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41) Quo vadis
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Two-disc special edition.
Language
English
Description
Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets and falls in love with the devout Christian, Lygia. She doesn't want to have anything to do with the warrior. Though Lygia grew up Roman, and as the adopted daughter of a retired general, Lygia is technically a hostage of Rome. Marcus gets Emperor Nero to give her to him for services rendered. Lygia is not happy about this situation, but she falls in love with Marcus anyway....
42) Mohenjo daro
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Hindi
Description
The story follows Sarman, a farmer, who travels to the city of Mohenjo Daro and falls in love with a high-status woman, Chaani. But Chaani must wed Munja, son of Mohenjo Daro's ruler, Maham.
43) Back to 1942
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In one of the darkest times in Chinese history, a devastating famine during the war ravaged parts of the country. This human tragedy that killed millions must never be forgotten.
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, it begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Shortly before his death in ancient Israel, King David has a vision from God telling him that his younger son Solomon should succeed him as king. His other son, Adonijah, is unhappy and vows to attain the throne. Meanwhile, the Egyptian Pharoah agrees to cede a Red Sea port to the Queen of Sheba if she can find a way to destroy Solomon, whose wisdom and benevolent rule is seen as a threat to more tyrannical monarchs in the region.
47) Waterloo
Series
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009?]
Language
English
Description
Historical epic drama tracing the return from exile of Napoleon Bonaparte and the course of the Battle of Waterloo.
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Twenty-fifth anniversary second disc-set.
Language
English
Description
Between two world wars, a struggle for freedom took place in the African desert. This movie is the historically accurate story about the Libyan resistance leader, Omar Mukhtar, who led the Libyan resistance against the Italian oppressors from 1911-1931.
49) Red Cliff
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Original International version, Blu-ray version.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
208 A.D., end of the Han Dynasty. A power-hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han Dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao's brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign, unrivaled in history, that changes the face of China forever.
52) Dune: DVD
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
"Paul Atreides, a brilliant, gifted young man born into a destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their fear will survive." --
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
Restored version; standard format (1.33:first).
Language
English
Description
An 8-year old Sicilian princess is kidnapped by pirates, eventually becoming a slave in Carthage. When she reaches adulthood, she attempts to win her freedom again, whatever the costs. Set in the third century B.C. during the Punic Wars.
54) The banquet
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
A lavish Chinese epic, set in the Age of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, tells the story of a royal court in turmoil: forbidden love, deceit, revenge, overpowering beauty, and greed. A young empress finds her empire on the verge of a massive revolution as storms begin to brew both within the royal court as well as in the outlying kingdoms. She turns to her stepson for assistance but finds herself deeply involved in an attempt to have her throne and...
55) The promise
Pub. Date
2006
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Follow the journey and battle between a powerful duke, a military general, and a slave who fall in love with the same woman.
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Original international version.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
"[T]he epic historical drama based on a legendary 208 A.D. battle that heralded the end of the Han Dynasty. A power-hungry Prime Minister-turned-General Cao Cao seeks permission from the Han Dynasty Emperor to organize a southward-bound mission designed to crush the two troublesome warlords who stand in his way, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Vastly outnumbered by Cao Cao's brutal, fast-approaching army, the warlords band together to mount a heroic campaign-unrivaled...
58) The last duel
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Blu-ray format.
Language
English
Description
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a ferocity unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, it follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and prepares them for battle against an enemy determined to obliterate their way of life. Some things are worth fighting for.
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