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Adventures of a Prisioner of War, 1863-1864. /by Decimus et Ultimus Barziza by Barziza, Decimus et Ultimus,1838-1882.(CARDINAL)603045;
Subjects: Civil war.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Escape de la prisión de papel / by Dahl, Michael,author.; Kendall, Bradford,illustrator.author.;
A young girl follows several strangers as they take her father to the Library of Doom and demand that their evil friends be released from the pages of a pop-up book.Ages 9-13.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Books and reading; Librarians; Fathers and daughters; Books and reading; Librarians; Fantasy.; Spanish language materials.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cell 211 [videorecording] Celda 211 / by Ammann, Alberto,1978-act; Baños, Roque.cmp; Bardem, Carlos,1963-act; Etura, Marta,1978-act; Guerricaechevarría, Jorge.aus; Gusi, Carlos.cng; Lustres, Emma,1975-pro; Monzón, Daniel.drtaus; Morón, Manuel.act; Pérez Gandul, Francisco,1956-Celda 211.; Resines, Antonio,1954-act(CARDINAL)686426; Tosar, Luis.act; Fabrique 2 (Firm); Kimstim Films.; Morena Films.; Telecinco (Firm); Vaca Films (Firm); Zeitgeist Films.;
Director of photography, Carles Gusi ; editor, Mapa Pastor ; music, Roque Baños.Alberto Ammann, Luis Tosar, Antonio Resines, Marta Etura, Manuel Morón, Carlos Bardem.On his first day on the job, prison officer Juan Olivier is knocked unconscious in a freak accident and his co-workers carry him to an empty cell. When he awakens, Juan discovers that he has been abandoned in the middle of a riot in a high-security cellblock, home to the prison's most dangerous criminals. If they discover he's a guard, he's dead meat. To survive, Juan must pose as a prisoner and conspire with the riot's vicious leader, Malamadre.Not rated.DVD, NTSC ; stereo ; widescreen; 16:9 aspect ratio.
Subjects: Foreign films; Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Film adaptations.; Prison films.; Pérez Gandul, Francisco, 1956-; Prison riots; Prisons; Prisiones; Prisiones;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Churchill, wanted dead or alive / by Sandys, Celia.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index.
Subjects: Biographies.; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965; South African War, 1899-1902; South African War, 1899-1902;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Caledonia : from antebellum plantation, 1713-1892, to state prision and farm, 1892-1988 / by Cooke, W. Alfred.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Borrowed time / by Marḳ, Daṿid,author.;
Adam Nunn's search for his true identity has horrifying consequences in this compelling psychological thriller.A badly mutilated body has been discovered in a remote woodland pond on the Essex borders a location known to be the haunt of the ruthless crime gang that ruled London in the 70s. When one of the victim's hands is found nearby, forensic tests reveal a number scrawled on the palm. It is quickly identified as the National Insurance number of struggling family man Adam Nunn.As Adam is arrested in connection with the murder, it emerges that the dead man was a private investigator he had hired to find out the identity of his birth parents. Just what did Larry Paris discover that got him killed?As Adam seeks the truth surrounding his origins and promises justice for the mother he never knew, he is drawn into a lurid criminal world of violence and violation, reprisal and merciless death. Torn between the man he wants to be and the man he fears becoming, Adam's investigations will lead him ever deeper into darkness.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Gangster fiction.; Horror fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Amateur sleuths; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Holderness; Murder; Prison educators; Prisons; Private investigators; Secrecy; Women correctional personnel; Secrecy.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Bridge on the River Kwai [videorecording] / by Arnold, Malcolm.; Boulle, Pierre,1912-; Donald, James,1917-1993.; Foreman, Carl.(CARDINAL)843240; Guinness, Alec,1914-2000.(CARDINAL)736636; Hawkins, Jack,1910-1973.(CARDINAL)841596; Hayakawa, Sesshū,1889-1973.; Holden, William,1918-1981.(CARDINAL)724540; Horne, Geoffrey.1933-1992.; Lean, David,1908-1991.(CARDINAL)155075; Sears, Ann,1933-1992.; Columbia Pictures.(CARDINAL)747663; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)329614;
Director of photography, Jack Hildyard ; editor, Peter Taylor ; music, Malcolm Arnold.William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald, Geoffrey Horne, Ann Sears.British soldiers are forced by the Japanese to build a strategic railroad bridge. Meanwhile, the British High Command has instructed a commando team to destroy the bridge.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; NTSC ; Region 1 ; Widescreen (2.55:1) ; 5.1 Dolby digital (English), Dolby surround 2-channel (French, Spanish, Portuguese).Academy Awards: Best Picture ; Best Screenplay, Carl Foreman (credited as Michael Wilson) ; Best Director, David Lean ; Best Cinematography, Jack Hildyard ; Best Score, Malcolm Arnold ; Best Actor, Alec Guinness
Subjects: Feature films.; Film adaptations.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War films.; Boulle, Pierre, 1912-; Burma-Siam Railroad; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The purge. Double feature [videorecording] The purge: anarchy / by Bay, Michael,1964-(CARDINAL)346603; Blum, Jason.(CARDINAL)344984; Burkholder, Max.; Demonaco, James.(CARDINAL)423201; Form, Andrew.; Fuller, Brad(Bradley); Hawke, Ethan,1970-(CARDINAL)349523; Headey, Lena.; Kane, Adelaide,1990-; Lemercier, Sebastien.; Blumhouse Productions.(CARDINAL)341553; Platinum Dunes (Firm); Universal Pictures (Firm)(CARDINAL)318695; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)344011; Why Not Productions Inc.;
Music, Nathan Whitehead ; editor, Peter Gvozdas ; director of photography, Jacques Jouffret.Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, Max Burkholder.The Purge - In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity, including murder, becomes legal. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes.The Purge: Anarchy - The New Founders of America invite you to celebrate your annual right to Purge. Writer/director James DeMonaco returns to craft the next terrifying chapter of dutiful citizens preparing for their country's yearly twelve hours of anarchy.MPAA rating: R; strong disturbing violence and some language.DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Feature films.; Fiction films.; Horror films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Crime; Families; Prisons; Crimen; Familia; Prisiones;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Seal justice / by James, Elle,author.;
On terminal leave, Navy SEAL Sam Franklin has a job waiting for him with the Brotherhood Protectors, but he’s taking a few days off to try his hand at fly fishing before he goes back to work. He needs the R&R to decompress after his final mission got some of his buddies killed. Relaxation ends when his adopted Military War Dog Grunt discovers a body washed up on the river bank. Drugged and scared, Reggie McDonald escaped through the woods and fell into a river, running from her kidnapper. By some miracle, she washes ashore at the feet of a former Navy SEAL. When he tries to take her to the hospital, she refuses to go, insisting she remain 'dead'. Sam takes Reggie to his small cabin. When he learns that there are other young women being held by the man she escaped, he promises to help her find them. Calling on the Brotherhood Protectors, Sam and Reggie race against time to free the others before the kidnapper kills them. --
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Fiction.; United States. Navy. SEALs; Kidnapping; Man-woman relationships; Romantic suspense fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hart's war [videorecording] / by Beraldo, Elisabetta,costume designer.; Farrell, Colin,1976-actor.(CARDINAL)346587; Foster, David,1929-2019,film producer.; George, Terry,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)641752; Hauser, Cole,1975-actor.; Hoblit, Gregory,film director,film producer.; Howard, Terrence,actor.(CARDINAL)538768; Iureș, Marcel,1951-actor.; Katzenbach, John.Hart's war.; Kilvert, Lilly,production designer.; Kivilo, Alar,director of photography.; Ladd, David,1947-film producer.(CARDINAL)824476; Portman, Rachel,composer.(CARDINAL)342866; Ray, Billy,screenwriter.; Rifkin, Arnold,film producer.; Roache, Linus,1964-actor.; Rosenbloom, David(David L.),editor of moving image work.; Willis, Bruce,1955-actor.(CARDINAL)346674; Cheyenne Enterprises (Firm),production company.; David Foster Productions,production company.; David Ladd Films,production company.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,presenter.(CARDINAL)150193; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.,publisher.(CARDINAL)533205;
Director of photography, Alar Kivilo ; editor, David Rosenbloom ; music composer, Rachel Portman ; costume designer, Elisabetta Beraldo ; production designer, Lilly Kilvert.Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Terrence Howard, Cole Hauser, Marcel Iures, Linus Roache.Honor, courage, and sacrifice are revealed in unexpected ways as a ranking U.S. prisoner in a Nazi POW camp is joined in December 1944 by a law-student lieutenant who'd been captured despite his father's powerful military connections. When a black pilot from the famous Tuskeegee airmen is falsely accused of murdering a fellow prisoner, Lt. Hart tries his case and discovers the real motivation behind the ranking officer's kangaroo court.MPAA rating: R.DVD, Dolby digital, 5.1 surround, stereo. surround.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; War films.; Military courts; World War, 1939-1945; Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945; Tribunales militares;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 21
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