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The Best of the Real West: Disc 1
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The Best of the Real West: Disc 1

1992
This disc includes the following episodes: "Sitting Bull" and "Wild Women."

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  • Donna E. Lusitana
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    The Best of the Real West: The Battle of the Alamo
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    The Best of the Real West: The Battle of the Alamo

    1992
    With Texan independence hanging in the balance, a mixed army of white Americans and Tejanos stave off some 5,000 advancing Mexican soldiers led by Gen. General Antonio López de Santa Anna, defending the Alamo Mission for 13 agonizing days.

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  • Donna E. Lusitana
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    Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire: Episode 1: The Way of the Samurai
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    Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire: Episode 1: The Way of the Samurai

    2004
    In late 16th-century Japan, samurai Tokugawa Ieyasu allies himself with the country's most powerful clans, eventually assuming command of their armies. Ieyasu's loyalty, however, only goes so far, and in 1614, he renounces his allies and slaughters more than 100,000 in his quest to become Japan's new ruler.

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  • Lyn Goldfarb
  • Deborah Ann DeSnoo
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    Egypt's Golden Empire: Episode 3: The Last Great Pharaoh
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    Egypt's Golden Empire: Episode 3: The Last Great Pharaoh

    2002
    The 67-year reign of Ramesses II, often known as Ramesses the Great, marked the pinnacle of Egypt's thriving New Kingdom. But with his death at the age of 93 came the inevitable decline of this once-shining civilization.

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  • Richard Bradley
  • James Hawes
  • Ciara Byrne
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    The Best of the Real West: Disc 2
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    The Best of the Real West: Disc 2

    1992
    This disc includes the following episodes: "Texas Rangers" and "The Battle of the Alamo."

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  • Donna E. Lusitana
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    Egypt's Golden Empire: Episode 2: The Pharaohs of the Sun
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    Egypt's Golden Empire: Episode 2: The Pharaohs of the Sun

    2002
    By 1390 B.C., a gold-laden Egypt was one of the most powerful countries in the world, and the nation's rulers -- beginning with pharaohs Amenhotep III, Akenhaten and, perhaps the most famous of them all, Tutankhamen -- began to see the value of negotiation.

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  • Richard Bradley
  • James Hawes
  • Ciara Byrne
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    Egypt's Golden Empire: Episode 1: The Warrior Pharaohs
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    Egypt's Golden Empire: Episode 1: The Warrior Pharaohs

    2002
    The first episode of this three-part series tracks the hard-fought unification of Egypt under King Ahmose of Thebes, who attacked Hyksos invaders in the north and Nubian enemies in the south, and the country's subsequent rule under an unlikely pharaoh -- Hatshepsut, who was a woman.

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  • Richard Bradley
  • James Hawes
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    Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire: The Will of the Shogun
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    Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire: The Will of the Shogun

    2004
    When Ieyasu dies, his grandson Iemitsu becomes the new shogun, quickly obliterating the previous leader's attempts to establish a peaceful society. Peasants and disaffected Christians soon rise up against him, prompting the ruler to ban Christianity and prohibit all contact with Western nations.

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  • Lyn Goldfarb
  • Deborah Ann DeSnoo
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    The Best of the Real West: Sitting Bull
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    The Best of the Real West: Sitting Bull

    1992
    In the wake of Chief Sitting Bull's vivid premonition that predicted the downfall of U.S. soldiers, thousands of Native Americans launch an assault against Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men at Little Big Horn, effectively annihilating the U.S. 7th Cavalry.

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  • Donna E. Lusitana
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    Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire: The Return of the Barbarians
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    Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire: The Return of the Barbarians

    2004
    In isolation, Japan flourishes, its art and culture reaching new heights and its primary city, Edo (now known as Tokyo), becoming the largest metropolis in the world. All of this changes in 1853, however, when an American commodore and his squadron arrive in Edo Bay, forcing Japan to open its doors to trade.

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  • Lyn Goldfarb
  • Deborah Ann DeSnoo
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    The Best of the Real West: Wild, Wild Women
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    The Best of the Real West: Wild, Wild Women

    1992
    The Old West was a place where rough-and-tumble men -- and unconventionally "wild" women -- could thrive, a uniquely fertile breeding ground for captivating female characters such as Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane and Belle Star.

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  • Donna E. Lusitana
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    Forgiveness: A Time to Love & A Time to Hate: Act 1: A Time to Love
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    Forgiveness: A Time to Love & A Time to Hate: Act 1: A Time to Love

    2011
    Helen Whitney's Forgiveness explores the act of forgiveness through a wide range of stories, from adultery and personal betrayal to the postgenocidal reconciliation of nations.

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  • Helen Whitney
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    Bill Moyers: Genesis: A Living Conversation: God Wrestling
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    Bill Moyers: Genesis: A Living Conversation: God Wrestling

    1996
    Apparently headed for his final comeuppance, the fugitive Jacob meets God in a dream and ultimately finds himself.

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  • Catherine Tatge
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    America: The Story of Us: Disc 3
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    America: The Story of Us: Disc 3

    2010
    This disc includes the following episodes: "Bust," "WWII," "Superpower" and "Millennium."

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  • Nick Green
  • Marion Milne
  • Andrew Chater
  • Jenny Ash
  • Clare Beavan
  • Renny Bartlett
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    America: The Story of Us: Superpower
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    America: The Story of Us: Superpower

    2010
    America becomes a global superpower; technology fuels a boom in the economy and the population; America runs headlong into a new threat: Communism.

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  • Nick Green
  • Marion Milne
  • Andrew Chater
  • Jenny Ash
  • Clare Beavan
  • Renny Bartlett
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    Bill Moyers: Genesis: A Living Conversation: The Test
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    Bill Moyers: Genesis: A Living Conversation: The Test

    1996
    God's command to Abraham to sacrifice Isaac raises profoundly disturbing questions. What kind of God would make such a demand?

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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

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  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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