Douglas Rain
Publisher
Janson Associates
Language
English
Description
Featuring captured film footage, this series looks at what happened between the Russians and the Germans on the Eastern Front during World War II. An average of 17,800 people died on every single day--and the war on this front lasted for 1,400 days. Pitting maniacal tyrant against maniacal tyrant, evil ideology against evil ideology, tens of millions of lives were consumed by the raging hatreds and appalling indignities of the war on the Eastern Front...
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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
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At the Dawn of Man, a group of hominids encounters a mysterious black monolith that is alien to their surroundings. A hominid discovers the first weapon, using a bone to kill prey. The bone is tossed in the air and it's a 21st century spacecraft hovering over the Earth, skipping ahead millions of years in technological development only to imply that man hasn't advanced very far at all psychologically. U.S. scientist Dr. Heywood Floyd travels to the...
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Language
English
Description
In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the conquest of Mount Everest: This beautifully shot, Academy Award-winning film features adventurer, poet and world champion skier Yuichiro Miura in his attempt to ski down Mount Everest from its summit. A tragic icefall claims 6 lives, but the journey continues. The team climb to the South Col, 350 meters from the top, where Miura, with only skis and a parachute, puts his life in the hands of the Gods. His heart-stopping...