Posts Tagged ‘Books on Film’
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
The Drowning Pool
Call Number: VHS00279
by Ross Macdonald; Paul Newman; Joanne Woodward; Tony Franciosa; First Artists Production Company.; Coleytown Productions.; Warner Bros.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©1984.
Notes: Originally released in 1975 (109 mins.); Based on the novel by Ross MacDonald;
Summary: A nervous and neurotic oil heiress, Iris Devereaux, lands her ex-flame Harper in hot water when she hires him to get to the bottom of an anonymous blackmail threat.
OCLC #: 10987243
Added: November 4, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Books on Film, Stuart Rosenberg
Posted in Mystery, Thriller | Comments Closed
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Caroline and the Rebels
Call Number: VHS00267
by Brigitte Bardot; Guy Casaril; Patty Shepard; Micheline Presle; Westlake Entertainment Group.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Westlake Village, Calif. : Westlake Entertainment Group, ©1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1955 (97 mins.); Based on the novel by Cécil Saint-Laurent;
Summary: Bardot plays a young girl in a romantic action western with an ending of excitement and ever lasting love.
OCLC #: 50862033
Also: Edition also contains The Legend of Frenchie King (
VHS00267)
Added: November 4, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Books on Film, Foreign Film, Jean-Devaivre
Posted in Romance, Western | Comments Closed
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Pépé le Moko
Call Number: VHS00253
by Julien Duvivier; Ashelbe.; Jean Gabin; Murray Hill Video.;
Format: VHS
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: New York : Murray Hill Video, [198-?]
Notes: Originally released in 1937 (90 mins.); Based on the novel by Roger d’Ashelbé (Henri La Barthe);
Summary: A Parisian gangster is safe from the police while hiding in the Casbah section of Algiers, but he falls in love and follows the lady into danger.
OCLC #: 19686306
Added: November 3, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Black and White, Books on Film, Crime, Foreign Film, Julien Duvivier
Posted in Drama, Romance | Comments Closed
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
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A Little Princess
Call Number: VHS00246
by: Eleanor Bron; Liam Cunningham; Alfonso Cuarón; Frances Hodgson Burnett;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1995 (97 mins.); Nominated for 2 Academy Awards; based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett;
Summary: Sara Crewe, the pampered daughter of an Army officer, is left in a strict boarding school when her father goes off to war. When he is reported dead, her world is turned upside down and she is made a servant at the school, yet she refuses to let her spirit be broken
Also: See the Walter Lang-directed The Little Princess ( DVD00087);
OCLC #: 33157515
Added: November 3, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Alfonso Cuarón, Award, Books on Film
Posted in Drama, Family, Fantasy | Comments Closed
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Le Maître des éléphants
Call Number: VHS00247
by Jacques Dutronc; Erwan Baynaud; Patrick Grandperret; René Guillot; et al
Format: VHS
Language: French
Publisher: CFP Video, 199?
Notes: Originally released in 1995 (101 mins.); Based on the book by Rene Guillot;
OCLC #: 48609608
Added: November 3, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Books on Film, Foreign Film, Patrick Grandperret
Posted in Family | Comments Closed
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Luc Besson presents L’Enfant Lion or The Lion Child
Call Number: VHS00245
by Luc Besson; Patrick Grandperret;
Format: VHS
Language: French
Publisher: [France] : Malofilm Video, [199-?]
Notes: Originally released in 1993 (86 mins.); Based on the novel by René Guillot;
OCLC #: 60662488
Added: November 3, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Books on Film, Foreign Film, Patrick Grandperret
Posted in Family | Comments Closed
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
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Jules Verne’s Five Weeks in a Balloon
Call Number: VHS00241
by Red Buttons; Fabian; Cedric Hardwicke; Barbara Eden; Irwin Allen; Charles Bennett; Albert Gail; Jules Verne; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Cambridge Productions.; Fox Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Fox Home Video, ©1995.
Notes: Originally released in 1962 (101 mins.); Based on the novel by Jules Verne;
Summary: Fergusson leads a journey via hot-air balloon in order to claim a remote area in Africa for England. Joining him in the trek are a reporter, a goofy professor, and the professor’s assistant. Along the way they encounter many obstacles and deadly danger.
OCLC #: 42515692
Added: November 3, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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Tags:Books on Film, Irwin Allen
Posted in Action, Comedy | Comments Closed
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
Tags:Award, Books on Film, Clarence Brown
Posted in Drama, Family | Comments Closed
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
The Mouse that Roared
Call Number: VHS00239
by Jack Arnold; Peter Sellers; Jean Seberg; Roger MacDougall; Stanley Mann; Leonard Wibberley;
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
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Books on Film, Jack Arnold
Posted in Comedy | Comments Closed
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Manon des sources
Call Number: VHS00228
by Yves Montand; Claude Berri; Daniel Auteuil; Emmanuelle Beart; Marcel Pagnol; Orion Pictures.; Orion Home Video.;
Language: French with English subtitles
Publisher: New York : Orion Home Video, ©1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1986 (113 mins.); From the novel by Marcel Pagnol;
Summary: Ten years have passed since the tragic events of Jean De Florette. Jean’s daughter, Manon, appears in town to accuse the Soubeyrans of killing her father. A tragedy results that nearly destroys Cesar, the neighbor who destroyed Jean.
OCLC #: 18527964
Also: The prequel: Jean de Florette (
VHS00227)
Added: October 29, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Tags:Books on Film, Claude Berri, Foreign Film
Posted in Drama, Romance | Comments Closed
