriller based on the
Ernest Hemingway story, The Killers stars Lee Marvin, John
Cassavetes and Angie Dickinson, with Ronald Reagan as a
wealthy, unscrupulous underworld character. |
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15. Old Man and the Sea
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John Sturges |
1958
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Spencer Tracy stars as the
fisherman in this screen adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's brief novel of
the same name. At the center of the story is a struggle between this old
Mexican fisherman and a giant marlin. Their exchange sets the stage for
ruminations on the heroics of even the most mundane of activities. |
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16. The Old Man and the Sea
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Jud Taylor |
1990
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Anthony Quinn stars in this
screen adaptation of the Ernest Hemingway classic novel. It is an epic
battle of man against nature as waged by a simple but noble fisherman
and the young boy who believes in him. "Quinn is a commanding
presence. He is able, at the perfect age and appearance for his role, to
let us see his character's extraordinary dignity" (Chicago
Tribune). Made for television. |
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17. Playwrights '56
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Paul Newman stars in this
early television adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's story The Butler. |
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18. Snows of Kilimanjaro
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Henry King |
1952
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Based on Ernest Hemingway's
short story, Gregory Peck stars as Harry Street, a renowned writer who
reflects on his life and loves while lying wounded on the slopes of the
East African mountain Kilimanjaro. With Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner, Leo
G. Carroll. |
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19. Soldier's Home
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Robert Young |
1976
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From the American Short Story
Collection, an adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's story of a young man's
return from World War I finding that one of the
hardest parts of war is the coming home. With Richard Backus and Nancy
Marchand. |
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20. Spanish Civil War
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A major, unparalleled history
of this bloody conflict of the 1930's, a war of belief that claimed
three million lives, and featured such men on the front lines as Ernest Hemingway and
the famous Abraham Lincoln Brigade. This 6-hour, detailed history of the
conflict and the political maneuvers behind it is a remarkable,
well-researched portrait of one of the key events of the 20th century.
360 mins. Double cassette. |
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21. Spanish Earth
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Joris Ivens |
1937
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Focusing specifically on the
small village of Fuenteduena near Madrid, Spanish Earth is a
stunning documentary on the Spanish Civil War and the
drastic land reform that followed. The beautiful commentary was written
and delivered by Ernest Hemingway. Directed and photographed by Joris
Ivens. Edited by Helen van Dongen. |
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22. The Spanish Earth/The
Four Hundred Million |
Joris Ivens |
1937-39
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Two landmark documentaries
made by the pioneering Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens after he came to the
U.S. in the mid-1930s. The Spanish Earth (1937) is an unsettling examination of the
political and social causes of the Spanish Civil War. Ernest Hemingway
wrote the commentary and also provided the narration when Orson Welles'
voice was deemed "too beautiful" for the film. The Four
Hundred Million (1939) is an angry denunciation of the Japanese invasion
of China, backed by the narration of Fredric March. It is a film that
conveys the intensity, fear, misery and courage of war. |
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23. To Have and Have Not
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Howard Hawks |
1945
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Humphrey Bogart and
19-year-old Lauren Bacall in this adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's
wartime adventure. William Faulkner contributed to the fabulous
screenplay. With Bacall's legendary siren line: "You know how to
whistle, don't you Steve? You just put your lips together...and
blow." |
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When the fairy who
lives inside a crystal Christmas tree ornament grants Tilly's wish that
every day be Christmas, Tilly learns a lesson about how to make the
holiday special again. Based on the book by William Dean Howells. 20
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Irving, John
1. The Cider House Rules
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Lasse Hallstrom |
1999
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A dedicated but rebellious
doctor running a Maine orphanage in the 1940s raises one of the orphans
as his own son, hoping that he might one day succeed him in his
profession. His protege, however, decides he must first get a taste of
life outside the orphanage confines. John Irving adapted his own novel
for the screen. Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine, Charlize Theron, Delroy
Lindo and Paul Rudd star. An Academy Award-winner for Best Supporting
Actor (Caine) and Best Adapted Screenplay. |
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2. Simon Birch
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Mark Steven Johnson |
1998
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Loosely based on John
Irving's novel A Prayer for Owen Meany, this effective
tear-jerker concerns a young boy suffering from arrested growth who
believes that God has determined he should be a hero. The cast includes
Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt and Ian Michael Smith in a memorable debut
performance. "…a film so direct and engaging that cynicism wilts
in its sunny spirit" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). |
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3. The World According to
Garp |
George Roy Hill |
1982
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Robin Williams is writer,
wrestler and family man T.S. Garp in this George Roy Hill adaptation of
the John Irving bestseller. With Glenn Close as his
mother, Mary Beth Hurt as his wife and John Lithgow as his transsexual
friend who used to play professional football. An engaging movie that
does justice to Irving's quirky narrative, it also marked Williams'
emergence as a dramatic actor. |
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1. The Adventures of Ichabod
and Mr. Toad |
James Algar/Clyde
Geronimi/Jack Kinney |
1949
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Released initially together,
and later as separate "mini-features," these two beautifully
animated works represent the Disney cartoon style at its highest level. The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a highly entertaining (and quite spooky)
adaptation of Washington Irving's tale of meek schoolteacher Ichabod
Crane and the Headless Horseman. Bing Crosby is the narrator and also
sings some fun tunes accompanied by the Rhythmaires. Next is a
wonderfully whimsical version of Kenneth Grahame's children's classic, The
Wind in the Willows, with Basil Rathbone narrating the story of Mr.
Toad and friends. |
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3. Headless Horseman
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Edward Venturini |
1922
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Will Rogers is Ichabod Crane
in this early screen adaptation of Washington Irving's |
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4. The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow |
Clyde Geronimi |
1949
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Disney's animated version of
Washington Irving's classic ghost story. Narrated by Bing Crosby, who
also sings the film's three songs. Edited from the 1949 feature The
Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. |
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7. Rip Van Winkle
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Washington Irving's classic
tale of man who fell asleep in one era and wakes up in |
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8. Rip Van Winkle
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Will Vinton |
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Washington Irving's short
story is brought to life in this Claymation adaptation. A |
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Price: $22.50 |
9. Sleepy Hollow
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Tim Burton |
1999
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Boasting fantastic sets,
costumes and cinematography, Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow is a
visual delight. Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is
greatly altered in this version, changing Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp)
from a cowardly schoolteacher to a police constable who comically tries
to mask his fear as he investigates a series of gruesome murders, which
the locals attribute to the fearsome Headless Horseman. With Christina
Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Gambon and Christopher
Walken |
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10. Tales of Washington
Irving |
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An animated look at one of
the world's least animated men, Rip Van Winkle. The literary creation of
19th Century American author Washington Irving, that old sleepy head has
his story told along with that of the Headless Horseman in The Legend
of Sleepy Hollow. 1970, approx. 48 mins. |
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11. Tall Tales: Legend of
Sleepy Hollow |
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Ed Begley Jr. is Ichabod
Crane in Washington Irving's American classic about a timid teacher who
encounters a headless ghost one dark Halloween night. Featuring
Charles Durning, Tim Thomerson, and Beverly D'Angelo, this fun-filled
tale is galloping fun. 51 mins. |
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