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Based on the novel by Jerdine Nolen, when Harvey S. Potter (Rip Torn) arrives in a drought-stricken farm area, he is somehow able to grow a crop of colorful balloons on his land. Potter wins over the local townspeople but is threatened when it appears that he may be a huckster. A charming adventure for the whole family, originally seen on THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY and endorsed by the Coalition for Quality Children's Media Kids First program.DVD Features:Region 1Keep Case
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Acclaimed conductor Herbert Von Karajan, who helmed the Berlin Philharmonic from 1956 to 1989, is a legendary figure of the modern period of Classical music. This LEGACY series attempts to provide a comprehensive survey of his greatest performances. On this release, filmed live at the Salzburger Festpiele in 1984, Karajan leads an all-star cast in a superb performance of Richard Strauss's classic opera, DER ROSENKAVALIER. Acclaimed opera singers Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, and Janet Perry are just a few of the performers who help Karajan with this classic rendition.DVD Features:Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - English PCM Stereo - EnglishInteractive Features: Interactive MenusText/Photo Galleries: Biographies - In English, Dutch, French
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A nonstop action thriller in which Williamson plays the role of an incorruptible cop working in the narcotics division of the Chicago Police Department.
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Orson Welles's TOUCH OF EVIL is nothing short of a masterpiece. Beginning with a three-minute-plus tracking crane shot, the film explodes onto the screen, literally--the marvelously expressive opening shot ends with a car blowing up, and that detonation sets into motion a classic noir tale of betrayal and murder. In a complex exploration of character and morality, Welles plays the racist Captain Hank Quinlan, a grotesque, troubled, and powerful figure who runs his small U.S. border town according to his own version of the law. Quinlan's brutishness and vulgarity contrast starkly with the idealism and playboy good looks of Charlton Heston as Mike Vargas, a Mexican detective trying to put away the leader of a dangerous family of drug dealers--the Grandis. In the U.S. with his new bride, Susie (Janet Leigh), Vargas becomes consumed with exposing Quinlan and his highly questionable methods--too busy to see that his own beautiful blonde bride is in serious danger from both Quinlan and the Grandis.In 1998, Welles's film was restored closer to its creator's original vision, and it is a joy to behold. Every shot is impeccably crafted, every word of dialogue concise and pointed. The camerawork (by Russell Metty and John Russell) is stunning, particularly in the opening scene and the long single take in which Vargas believes he has caught Quinlan planting evidence. The supporting cast, led by Marlene Dietrich, Dennis Weaver, Akim Tamiroff, and Joseph Calleia, gives exhilarating performances. TOUCH OF EVIL, Welles's last studio film, is a near-perfect examination of the dark underbelly of society and the tragic downfall of a once proud man.
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Adapted from Irving Stone's fanciful biography of Michelangelo and starring Charlton Heston as the artist, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY focuses on the five years that the artist spent creating the Sistine ceiling and his tumultuous relationship with Pope Julius II (Rex Harrison). The pope is a vain and ambitious sort who has commissioned the painting of the chapel with the intention of having his name preserved for posterity. To this end, he tries to bully and threaten the volatile painter, who is answerable only to his muse.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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