2001 VIDEO CATALOG - Clinton Essex Franklin Library System

Pocahontas: Pocahontas: Her Her True True Story Story
Story
Popular history remembers Pocahontas for a aingle act of courage. Yet Pocahontas had a vision of
cooperation between the European settlers and her people that was far ahead of its time. Ambassador,
stateswoman, peacemaker, visionary and friend, her struggle ultimately cost Pocahontas her life, but her
legacy lives on with the survival of a colony that led to the birth of a nation.
50 min. color
Pocketful Pocketful of of Miracles
Miracles
Impoverished Broadway peddler "Apple Annie" has a problem. Her daughter, Louise, is coming for a visit
and bringing her wealthy fiance. The problem is that Louise has believed all her life that Annie's a
wealthy dowager. Enter "Dave the Dude," a big-hearted racketeer - who enlists the aid of his colorful mob
of hooligans in a wild and crazy scheme to pass Annie off as a high society grande dame so that Louise
can marry her fairy tale prince.
81 min. color cc
Pocketful Pocketful of of Rye
Rye
Gladys, a protégé of Miss Marple, is maid to the Fortesques. When both the husband and wife turn up
dead, Miss Marple uses the famous nursery rhyme to deduc that, with the "king" and "queen" already
slain, Gladys the maid is next. Miss Marple sets out immediately to catch a murderer and save a friend.
101 min. color cc
Points Points in in Space
Space
A fascinating view of the artists Merce Cunningham and John Cage Composer at work in their studios.
56 min. color
Poirot: Poirot: Poirot: Lord Lord Lord Edgware Edgware Dies
Dies
Hercule Poirot returns to London where he meets famous actress Jane Wilkinson. Smitten, he agrees to
visit her estranged husband, Lord Edgware, to urge him to reconsider her request for a divorce.
Edgware insists that he has already agreed to Jane's request. Yet, within twenty-four hours, he is found
murdered, creating a gallery of suspects who all seem equally guilty.
100 min. color cc
Poirot: Poirot: Murder Murder in in Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia
Threatening notes from beyond the grave and a ghostly face at the window lead to a woman found
murdered in a locked room that no one could have entered. Hercule Poirot is back and mystery is on the
menu. On holiday in Iraq, Poirot must solve the perplexing mystery of the death of the head archeologist's
unpopular wife.
100 min. color cc
Poirot: Poirot: The The Murder Murder of of Roger Roger Roger Ackroyd
Ackroyd
Hercule Poirot has retired to a country village, until his neighbor, a wealthy industrialist, is found
murdered. Poirot reunites with his old partner, Chief Inspector Japp to find the culprit, exposing a tangled
web of blackmail, envy and murder. Everyone in the Ackroyd household falls under poirot's scrutiny but,
true to form, Poirot exposes the murderer with a lightning-quick solution to this most puzzling mystery.
100 min. color cc
Poland Poland
Poland
Discover a nation with a reputation for Slavic hospitality and a rich tradition of courage and resilience.
Visit Warsaw, Royal Castle, Lazienki Park, Torun, Wawel cahtedral, and much more.
31 min. color
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