Paul Scofield

"Lucy and Edmund, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the land of Narnia where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism." (publisher).

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Narnia . . . where animals talk . . . where trees walk . . . where a battle is about to begin.

A prince denied his rightful throne gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honor between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire

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Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist its ruler, the golden lion Aslan, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.

Biography of Chancellor of England, Sir Thomas More, who butted heads with the king when he wanted to divorce his wife and marry Anne Boleyn. Torn between his conscience and duty to the crown, Sir Thomas chooses to say nothing.

A Russian museum curator acquires a painting of a public building that includes a modification completed in 1952. The artist: Adolf Hitler. A prominent historian is mysteriously killed while in the final stages of research for his latest book- a biography of the fü hrer. An American architect preparing a book on Third Reich architecture discovers plans for a seventh bunker. All are pieces of an emerging puzzle whose solution...

"The Ghost Chamber" is the story of a wife's destruction and the love of a young man for an imprisoned girl. "Mr. Testator's Visitation" portrays an eerie character who visits an impoverished, unhappy lawyer. "A Child's Dream of a Star" is the sad story of a little girl who becomes an angel and waits for her brother to join her. "The Signal-Man" tells of an apparition seen at a tunnel where fatal accidents occur. "To Be Read at Dusk" is the...

In the picaresque series of sketches in Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens wrote one of the masterpieces of comic fiction, and presented readers with some of the most colorful and beloved characters of all time. In Dickens' first novel, initially based on a series of illustrations, members of the eponymous club recount their various experiences and encounters as they travel around England. Without the dark themes that dominated so many of his novels,...

During the World War II Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Miep Gies risks everything she has to hide two Jewish families in the attic over the office where she works. She was their lifeline - provider of food and gentle encouragement - and it was through her courageous actions that Anne's diary was preserved and lives on today.

The Book of Genesis traces the beloved Christian stories of creation. This overview shows viewers Adam and Eve in Paradise until they are tempted by the snake, traces the trials of Cain and Abel as Cain is driven to murder his brother, and recounts the epic story of Noah and the Ark where Noah is commanded by God to save two of every creature from the flood. All of the stories feature stunning visuals and a beautiful score by Academy Award-winner...

Historical play about the English king who defeated the French at Agincourt.