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National Velvet

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
National Velvet
Call Number: VHS00240
by Clarence Brown; Mickey Rooney; Elizabeth Taylor; Donald Crisp; Enid Bagnold; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, ©1971.
Notes: Originally released in 1944 (124 mins.); Based on the novel by Enid Bagnold; Nominated for 5 Academy Awards
Summary: Elizabeth Taylor is Velvet Brown, an English schoolgirl who has very big dreams. She falls for a thoroughbred rogue horse and with the help of Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney), she trains him for steeplechase racing
OCLC #: 42511445
Added: October 30, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection

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The Mouse that Roared

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
The Mouse that Roared
Call Number: VHS00239
by Jack Arnold; Peter Sellers; Jean Seberg; Roger MacDougall; Stanley Mann; Leonard Wibberley;
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: N/A – Taped from television
Notes: Originally released in 1959 (80 mins.?); From the novel by Leonard Wibberley;
Summary: The tiny duchy of Grand Fenwick is bankrupt, and its minister decides to declare war on the United States, be defeated, and receive Marshall Aid. But he forgot to tell their invasion force leader that he’s supposed to lose
OCLC #: 223954073
Also: Edition also contains “Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse” (VHS00239)
Added: October 29, 2008
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Heart of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Heart of Darkness A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
Call Number: VHS00239
by George Zaloom; Les Mayfield; George Hickenlooper; Fax Bahr; Eleanor Coppola; Francis Ford Coppola; Martin Sheen; Robert Duvall; Dennis Hopper; 
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: N/A – Taped from television
Notes: Originally released in 1991 (96 mins.?); Nominated for four 1992 Emmy Awards
Summary: Documentary about the filming of the motion picture, Apocalypse Now, made by the director’s wife, Eleanor Coppola. It’s the history of a film beset by physical and personal troubles, such as the destruction of the sets by a hurricane and the heart attack that almost cost the life of one of the stars, Martin Sheen. Includes recent interviews with cast and crew
OCLC #: 26289958
Also: Edition also contains “The Mouse that Roared” (VHS00239); See the film Apocalypse Now (VHS00505);
Added: October 29, 2008
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Samba Traore

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Samba Traoré
Call Number: VHS00238
by Jacques Arhex; Santiago Amigorena; Pierre-Laurent Chenieux; Mathieu Vadepied; Faton Cahen; Laminé Konté; Bakary Sangaré; Mariam Kaba; Irène Tassembedo; Abdoulaye Komboudri
Format: VHS
Language: Mooré and French?
Publisher: N/A – Taped off the television
Notes: Originally released in 1992 (52 mins.?);
Summary: A man returns home rich and uses the money to get a wife and open a bar. But the money makes everyone, including the police, question how the man became rich.
OCLC #: 33111529
Added: October 29, 2008
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Graceland – The African Concert

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Graceland The African Concert
Call Number: VHS00237
by Paul Simon; Miriam Makeba; Hugh Masekela; Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Musical group); Peregrine.; Zenith Productions.; Warner Reprise Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: N/A – Taped from television
Notes: Originally aired in 1987
Summary: The music from the Graceland album performed in concert in Harare, Zimbabwe. Songs include Township jive, Boy in the bubble, Gumboots, Whispering bells, Bring him back home, Crazy love II, I know what I know, Jinkel E. Maweni, Soweto blues, Under African skies, Nomathemba, Hello my baby, Homeless, Graceland, You can call me Al, Stimela, Diamonds on the soles of her shoes, N’Kosi sikeleli Africa
OCLC #: 26746467
Added: October 29, 2008
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Clando

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Clandestine
Call Number: VHS00236
by Jean-Marie Téno; Paulin Fodouop; Caroline Redl; Films du Raphia (France); California Newsreel (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, [1996]
Notes: Originally released in 1996 (96 mins.);
Summary: Sobgui, a former computer programmer, drives a “clando” cab in Douala, Cameroon’s streets. He is clandestine, not just because his cab is unlicensed, but because he is hiding from his past. When a radical political group involves him a revenge slaying of an informer, Sobgui knows that it is time to get out of Douala. He gets his chance when he is asked to find a wealthy villager’s son in Germany. The film represents a dilemma facing educated Africans: whether to work to change the autocratic regimes at home or seek their fortunes abroad.
OCLC #: 38137686
Added: October 29, 2008
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Finzan: A Dance for the Heroes

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Finzan: A Dance for the Heroes
Call Number: VHS00235
by Cheick Oumar Sissoko; Kora Films (Firm); Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen.; Centre national de production cinématographique du Mali.; California Newsreel (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Bambara and French with English subtitles  
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel [distributor], ©1990.
Notes: Originally released in 1989 (107 mins.);
Summary: Tells the story of two women’s rebellion. Nanyuma, a young widow, refuses her brother-in-law, the village fool, when he asserts his traditional right to “inherit” her. Fili, a young girl sent from the city by her conservative father, is brutally circumcised by the village women who are scandalized that she resists the age-old custom.
OCLC #: 24261948
Added: October 29, 2008
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Come Back, Africa

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Come Back, Africa
Call Number: VHS00234
by Lionel Rogosin; Lewis Nkosi; William Modisane; Mystic Fire Video, Inc.;
Format: VHS
Language: English and Afrikaans with English subtitles  
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Mystic Fire Video, [1987?]
Notes: Originally released in 1960 (83 mins.);
Summary: Documentary-style film which tells the story of Zacariah, an African who, after being forced off his land by the government, must then go to work in the gold mines.
OCLC #: 26693910
Added: October 29, 2008
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Jungle Drums of Africa

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Jungle Drums of Africa
Call Number: VHS00233
by Clay Moore; Phyllis Coates; Johnny Spencer; Roy Glenn; Republic Pictures Corporation.; Republic Pictures Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English  
Publisher: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, [1991]
Notes: Originally released in 1953 (167 mins.); Twelve serial episodes over two video cassettes;
Summary: A danger-filled trek through darkest Africa, foreign intrigue and savage natives threaten two of Republic Pictures greatest action adventure stars in this thrill-a-minute jungle serial.
Chapters: ch. 1. Jungle ambush (20:00) — ch. 2. Savage strategy (14:00) — ch. 3. The beast fiend (14:00) — ch. 4. Voodoo vengance (14:00) — ch. 5. The lion pit (13:00) — ch. 6. Underground tornado (13:00) — ch. 7. Cavern of doom (13:00) — ch. 8. The water trap (13:00) — ch. 9. Trail to destruction (13:00) — ch. 10. The flaming ring (13:00) — ch. 11. Bridge of death (13:00) — ch. 12. The avenging river (13:00).
OCLC #: 34130814
Added: October 29, 2008
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Alexandia Again and Forever

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Iskanderija, kaman oue kaman
Call Number: VHS00232
by Youssef Chahine; Mohsen Zayed; Ezzat El Alail; Farid Shawqi; Gerry Sundquist; Misr International Films.; Algeria. Wizārat al-Anbāʼ.; Fox Lorber Films.; WinStar TV and Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: Arabic with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, NY : Fox Lorber Films : Distributed by Winstar TV & Video, [2000]
Notes: Originally released in 1990 (105 mins.); The third part of Chahine’s Alexandria trilogy;
Summary: Yehia joins a hunger protest which has brought together the entire Eqyptian filmmaking industry. As the strikers increase their demands, Yehia becomes increasingly attracted to Amir, a young actor whose film career he launched. Soon, however, Yehia’s obsession is replaced by his infatuation with Nadia, the lovely ingenue he has decided to cast in his next film.
OCLC #: 45047151
Also: The first chapter: Alexandria…Why? (VHS00230); The second chapter: An Egyptian Story (VHS00231)
Added: October 29, 2008
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