DESCRIPTIVE VIDEOS - Braille Institute

True Grit
DVS 1
Cogburn (John Wayne) is hired by a young girl (Kim Darby) to kill the man who
murdered her father and stole the family nest egg. (Based on the book of the same
title by Charles Portis, BRD00255 and RC 44219.)
Unforgiven
DVS 170
The 1992 Academy Award Winner for Best Picture starring Clint Eastwood and
Morgan Freeman who play retired, down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their
guns one last time.
Vengeance Valley
DVS 264
Owen Daybright (Burt Lancaster), foreman of the Strobie ranch, has always
protected his younger foster brother (Robert Walker), the charming but selfcentered
Lee Strobie. But when Lee's infidelity sours his marriage and puts
Owen's life at risk, jealousy leads to betrayal and violent retribution.
Musicals
Chicago
DVS 501
If you can't be famous...be infamous. Winner of the 2002 Academy Award for
Best Picture, “Chicago” tells the story of a fame-hungry group of characters who
live in the Windy City during the roaring twenties. Their lives are interwoven and
elaborated on in this wildly entertaining musical starring Renee Zellweger,
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere and Queen Latifah.
Good News
DVS 302
A spirited collegiate musical set in the roaring 20's, full of campus hi-jinx, football
heroes and great tunes. June Allyson, Peter Lawford star, and Mel Torme croons.
Hello Dolly
DVS 295
Barbra Streisand stars as Dolly Levi, a young widow and professional
matchmaker who sets out to conquer tight-fisted Horace Vandergelder (Walter
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