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1) Orphan train
Author
Language
English
Description
Between 1854 and 1929, so-called orphan trains ran regularly from the cities of the East Coast to the farmlands of the Midwest, carrying thousands of abandoned children whose fates would be determined by luck and chance. This is the story of one such child. As a young Irish immigrant, Vivian Daly was sent by rail from New York City to an uncertain future a world away. Returning east later in life, Vivian leads a quiet, peaceful existence on the coast...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1924, the radio is the latest miracle, a new Labour government heralds changes through the land, and Downton's traditional ways are besieged on all fronts. Robert, Mary, and Branson must navigate these shifting sands together to ensure the future of the estate for generations to come. As Branson finds himself playing a more crucial role at Downton than ever before, he can't help but question his place in the world. Mary is finally coming to accept...
Language
English
Description
The year is 1925. Momentous changes threaten the great house, its owners, and its servants, while past scandals continue to loom. Return to the sumptuous setting of Downton Abbey for the sixth and final season to discover what will finally become of the Crawley family, and the servants who work for them, as they face new challenges and begin forging different paths in a rapidly changing world. Secrets and rifts threaten the unity of the family, while...
Publisher
Disney
Language
English
Description
Come along on a rollicking thrill-ride down the Amazon with wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff and intrepid researcher Dr. Lily Houghton. Lily travels from London, England to the Amazon jungle and enlists Frank's questionable services to guide her downriver on La Quila, his ramshackle-but-charming boat. Lily is determined to uncover an ancient tree with unparalleled healing abilities, possessing the power to change the future of medicine. Thrust on...
5) Mile 22
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An elite American intelligence officer, aided by a top-secret tactical command unit, tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of the country.
Language
English
Description
This is the epic tale of the Crawley family and their servants, set in the lavish surroundings of their acestral home, Downton Abbey. The series brings the family from pre-war England through the storms of World War I and into the soical upheaval of England in the 1920's as the lives of Downton Abbey's inhabitants are shaped by romance and hearbreak, ambition and betrayal. -- container
Season 1. After a tragedy at sea claims the life of the presumed...
7) Mother night
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
From his jail cell in Israel, an American playwright on trial for war crimes looks back on his life. Living in pre-World War II Berlin he becomes an allied spy within the Nazi Party. After the war, when he goes back to America, he is confronted by both Nazi haters and sympathizers.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Television series about the work and lives of a group of emergency room doctors in Chicago. In this season, new hopefuls Army Reservist Michael Gallant and brash Gregory Pratt arrive to face the challenges of Trauma One life, Dr. Susan Lewis returns, Benton weighs career and family, Malucci crosses the line once too often, Chen defies demotion, and Greene fights what could be his last battle, leaving a void at the group's heart. His leadership may...
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