Joshua Logan
2) Camelot
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The oft-told tales of Arthurian legend have always been fertile ground for art. With countless books, films, and songs on the subject, there have been many interpretations of Merlin, the Knights of the Round Table, the glories of the kingdom of Camelot, and the doomed love triangle of King Arthur, Lady Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot du Lac. The musical Camelot, however, remains the most iconic. Camelot coincided with the presidency of JFK, and as such,...
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A raucous western comedy, is punctuated with a classic Lerner and Loewe musical score, including "They Call the Wind Maria" and "I Talk to the Trees." The story of a gold mining boomtown full of brawny men centres on the work-and-play partnership of Ben and Pardner (Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood) and the delicate wife they share (Jean Seberg).
4) Fanny
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Fanny, a fishmonger's daughter with eyes for the barkeeper's son, Marius, has a powerful rival. Marius yearns for a life at sea, not one behind the bar in Marseilles with his blustery but devoted father Cesar. But after Fanny and Marius surrender to their desires, complications separate them, and a solution comes from an unlikely source: the wise, aging sailmaker Panisse.
5) Camelot
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A musical retelling of the rise and fall of England's mythical King Arthur.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Pictures
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A comedy-drama about life aboard a Navy cargo ship in Pacific waters during the waning days of World War II. In the Navy Register it is listed as 'The Reluctant, ' but to its crew it is known as 'The Bucket.' The monotonous non-combat duty of a fun-loving crew is enlivened by a feud between the petty, intolerant martinet of a captain and an impetuous, highly-respected cargo officer whose continuous efforts to get a transfer to combat duty are blocked...
7) Sayonara
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c1957
Language
English
Description
An American Air Force major on leave in Japan after the Korean War falls in love with a Japanese actress. When they declare their love openly, they find themselves scorned equally by both the Japanese and Americans.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
It is 1943 and World War II rages on. The United States Navy has established several bases in the Solomon Islands, in preparation for an invasion towards New Guinea and the Central Pacific. On one of these islands lives a French planter named Emile de Becque. The Navy wishes to employ him to scout out the nearby Japanese held islands. To accomplish this task, de Becque is approached by Nellie Forbush, a US Navy nurse. Together they find refuge from...
9) Picnic
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The story covers one Labor Day week-end in a small Kansas town, and tells about the impact a virile drifter has on the lives of several women in town.
10) South Pacific
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A young American nurse from Little Rock meets the handsome and mysterious French planter on a South Pacific island during World War II. Seeking respite from the battles around them, they find refuge in each other as their romance blooms in the lush tropical paradise.
11) Bus stop
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
When Bo, a naive rodeo rider, meets saloon performer Cherie, he falls head over boots in love. After he lassoes Cherie onto a bus headed for his home state, Montana, she escapes in the middle of a snowstorm. But if Bo can learn to reign in his emotions, he might convince Cherie to warm up to him.