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Ken Burns' The Civil War: A Film Directed By Ken Burns

Ken Burns' The Civil War: A Film Directed By Ken Burns

Collector's set of the critically acclaimed Ken Burns' documentary miniseries and the highest rated PBS show in history. The Civil War is examined in ...
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Latest review by alexdg1 Nov 8, 2007
""We have felt the incommunicable experience of war. We felt - we still feel - the passion of life to..." Read full review

$25 - $78

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Buffalo Soldiers

Buffalo Soldiers

An all-black horse cavalry squad hunts an Apache warrior who menaces settlers in the New Mexico territory in the turbulent times following the Civil ...
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Latest review by radioguy Jan 28, 2002
"To avoid any possible confusion with the TV movies "Buffalo Soldiers" and "The Buf..." Read full review

$11

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N Word

N Word

A documentary look at the cultural significance of the weighty, historically volatile "n word," this program features interviews with a variety of ...
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Latest review by seacow Aug 29, 2008
"There are a lot of derogatory terms out there. Look on Wikipedia and you’ll see one for all so..." Read full review

$7 - $20

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Rough Riders

Rough Riders

The television miniseries dramatically recreating Teddy Roosevelt and his regiment as they fight the Mexican-American War.
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Latest review by George_Chabot Aug 12, 2009
"Rough Riders (1997) Director John Milius shot this for Turner Broadcasting as a made-for-television..." Read full review

$11 - $15

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Islam: Empire of Faith

Islam: Empire of Faith

Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley narrates ISLAM: EMPIRE OF FAITH, a PBS documentary about the political and cultural history of one of the world's ...
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Latest review by ravenjade96 Mar 6, 2007
"As a Muslim, I was naturally inclined to watch this documentary. While living in the Western world,..." Read full review

$4 - $15

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Cosmos - The Complete Collection

Cosmos - The Complete Collection

Carl Sagan explores the universe in this monumental cosmic journey. A fascinating blend of science, education, and entertainment that covers ...
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Latest review by paulsavage Jun 26, 2009
"I think I was on one of my regular trips to DC to visit friends, probably 2004. I’ve bee..." Read full review

$42

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Pornography: The Secret History of Civilization

Pornography: The Secret History of Civilization

Spread over five hours and six individual episodes, this TV series explores the history of pornography. Carefully constructed by filmmakers Fenton ...
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Latest review by xxxxer Dec 22, 2009
"The British TV series Pornography: The Secret History of Cilvilisation (sic) takes on the ambitious..." Read full review
Quantum Leap - The Complete Fourth Season

Quantum Leap - The Complete Fourth Season

Scott Bakula (STAR TREK - ENTERPRISE) stars as brilliant scientist Sam Beckett who, in experimenting with time travel, loses himself in a perpetual ...
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Latest review by AliventiAsylum Jul 29, 2007
"Quantum Leap was a television show that didn&#146t quite fit the mold of other television shows. Alt..." Read full review

$23 - $26

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Woman Called Moses

Woman Called Moses

This television mini series stars Cicely Tyson, in one of her best performances, as Harriet Ross Tubman, the founder of the Underground Railroad, ...
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Latest review by jankp Apr 17, 2005
"&#147Dramatics! That&#146s what slaves do when they don&#146t know what to do,&#148 sneers a Souther..." Read full review

$8 - $22

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Peter Jennings Reporting - The Kennedy Assassination: Beyond Conspiracy

Peter Jennings Reporting - The Kennedy Assassination: Beyond Conspiracy

Longtime ABC news anchor Peter Jennings hosts this high-tech reexamination of the many conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of President ...
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Latest review by alexdg1 Nov 27, 2005
"On the afternoon of November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy, the youngest Chief Executive ever..." Read full review

$28 - $57

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Boycott

Boycott

Clark Johnson (HOMICIDE) makes his feature-film directorial debut with BOYCOTT, the story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped the rise of ...
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Latest review by Stephen_Murray Feb 27, 2011
"“Boycott” is a very worthy 2001 HBO movie about the epoch-making — and in my view..." Read full review

$2

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King and I - Vol. 3

King and I - Vol. 3

This popular Korean drama follows Kim Chuh-sun, a royal eunuch during the Josun Dynasty, as he tries to save a woman who is banished.
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Latest review by telynor Aug 3, 2009
"One of my recent guilty pleasures has been watching those historical dramas from South Korea. And un..." Read full review
Shape of the World

Shape of the World

Patrick Stewart hosts this series covering the history of geography. Contains all six volumes: "Heaven and Earth," "Secrets of the Sea," "Staking a ...

$32 - $45

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Empires - Great Religions 5-Pack

Empires - Great Religions 5-Pack

PBS's popular EMPIRES series delves into the histories of world civilizations through a thrilling blend of location footage, dramatic re-creations, ...

$62 - $64

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