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Kilimanjaro, To the Roof of Africa

Kilimanjaro, To the Roof of Africa

by David Breashears

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • DVD

This strikingly beautiful celebration of Kilimanjaro, originally presented in IMAX theatres, focuses on the history, nature and beauty of the mountain along with the experiences of the trekkers. (EAF112, $19.99)

Great Migrations

Great Migrations

by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2010
  • DVD

Shot from land and air, in tree and cliff blinds, on ice floes and underwater, this series follows creatures on the move in breathtaking high-definition clarity. Narrated by Alec Baldwin. (BST186, $49.95)

Africa, The Serengeti

Africa, The Serengeti

by George Casey

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1994
  • DVD

James Earl Jones narrates this dazzling 40-minute IMAX documentary of the migration of wildebeest in the Serengeti and Masai Mara. (EAF120, $19.99)

Around Cape Horn

Around Cape Horn

by Irving Johnson

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1986
  • DVD

Captain Irving Johnson memorably narrates this documentary of his 1929 voyage as a young man aboard the Peking, featuring a remarkable sequence about the ship rounding the Horn in a storm. Talk about bad weather! (PAT68, $29.95)

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

by David Attenborough

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • DVD

Attenborough weaves his own biography with a tale of Darwin and his ideas in this 4-part series, originally produced for Channel Four. (NAT191, $14.98)

Planet Earth, The Complete Series

Planet Earth, The Complete Series

by David Attenborough | BBC

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD
  • 5 PAGES

With tantalizing footage of snow leopards, polar bears and other wonders, many never before recorded on film, this extraordinary series delivers on its promise of the Earth as You've Never See it Before. Five years in the making, it was shot entirely in breathtaking high definition. (NAT122, $79.98)

Winged Migration

Winged Migration

by Jacques Perrin

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • DVD

Perrin's exquisite, award-winning documentary on the migratory habits of birds across seven continents. (BRD67, $14.94)

Ultimate Nature Collection

Ultimate Nature Collection

by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • DVD
  • 10 PAGES

This boxed set includes Beverly and Dereck Joubert in Botswana, Flip Nicklin and others underwater in search of the whales, the search of the Great Bear in British Columbia and adventures among the primates in Gabon, 10 award-winning National Geographic series in all. (NAT194, $64.95)

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

by Greg MacGillivray

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2009
  • DVD

Filmed in stunning IMAX, this family-friendly documentary follows Wade Davis and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with their two daughters, on a rafting adventure. (SWU278, $19.98)

 
A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama


by Nova

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • DVD

This Nova program, narrated by David McCullough (The Path Between the Seas, PNM41), covers the epic 30-year construction of the Panama Canal. With historic film footage, rare archival photographs and commentary. (CAM120, $19.95)

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Aguirre, the Wrath of God


by Werner Herzog

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • DVD

Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski) is consumed with visions of conquering all South America in Herzog's tour de force set in 16th-century Peru. (AMZ125, $19.97)

Ancient Egypt Unearthed


by Discovery Channel

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • DVD

This two-DVD set presents the culture and history of ancient Egypt as uncovered through the important archaeological discoveries of the modern era. (EGY311, $29.98)

Brazil Revealed


by Discovery Channel

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • DVD

See the sights of Brazil, including the newest of the seven Wonders in this Discovery Atlas presentation. (BZL88, $14.98)

China Revealed


by Discovery Channel

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2006
  • DVD

Coupling insightful storytelling with spectacular and groundbreaking photographic techniques this Discovery Atlas presentation brings to life contemporary culture and wonders of China. (CHN604, $14.98)

Fast Runner (Atanarjuat)


by Zacharias Kunuk

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • DVD

This epic, filmed in the Canadian Arctic with Inuit actors, brings a powerful Inuit legend to the screen. (ARC216, $27.96)

Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo


by Werner Herzog

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1982
  • DVD

This epic portrays Fitzcarraldo's mad quest to haul a riverboart over the Andes and realize his dream of an opera house in the Amazon. (AMZ119, $34.98)

Great North, Celebrating Man, Animal, and Landscape at the Top of the World

Great North, Celebrating Man, Animal, and Landscape at the Top of the World


by Martin Dignard

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • DVD

A dazzling portrait of the wildlife, landscapes and cultures of the circumpolar north, originally presented in IMAX theaters. At the heart of the film are the caribou herds of the Inuktitut of northern Quebec. 41 minutes. (ARC152, $19.99)

Italy Revealed


by Discovery Channel

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • DVD

Unfold the lives, loves, hopes and dreams of the Italian people. (ITA118, $14.98)

Ken Burns, America Collection


by Ken Burns

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2009
  • DVD

A boxed set of seven documentaries, each spotlighting an aspect of American society: Brooklyn Bridge, The Statue of Liberty, Empire of the Air, The Congress, Thomas Hart Benton, Huey Long and The Shakers. (USA447, $89.99)

Little Buddha

Little Buddha


by Bernardo Bertolucci

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • DVD

Bertolucci's luminescent film interweaves the story of a journey from Seattle to Bhutan with the life of Siddharta. (HML74, $14.99)

Masai, The Rain Warriors


by Pascal Plisson

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

Set in the beautiful highlands of Kenya and filmed in the Masai language, this feature film follows eight young Masai warriors in their quest to slay a mythical lion and thereby end a devastating drought. (EAF191, $24.95)

Monsoon Wedding


by Mira Nair

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2001
  • DVD

Family and guests arrive from all over India, the United States (where the Punjabi groom has settled) and Australia for a four-day celebration in New Delhi during the monsoon. (IDA603, $39.95)

The Cuban Masterworks Collection


by First Run Features

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • DVD

This five-disc set, classics in Cuba, includes Tomas Gutierrez Alea's (Strawberry and Chocolate) Twelve Chairs, two by Humberto Solas (Cecilia and Amada), and Julio Garcia Espinosa's The Adventures of Juan Quin Quin. (CBA120, $99.95)

The Last Metro


by Frantois Truffaut

  • HISTORY
  • 1980
  • DVD

Against all odds -- a Jewish theater manager in hiding; a leading man who's in the Resistance; increasingly restrictive Nazi oversight -- the troupe believes the show must go on in Nazi-occupied Paris.Against all odds -- a Jewish theater manager in hiding; a leading man who's in the Resistance; increasingly restrictive Nazi oversight -- the troupe believes the show must go on in Nazi-occupied Paris. (FRN913, $39.95)

The Last Place on Earth

The Last Place on Earth


by Masterpiece Theatre

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • DVD

Martin Shaw, the Norwegian actor Sverre Anker Ousdal, Hugh Grant, Max von Sydow and the venerable Bill Nighy co-star in this dramatic recreation of one of the 20th century's greatest adventures, the race to the South Pole. Originally presented as a Masterpeice Theatre mini-series, this three-disc complete boxed set runs 6.5 hours. (ANT90, $39.98)

The National Parks, America's Best Idea

The National Parks, America's Best Idea


by Dayton Duncan | Ken Burns

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • DVD

The widescreen edition of Ken Burn's 6-part, 12-hour ode to the national parks, featuring hundreds of interviews, fascinating archival images and dazzling cinematography in High Definition. (USA394, $99.99)

The Story of the Weeping Camel

The Story of the Weeping Camel


by Byambasuren Davaa

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • DVD
  • OUT OF PRINT

Oscar-nominated Davaa's engaging film of a nomadic Mongolian family blends documentary footage and fictional narrative into a satisfying portrait of life on the steppes. (MGL55, $27.95)

Whale Rider

Whale Rider


by Niki Caro

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2003
  • DVD

The acclaimed screen adaptation of the novel by Witi Ihimaera about a girl in a New Zealand village and her relationship with a whale. (NZL70, $26.95)

Antarctica, An Adventure of a Different Nature

Antarctica, An Adventure of a Different Nature


by IMAX

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1999
  • DVD

A breathtakingly beautiful IMAX documentary of Antarctic wildlife, research and exploration featuring innovative aerial and underwater photography. 38 minutes. (ANT199, $19.99)

City of Joy


by

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • DVD

Patrick Swyze and Om Puri star in Roland Joffe's epic of love, heroism, and hope set among the dispossessed, and those who have sacrificed all to help them, in the slums of Calcutta. (IDA569, $14.94)

Darwin's Secret Notebooks

Darwin's Secret Notebooks


by National Geographic Society

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • DVD

Biologist Armand Leroi retraces the discoveries of Darwin aboard the Beagle in South America and the Pacific in this ground-breaking series, filmed entirely on location in stunning HD. (NAT175, $24.95)

Dersu Uzala


by Akira Kurosawa

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • DVD

A mesmerizing account of adventure and friendship in the Russian Far East, Kurosawa's magificent film tells the story of the Russian explorer, Vladimir Arseniev, and his Siberian guide, a Goldi hunter, Dersu the Trapper. (JPN360, $29.95)

Lola Montes


by Max Ophuls

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1955
  • DVD

In this ravishing classic film, Max Ophuls charts the life of the daring Loal Monets from mistriss of King Ludwig I of Bavaria to circus performer in America. (GER272, $39.95)

Michael Palin: Pole to Pole


by Michael Palin

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • DVD

Safaris, steam baths, mud baths, white-water rafting below the Victoria Falls, the mighty temples at Luxor, the legendarily comfortable Blue Train in South Africa, and the pristine beauty of the polar ice-caps over 141 days, 16 countries and 12,500 miles from the North Pole across Africa to the South Pole. (ANT308, $49.98)

Mongol, The Rise of Genghis Khan


by Sergei Bodrov

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • DVD

This sweeping historical epic, shot on location, follows the rise of Genghis Khan. (MGL65, $19.95)

My Family and Other Animals

My Family and Other Animals


by Sheree Folkson

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2006
  • DVD

The Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of Durrell's delightful tales of his eccentric family and passion for all things wild on the island of Corfu in the 1930s. (GRE357, $19.95)

Nanook of the North


by Robert J. Flaherty

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1922
  • DVD

A gorgeously produced DVD of the groundbreaking Nanook of the North, originally released in 1922. (ARC153, $29.95)

Scott of The Antarctic

Scott of The Antarctic


by Charles Frend

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1948
  • DVD

John Mills stars as Robert Falcon Scott in this 1948 epic, a film which helped to elevate Scott to national hero. In Technicolor with a magnificent soundtrack by Vaughn Williams. (ANT325, $9.99)

Shackleton

Shackleton


by Charles Sturridge

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • DVD

Kenneth Branagh stars as the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton in this dramatization. (ANT291, $19.95)

South, Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition

South, Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition


by Frank Hurley

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1919
  • DVD
  • OUT OF PRINT

The original 1919 film produced by expedition photographer Frank Hurley and Ernest Shackleton, tinted, toned and restored by the British Film Institute. (ANT164, $29.95)

The Motorcycle Diaries

The Motorcycle Diaries


by Walter Salles

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • DVD

Gael Garcia Bernal stars in this beautifully filmed tale of Guevara's youthful adventures across South America. (SAM144, $12.98)

Alive

Alive


by Frank Marshall

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • DVD

Ethan Kawke and Vincent Spano star in Marshall's thrilling true-life tale of challenge and survival in the Andes after a plane crash. (AND77, $14.99)

Death on the Nile


by John Guillermin

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • DVD

Filmed on location in Luxor, Aswan and Kom Ombo in 1977, the all-star cast (Bette Davis, David Niven, Mia Farrow, Maggie Smith) get into all sorts of trouble at significant sites. (EGY338, $14.98)

Ice Station Zebra

Ice Station Zebra


by John Sturges

  • MYSTERY
  • 1968
  • DVD

A gripping cold war thriller starring Rock Hudson and Ernest Borgnine and featuring a mad dash for the North Pole. (ARC179, $14.97)

Imagining Argentina

Imagining Argentina


by Christopher Hampton

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • DVD

Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson star in this adaptation of Lawrence Thornton's powerful novel, set in Buenos Aires during the dark days of the military junta in late 1970s Argentina. (ARG103, $29.98)

Master and Commander, The Far Side of the World


by Peter Weir

  • LITERATURE
  • 2003
  • DVD

Russell Crowe stars in this adaptation of two Patrick O'Brian novels, a swashbuckling adventure set off the coast of Cape Horn in 1805. (GPS66, $14.98)

Night Train to Munich

Night Train to Munich


by Carol Reed

  • MYSTERY
  • 1944
  • DVD

Nazis pursue a Czech scientist and his daughter across Europe from Prague to England and the Swiss Alps, while the debonair British undercover agent, played by Rex Harrison, tries to protect them in this fiendishly clever thriller by Carol Reed. (EUR374, $29.95)

Travellers and Magicians

Travellers and Magicians


by Khyentse Norbu

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • DVD

The first feature shot on location in Bhutan, this film, directed by a respected lama, follows a young official on his odyssey across the country. Along the way he is joined by a mischievous monk, an elderly peddler and an old man with his daughter. (BHU22, $29.99)

Antarctic Wildlife Adventure

Antarctic Wildlife Adventure


by National Geographic Society

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • DVD

National Geographic photographers trail Jerome and Sally Poncet and their young sons on a voyage around the Antarctic Peninsula for this documentary, an excellent overview of places and experiences on an Antarctic voyage. (ANT248, $19.98)

Australia, Land Beyond Time

Australia, Land Beyond Time


by IMAX

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • DVD

A dazzling overview of Australia, its geology, evolution, culture and wildlife on DVD, originally presented in IMAX theatres. (AUS168, $14.99)

Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World

Galapagos, The Islands That Changed the World


by Paul D. Stewart

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

This stunning three-part BBC documentary captures the rugged beauty, allure, wildlife and history of the archipelago like never before. We also carry the companion book to the BBC series (GPS78, $29.95). (GPS79, $19.98)

Great Rift

Great Rift


by BBC Video

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2010
  • DVD

A BBC Earth production, this three-part documentary shows the wildlife, habitats and nature of this extraordinary formation, which runs 4,000 miles from the Red Sea across East Africa to the mouth of the Zambezi. (EAF377, $19.95)

Life in the Freezer

Life in the Freezer


by David Attenborough

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1993
  • DVD
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

This informative, stirring BBC documentary with David Attenborough, set largely along the Antarctic Peninsula, features amazing footage of the marine environment, penguins, birds and people of the Antarctic. (ANT88, $14.98)

Life of Birds


by David Attenborough | BBC

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • DVD

The BBC series hosted by David Attenborough. (BRD47, $49.98)

Living Planet

Living Planet


by David Attenborough

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • DVD

Each of these 12 episodes features a different environment from snow and ice to northern forests, jungle, desert, islands and watery habitats. (NAT187, $49.95)

March of the Penguins

March of the Penguins


by Luc Jacquet

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2005
  • DVD

This splendid documentary, narrated by Morgan Freeman, captures the life in an emperor penguin rookery over a year in the Antarctic. (ANT229, $19.97)

Mountain Gorilla

Mountain Gorilla


by Adrian Warren

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • DVD

This remarkable documentary, filmed in the Parc des Volcans in Rwanda and originally produced for IMAX, follows a day in the life of a group of mountain gorillas. 39 minutes. (EAF142, $14.98)

Nature - Penguins


by Various

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

Two episodes of the PBS Nature series, showcasing Antarctica's most famous residents and their cousins found throughout the southern hemisphere. (ANT260, $19.99)

Nature: Bears: Walking with Giants, Grizzlies of Siberia


by Nature

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2003
  • DVD

A double-feature from the award-winning Nature series. Walking with Giants features Canadian naturalist Charlie Russell's remarkable South Kamchatka Sanctuary. Showdown at Grizzly River, filmed at McNeil River Falls in Alaska, shows the bears gorging on salmon. 112 minutes. (SIB46, $19.99)

Ocean Oasis

Ocean Oasis


by Soames Summerhays

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • DVD

Produced by Lindblad naturalist Summerhays in conjunction with the San Diego Natural History Museum, this IMAX film features eye-popping footage of both the desert landscapes and underwater scenes of the invertebrates, fish and especially the whales of Baja California. (BJA53, $14.99)

Planet Earth/The Blue Planet


by David Attenborough

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD
  • 10 PAGES

This 10-DVD boxed set includes both extraordinary BBC series. Widescreen. (NAT174, $119.99)

Spirits of the Jaguar

Spirits of the Jaguar


by BBC

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • DVD

A four-part BBC television series, this documentary presents the land, wildlife and cultures of Central America in living color. (CAM59, $19.98)

The Great Barrier Reef


by George Casey

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1999
  • DVD

Filmed for IMAX theaters, this eye-popping overview of the reef, its ecology and colorful inhabitants looks dazzling on your television. (AUS191, $19.99)

Wondrous Secrets of the Ocean Realm


by Howard Hall

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • DVD

A PBS documentary filmed among the corals, fishes, sharks, whales and other wonders of the underwater world. (OCE116, $59.99)

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