Peter Weir
1) Gallipoli
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Two young men become part of the fateful battle of Gallipoli, the World War I confrontation between Australia and German-allied Turks.
Two friends are involved with the battle between Australia and the German-occupied Turks in this commentary on the wastes of war.
2) Witness
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
An Amish boy traveling with his mother witnesses a murder; the detective assigned the case flees with them, trying to blend in with the Amish and avoid detection after the boy exposes a narcotics agent as the murderer.
3) Witness
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
When a young Amish woman and her son get caught up in the murder of an undercover narcotics agent, their savior turns out to be hardened Philadelphia detective John Book, who runs head-on into the non-violent world of a Pennsylvania Amish community.
4) The way back
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, seven prisoners escape a Siberian gulag and must make a 4,500-mile trek to freedom with little food or water.
Inspired by an incredible true story beginning in 1940 when seven prisoners attempt the impossible: escape from a brutal Siberian gulag. Thus begins a treacherous 4,500-mile trek to freedom across the world's most merciless landscapes. They have little food and few supplies. They don't know or trust each other. But...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. The ship's surgeon balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the...