John Wayne
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Description
4 videodiscs (470) min : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From war hero to rugged cowboy, Oscar winner John Wayne brought to the silver screen an unforgettable presence to his confident tough-guy roles. Paramount Pictures is proud to present this collection of 14 of "The Duke's" greatest movies, spanning epic stories of integrity and dramatic battles of will, these fan favorites capture the virtue, courage, and humor of an American original. --Back cover.
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The star packer: John Wayne organizes the people of Little Rock, a town harassed by a gang of outlaws, and sets the trap for the gang when he learns of a planned bank holdup. Blue steel: John Wayne is a U.S. Marshall who observes a robbery, but the town's sheriff thinks Wayne is the culprit; meanwhile, the town's leading citizen is planning to rob everyone blind.
8) Hatari!
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
John Wayne heads a group of highly skilled professional game hunters in Africa who capture the ferocious big game with strong rope and cameras for zoos and circus attractions.
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The dawn rider : John Mason is looking for a new life in the Wil West, but when bank robbers wound him and kill his father, he must begin a quest for vengeance. With both a budding romance and a new friend who is at odds with it, John must decide who he can trust and who will betray him in his mission.
The star packer : John Travers and his Indian companion are out to catch the elusive and dangerous Shadow and his gang. When the gang kills the Sheriff,...
12) McQ
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A police lieutenant resigns from the force to track down some big dope dealers involved in killing a couple of police officers.
13) Rio Bravo
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Texas border sheriff fights off hired gunmen to keep a murderer in custody.
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Involved in a bitter feud with the owner of the East Indies Trading Company, Captain Ralls deliberately sinks the richly laden Red Witch. His plan to salvage the wreck is thwarted by love for a woman.
15) Three faces west
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 80 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A man leads a group of Austrian refugees to a new life in the West during World War II.
16) The searchers
Series
Language
English
Description
Wayne plays ex-Confederate soldier Ethan Edwards, an Indian-hater who believes more in bullets than words. He's out to find his young niece, who's been taken captive by the renegade Comanches who massacred her family.
17) Back to Bataan
Series
Physical Description
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After the fall of the Phillipines in WWII, Colonel Joseph Madden of the U.S. Army stays on to organize guerrilla fighters against the conquerors.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Part fact, part fiction, Cast a Giant Shadow powerfully dramatizes Israel's heroic 1947-48 struggle for independence. Both realistic war story and passionate romance, the film centers on the legendary David "Mickey" Marcus. Jewish-American general Marcus is called to the new state of Israel to build an army capable of withstanding its Arab foes.
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Colonel Marlowe is in command of a motley assortment of 1200 Union volunteers whose task-- and apparent suicide mission-- is to infiltrate 300 miles of Southern territory and destroy the most strategic rail route in the Confederacy. Marlowe's life is complicated by his ferocious running feud with the company's surgeon, Major Kendall.
20) The Alamo
Series
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,000-man Mexican army--a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
