DESCRIPTIVE VIDEOS - Braille Institute

Schindler’s List
DVS 83
Oskar Schindler was a businessman who saved 1,100 Jews from the Holocaust by
using them in his factories. He was also a Nazi. This Academy Award winning
film stars Liam Neeson as Oskar and Ben Kingsley as Itzhak Stern, one of his
workers. (Based on the book by Thomas Keneally, BR 09689 and RC 20835.)
Spitfire
DVS 339
This is the true and inspiring story of R. J. Mitchell, the man who devoted his life
to designing and developing the legendary fighter plane that, early in WWII,
helped the RAF win the crucial Battle of Britain. Starring Leslie Howard in his
last role, and David Niven.
Three Came Home
DVS 256
Interned by the Japanese during WWII, an American woman (Claudette Colbert)
struggles to keep herself and her little boy alive. This film is a compelling drama
about courage and unexpected friendship in the face of adversity. (Based on an
autobiographical novel by Agnes Newton Keith, RC 13441.)
A Walk in the Sun
DVS 242
During the Allied invasion of Italy, an American infantry platoon is given a
dangerous assignment: strike inland from the beach and secure a farmhouse as an
advance command post. The mission seems doomed from the start. Top-notch
cast includes Dana Andrews, Richard Conte and John Ireland. (Based on the book
by Harry Brown, BR 08648 and RC 33159.)
We Dive at Dawn
DVS 310
Superb WWII saga of a British submarine’s mission to find and sink a German
battleship. A riveting war drama with first-rate performances from a fine cast led
by John Mills.
The African Queen
DVS 154
Action and Adventure
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