* Billington Library owns an additional copy of starred items.
These copies have the same call number and are either in VHS of DVD format.
The second copy is circulating and available to be checked out.
Check our catalog (click on the title) for availability.
DRAMA:
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| Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw |
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Pygmalion (1973) |
[DVD] 791.43 P9955 |
| This is the BBC version starring Lynn Redgrave. |
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Pygmalion (1938) |
[DVD] 791.43 P9954 * |
| This is a black and white film version starring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller. It won the Academy Award for best screenplay. |
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My Fair Lady (1964) |
[DVD] 791.43 M9954 * |
| The musical version of the play stars Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. |
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She's All That (1999) |
[DVD] 791.43 S5542 |
| The Valley Girl version of Pygmalion stars Freddie Prinze and Rachel Cook. |
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| Wit by Margaret Edson |
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Wit (2001) |
[DVD] 791.43 W8191 |
| This HBO video stars Emma Thompson. |
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| A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams |
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A Streetcar Named Desire (1950) |
[DVD] 791.43 S9153 * |
| This film starred Marlon Brando and Vivian Leigh. |
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A Streetcar Named Desire (1973) |
[Audio Tape] 812.004 |
| This recorded version of the play stars Rosemary Harris and James Farentino. It was recorded at Lincoln Center, NYC. |
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A Streetcar Named Desire (1998) |
[DVD] 782.1 P9443st * |
| This version of the play is an opera in 3 acts, composed by Andre Previn. |
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| The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov |
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The Cherry Orchard (1999) |
[DVD] 791.43 C5225 |
| This film version stars Alan Bates and Charlotte Rampling. |
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| A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935) |
[VHS] 822.33 M6295 |
| This is the classic film starring James Cagney, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney, and Olivia DeHavilland. It was directed by Max Reinhardt. It is available in VHS format. |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999) |
[DVD] 822.33 M6296 * |
| This recent film version stars Kevin Kline and Michelle Pfeiffer. |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1967) |
[CD] 782.313 B862mi |
| Composed by Benjamin Britten this is an operatic version of the play 3 acts. |
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2000) |
[DVD] 792.8 M6295 |
| This is the full ballet of the play with music by Felix Mendelsohnn-Bartholdy and choreography by George Balanchine. |
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| Hamlet by William Shakespeare |
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Hamlet (1990) |
[DVD] 822.33 H2233 * |
| This made for television version is in modern dress. It stars Kevin Kline. |
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Hamlet, Olivier (1948) |
[DVD] 822.33 H2232 |
| This black and white version starring Sir Lawrence Olivier and Jean Simmons was remastered and rerecorded on DVD in 2000. |
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Hamlet (1997) |
[VHS] 822.33 H2235 |
| Directed by Kenneth Branagh who also plays Hamlet, this is the first full-text version of the play ever filmed. |
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Hamlet (2000) |
[VHS] 822.33 H2236 |
| A contemporary version of the play starring Ethan Hawke, it turns Denmark into a corporation whose CEO has been murdered. |
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Hamlet (1990) |
[VHS] 822.33 H2237 |
| Mel Gibson stars as the Danish prince with Glenn Close as his mother. |
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Hamlet (1964) |
[DVD] 822.33 H2234 * |
| This version starring Richard Burton was actually filmed during a Broadway performance. |
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Hamlet (2004) |
[DVD] 782.1 T454ha |
| The French operatic version of Hamlet, composed by Ambroise Thomas is performed in five acts. |
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| King Lear by William Shakespeare |
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King Lear (1983) |
[DVD] 822.33 K536 * |
| Adapted by Lawrence Olivier who also played the lead, this is a made for television movie. |
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King Lear (2004) |
[DVD] 822.33 K535 |
| Starring Ian Holm, this version is based on the Royal National Theatre production in 1997. |
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King Lear (1982) |
[DVD] 822.33 K537 |
| This BBC production was part of a series of Shakespeare’s plays. It was directed by Jonathan Miller. |
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King Lear (1974) |
[DVD] 822.33 K534 |
| A filmed version of the New York Shakespeare production, this version stars James Earl Jones and was directed by Joseph Papp. |
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| Oedipus Rex by Sophocles |
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Oedipus Rex (1957) |
[DVD] 882.01 O286 * |
| This is the Yeats translation of the play. It was produced by the Guthrie Theatre for the Stratford, Ontario Shakespeare Festival. |
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| The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde |
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Importance of Being Earnest (2002) |
[DVD] 791.4 I347 |
| In this film version Colin Firth and Rupert Everett star. |
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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) |
[DVD] 791.43 I346 |
| This film version stars Sir Michael Redgrave and Margaret Rutherford among others. |
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The Importance of Being Earnest (1986) |
[VHS] 791.43 I345 |
| Originally produced for television, this version features Joan Plowright. |
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| Antigone by Sophocles |
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Antigone (1961) |
[DVD] 791.43 A6293 * |
| This is a Greek production with English subtitles. It is directed by Georges Tzavellas and stars Irene Pappas. |
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Antigone (2001) |
[DVD] 791.43 A6294 |
| During the Nazi occupation of France, French playwright Jean Anouilh wrote an updated version of the play. Part of the American Theatre Archive, the play stars Genevieve Bujold and Stacy Keach. |
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Antigone (1988) |
[DVD] 882.01 S712a |
| This is a re-release of a BBC production starring Sir John Gielgud with a translation by Don Taylor. |
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| Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller |
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Death of a Salesman (1985) |
[DVD] 791.43 D2856 * |
| This made-for-television production stars Dustin Hoffman. |
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Death of a Salesman (1966) |
[DVD] 791.43 D2857 |
| This is a made-for-television production starring Lee J. Cobb. |
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| A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen |
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A Doll's House (1973) |
[DVD] 791.43 D6655 |
| This is a motion picture version of the play starring Claire Bloom. |
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| A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry |
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A Raisin in the Sun (1988) |
[DVD] 791.43 R1593 |
| This film version of the play stars Danny Glover and Esther Rolle. |
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961) |
[DVD] 791.43 R1592 * |
| Starring Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee, this film was released shortly after the Broadway play was produced. |
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| William Shakespeare: Films based loosely on his life and works |
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Shakespeare in Love (1998) |
[DVD] 791.43 S5275 * |
| Young Will Shakespeare struggles to write a play called Romeo and Ethel or the Pirate’s Daughter while a bored, stage-struck noblewoman, masquerading as a boy, wins the part of Romeo in the play. The movie stars Gweneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes. |
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) |
[DVD] 791.43 R8133 |
| Based on Hamlet, dramatist Tom Stoppard allows the minor characters to take center-stage in this drama. |
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FICTION:
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| Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
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Great Expectations (1999) |
[DVD] 791.43 G78662 |
| This is the BBC version broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre. |
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Great Expectations, Ethan Hawke (1997) |
[DVD] 791.43 G78661 |
| This updated version of the Dickens novel features Ethan Hawke and Gweneth Paltrow. |
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Great Expectations (1946) |
[DVD] 791.43 G7866 |
| This film version starring Jean Simmons was directed by David Lean. |
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| Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf |
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Mrs Dalloway (1999) |
[VHS] 791.742 |
| Featuring Vanessa Redgrave in the title role, this is a BBC film. |
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The Hours (2002) |
[DVD] 791.43 H8413 |
| Based on a novel by Michael Cunningham, the film shows three women: Virginia Woolf writing Mrs. Dalloway in the 20’; an unhappy housewife in the 50’s reading the book; and a contemporary woman behaving like Mrs. Dalloway. |
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| Barn Burning by William Faulkner |
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Barn Burning (1980) |
[DVD] 791.43 B2592 * |
| Starring Henry Fonda, this film is part of the American Short Story Collection. |
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| A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas |
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Child's Christmas in Wales (1987) |
[DVD] 791.43 C5373 |
| This is a made-for-television movie starring Denholm Elliot. |
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| The Rocking Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence |
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The Rocking Horse Winner (1950) |
[DVD] 791.43 R6833 |
| John Mills stars in this motion picture of the Lawrence story. |
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| An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce |
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (2004) |
[DVD] 791.43 O152 * |
| Originally shown as part of the television series The Twilight Zone, this short story is part of Bierce’s collection Tales of Soldiers and Civilians about the American Civil War. |
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| The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov |
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Lady with the Little Dog (1960) |
[DVD] 791.43 L1579 |
| This is a Russian film of the Chekhov classic. |
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| John Cheever |
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American Beauty (2000) |
[DVD] 791.43 A5121 * |
| This award winning film loosely based on Cheever stories stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening. |
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POETRY:
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The Voice of the Poet: Langston Hughes (1995) |
[CD] 811.52 H8931a |
| The poet reads 21 poems and songs selected from original recordings. |
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The Voice of the Poet: Robert Frost (2003) |
[CD] 811.52 F939ro |
| The poet reads selections of his work from previously recorded material. |
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The Voice of the Poet: T.S. Eliot (2005) |
[CD] 811.52 E425ts |
| This is a compilation of previously recorded material read by the poet. |
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The Belle of Amherst (1974) |
[DVD] 791.43 B4385 |
| This remastered film of the play about Emily Dickinson stars Julie Harris. |
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OTHER MATERIAL:
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American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till (2004) |
[DVD] 323.1 M9743 |
| The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a black boy who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. Although Till’s killers were apprehended, they were quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury and proceeded to sell their story to a journalist, providing grisly details of the murder. Three months after Till’s body was recovered, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. |
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