2001 VIDEO CATALOG - Clinton Essex Franklin Library System

World World of of Joseph Joseph Campbell: Campbell: Transformations Transformati
Transformati ons of of Myth Myth Through Through Time Time - in in Search Search Search of
of
The Legend of Parzeval and the search for the Holy Grail presents enlightened views on religion, love and
fidelity.
enlightened views on religion, love and fidelity. Campbell examines all facets and forms of this
archetypal myth
59 min. color
World World of of the the Beaver
Beaver
The North American beaver is without a doubt nature's most ingenious and industrious land developer -
part lumberjack, part architect and part construction engineer.
60 min. color
World World Song
Song
World Song is a joyful kaleidoscope of images that celebrates the common humaity which unifies all the
cultures of the world. This video elevates our shared experience beyond the geopolitical and cultural
boundaries that seem to divide us.
15 min. color
World World War War I I #1: #1: Seeds Seeds of of War
War
Hopes for a new century of peace and progress begin to unravel with the assassination of Austria's
Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo. The German army sweeps across Belgium, drawing the British into a
war they are unprepared to fight. The war sinks into a bloody stalemate, ushering in the era of trench
warfare while new tools of war - tanks, poison gas and airplanes - unleash new terrors.
146 min. B&W
World World World War War I I #2: #2: Spreading Spreading War/ War/ America America Enters Enters the the War War
War
When the War began, England claimed supremacy on the seas. Anxious to assert its own naval power,
Germany engages the British in the only great sea battle of the First World War, the Battle of Jutland. As
Europe plunges into war, Americans are anxious to remain neutral. President Wilson vows to keep the
U.S. at peace, but the desperate Germans commence a campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare
and train their torpedoes on U.S. ships.
96 min. B&W
World World World War War I I #3: #3: Germany Germany and and the the Eastern Eastern Front
Front
Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm declares war on Russia. By August of 1914, 17 million men of eight nations
are at war. Isolationists at the beginning of the war, Americans slowly take sides in the spreading
European conflict. Against a background of strikes and race riots, war is declared and the pulic unites in
support for the Allied cause.
97 min. B&W
World World War War I I #4: #4: Other Other Campaigns
Campaigns
On the southern front, Italy goes to war against Austria, waging a costly campaign in the frozen Alps. The
era of modern warfare is unleashed as airplanes become a military weapon. First used merely for
reconnaissance, soon the sky is filled with daredevils and dogfights.
97 min. B&W
World World War War War I I #5: #5: War War Ends
Ends
The U.S. enters the trenches and tastes victory in their first campaign, but it is only the prelude to a bloody
confrontation in the Argonne Forest, the costliest battle in U.S. history. Exhausted and spent, the Germans
seek peace. With the war over, Allied leaders begin carving up the map of Europe. The treaty of
Versailles formally ends the conflict, but the peace is fragile.
97 minn. B&W
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