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Dramatization short on British romantic poet John Keats.

Genre: Drama

Cast: James Mason

John Canaday analyzes the place of art among the humanities as an expression of man's attempt to define what it means to be a human being. Mr....

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Donald Moffat

This film provides contrasts and similarities among the three countries. In Norway, Deneen visits with a fishing family from the small city of...

Genre: Documentary

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Portrays the lakes as an important shipping route for a region of vast natural resources, major population centers and extensive industrial...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Matthews

In this quiet, naturalistic dramatic short, six-year old Sarah grapples with understanding mortality after the sudden death of her older brother,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Sara Crawford

Follows contemporary American poet James Dickey on a three week lecture tour. Reveals the actual thoughts and feelings of the poet through his...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Dickey

Marty, a "good boy," experiments with marijuana and experiences "profound mental and emotional disturbances." As in all anti-drug films of this...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: John Galvarro

Describes the making of a puppet in detail from the carving of the head to the fitting of the strings. Close-ups show how the movements of the...

Genre: Family

Cast: Frank Haines

This educational documentary describes the political, social, and religious conditions of sixteenth century Europe. It also Interprets the reforms of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Mason

A romantic tale of a young married couple who have little money to buy each other Christmas presents. And so she cuts off and sells her beautiful...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Rosemary Deleonardis

short from of Series “The Art of silence: pantomimes with Marcel Marceau and his partner Pierre Verry”. Mime makes the invisible visible...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Marcel Marceau

Bartleby, an enigmatic man who calmly refuses to carry out his duties, is introduced in this period dramatization of Melville’s haunting story...

Genre: Drama

Cast: James Westerfield

Deals with the Old Testament as a collection of literary forms. Combines paintings with narrative sculptures to relate the saga of the creation, the...

Genre: History

Cast: Barnard Hughes

Follows the Pilgrims from England to Holland and to New England. Discusses the Mayflower compact and the hardships in the New World.

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Cast: Simon Lack

An introduction to Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist. A world poet-a latter-day successor to Homer, Virgil, Dante, and...

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Cast: Jack Nicholson

One in a series of twelve films in which the great French mime Marcel Marceau performs some works from his repertoire. In his introduction he...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Marcel Marceau

Another entry in the britannica's tales around the world series. This covers the classic story of Hansel and Gretel.

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Cast: Pat Morita

Heroin anti-drug educational film

Genre: Documentary

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Every year, on June 27th, in a small village in New England, inhabited by no more than 300 people, a lottery is held in which a family is chosen as...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Olive Dunbar

Educational film about exclusion and anger meant to be shown in classrooms, with a discussion afterwards.

Genre: Drama

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