Mel Gibson
1) The Bounty
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel, 'Captain Bligh and Mr. Christian,' this is the story of a 1789 mutiny aboard the H.M.S. Bounty in which an idyllic voyage to Tahiti turns a crew against it's Captain when they find tropical paradise and unlimited sex, but the Captain decides to leave and take his crew on a perilous voyage around Cape Horn.
2) Payback
Author
Language
English
Description
After a successful heist, Porter is left for dead. Once he recovers, he seeks vengeance and wants his share of the money.
5) Gallipoli
Author
Language
English
Description
Gallipoli is Australian director Peter Weir's (The Truman Show, Witness) story of how the irresistible lure of adventure and the unknown, combined with national pride, bring two young men (Mel Gibson and Mark Lee) together in the Australian army in 1915. They cross continents and great oceans, climb pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their regiment at the fateful battle of Gallipoli. The echoes of history blend with the friends'...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
During the bloodiest battle of WWII, in Okinawa, Desmond Doss saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon, as he believed that while the war was justified, killing was nevertheless wrong. As an army medic, he singlehandedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. Doss...
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Aramaic
Description
Concerns the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Garden of Gethsemane near the Mount of Olives, Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is condemned to death for blasphemy and brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, for sentencing. The roaring crowd demands his death, so Pilate orders his crucifixion. Jesus is severely beaten and made to carry his cross up to Golgotha, the hill outside Jerusalem, where...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An extraordinary true tale of madness, genius, and obsession about two remarkable men who created history with the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary. The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857 and was one of the most ambitious and revolutionary projects ever undertaken. Professor James Murray took on the challenge of creating the most comprehensive dictionary ever compiled but knew that it would take him and his team over...
9) Apocalypto
Language
Mayan
Formats
Description
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw is a young man who is captured for sacrifice, but flees to avoid his fate. He is taken on a perilous journey to a world that is ruled by fear and oppression, where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate...
Language
Aramaic
Description
Concerns the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Garden of Gethsemane near the Mount of Olives, Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is condemned to death for blasphemy and brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, for sentencing. The roaring crowd demands his death, so Pilate orders his crucifixion. Jesus is severely beaten and made to carry his cross up to Golgotha, the hill outside Jerusalem, where...
11) Braveheart
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
William Wallace is a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation.
13) Braveheart
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Special collector's edition.
Language
English
Description
William Wallace, a Scottish folk hero, leads his men to battle against the British oppression.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Definitive ed.
Language
Arabic
Description
The last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The Garden of Olives is where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. He has been betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is arrested and taken back within the city walls of Jerusalem. There, the leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy. Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate for his sentencing. Pilate listens to the accusations leveled at Jesus by the Pharisees and...
15) Get the gringo
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Concerns the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Garden of Gethsemane near the Mount of Olives, Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is condemned to death for blasphemy and brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, for sentencing. The roaring crowd demands his death, so Pilate orders his crucifixion. Jesus is severely beaten and made to carry his cross up to Golgotha, the hill outside Jerusalem, where...
17) Braveheart
Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
Blu-ray version.
Language
English
Description
William Wallace, a bold Scotsman, rallies his countrymen to liberation from oppressive English rule.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Definitive ed.
Language
Aramaic
Description
Concerns the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Garden of Gethsemane near the Mount of Olives, Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is condemned to death for blasphemy and brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, for sentencing. The roaring crowd demands his death, so Pilate orders his crucifixion. Jesus is severely beaten and made to carry his cross up to Golgotha, the hill outside Jerusalem, where...
20) Hacksaw Ridge
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tells the extraordinary story of Desmond Doss, a U.S. Army medic who refused to carry a gun but nevertheless saved 75 men during the bloodiest battle of WWII on Okinawa, becoming the the first conscientious objector to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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