Ben Kingsley
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Broadcast on public television, this illuminating documentary chronicles C.S. Lewis' remarkable life: his boyhood in Northern Ireland and the devastating loss of his mother, the profound impact of World War I on his belief system, his acclaimed academic career at Britain's Oxford and Cambridge Universities, his storied friendship with Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, his transition from atheist to Christian, and his late-in-life love story...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
"Tova Friedman fue una de las personas más jóvenes en salir de Auschwitz. Después de sobrevivir a la liquidación del gueto judío en el centro de Polonia, donde vivió cuando era una niña pequeña, Tova tenía cuatro años cuando ella y sus padres fueron enviados a un campo de trabajo nazi, y casi seis cuando ella y su madre fueron forzadas a subir a un camión lleno de ganado y enviadas a Auschwitz II, también conocido como el campo de exterminio...
6) Moses
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of reluctant leader Moses leading the Jews out of bondage in Egypt.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An aging spy is on one last mission to redeem his life and career before the clock runs out; but when a mysterious woman appears, and the lines of trust with his superiors begin to blur, Adereth realizes the hunter may become the hunted in a world of mirrors and deceit.
9) Joseph
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Cast into a pit by his jealous brothers, young Joseph pleads for mercy. Instead, the brothers sell the terrified boy into slavery in Egypt. But Joseph turns this agonizing betrayal into triumph. A beloved Biblical tale of treachery and redemption.
10) An ordinary man
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An infamous war criminal and former general spending his life on the run from international authorities is suddenly moved to a new hideout, where he develops a relationship with the maid that looks after him. But when he discovers that she is actually an agent hired to protect him, he makes a decision that will drastically change both of their lives.
12) Hugo
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
An orphan boy lives a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When Hugo encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl, and the cold, reserved man who runs the toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy. Special features: featurettes.
13) Journey to Mecca
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The amazing story of Ibn Battuta, the greatest explorer of the Old World, following his first pilgrimage between 1325 and 1326 from Tangier to Mecca. His perilous journey resonates with adventure while presenting an unforgettable picture of Islamic civilization during the 14th century, culminating with Ibn Battuta's first Hajj. The story is book-ended by a close-up look at the contemporary Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca that draws three million Muslims...
14) Sneakers
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Members of a high-tech security firm find themselves blackmailed into helping a government department steal a "black box."
15) Schindler's list
Language
English
Description
The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his crockery factory manufacturing goods for the German army. At the same time he tries to stay solvent with the help of a Jewish accountant and negotiates business with a vicious Nazi commandant who enjoys shooting Jews as target practice from the balcony...
16) The Boxtrolls
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.
17) The walk
Pub. Date
[2016?]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1974, Philippe Petit assembled a team to help him achieve his dream of walking between the World Trade Center towers.
19) Suspect zero
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
An FBI agent pursues a man who himself is chasing Suspect Zero, the ultimate serial killer so mysterious, they're unsure whether he actually exists.
20) Shutter Island
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels arrives at the asylum for the criminally insane on Shutter Island, what starts as a routine investigation quickly takes a sinister turn. As the investigation unfolds and Daniels uncovers more shocking and terrifying truths about the island, he also learns there are some places that never let you go.