Poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, and filmmaker, Jean Cocteau's versatility, unconventionality, and enormous output brought him international acclaim and influence. His first volume of verse, ... (Read More)
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $5.98
You Save: $14.01
The works of Truman Capote (1924–1984) have been praised for their technical virtuosity and keen observation. Born in New Orleans, Capote often drew on his Southern background for his work. His first ... (Read More)
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $5.98
You Save: $14.01
Michael C. Hall, narrator. Tom Jennings, director.
Studio: The History Channel. Format: DVD.
UPC: 733961108811. Daedalus Item Code: 25210
This History Channel documentary takes viewers through the Maryland countryside, across the Potomac River, and finally to Garrett's Farm near Port Royal, Virginia, where Lincoln's assassin John ... (Read More)
List Price: $19.95
Sale Price: $5.98
You Save: $13.97
Studio: The History Channel. Format: 2 DVDs, boxed.
UPC: 733961711912. Daedalus Item Code: 25212
Comprising three feature-length documentaries from the History Channel, this two-disc set about World War II's conclusion examines the heady period leading toward victory and the stunning revelations ... (Read More)
List Price: $29.95
Sale Price: $6.98
You Save: $22.97
Egidio Mecacci, Paolo Rossi, Alma Savini, Roberto Papei & others. John Appel, director.
Studio: Homevision. Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 014381297324. Daedalus Item Code: 35229
This award-winning Italian documentary from 2004 chronicles the 1,000th and something running of Il Palio, a horse race that dates back to medieval times. Held twice yearly in the Tuscan city ... (Read More)
List Price: $24.98
Sale Price: $5.98
You Save: $19.00
Produced with the cooperation of leading Civil War historian Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump, this feature-length program takes a personal look at two of the most iconic leaders of the ... (Read More)
List Price: $24.95
Sale Price: $6.98
You Save: $17.97
Eddie Izzard, Joanna Lumley, Eric Sykes, Michael Palin & others. Cathy Henkel, director.
Studio: Standing Room Only Entertainment. Format: DVD Widescreen.
UPC: 032031311992. Daedalus Item Code: 25661
Voted "the funniest person of the millennium" in a BBC poll, this intimate and deeply personal portrait of comic genius Spike Milligan, is told through the eyes of his family. It features ... (Read More)
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $5.98
You Save: $14.01
Ochestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Gurzenich-Orchester Koln. Marek Janowski & Olivier Dejours, conductors. Michel Follin, director.
Studio: Harmonia Mundi. Format: cutout DVD Full screen.
UPC: 794881986996. Daedalus Item Code: 35388
For this unique "private music lesson," Marek Janowski chose two contrasting works emblematic of his repertoire: Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony and Beethoven's Egmont Overture. Filmed in 1989 at the ... (Read More)
List Price: $25.98
Sale Price: $6.98
You Save: $19.00
Using computer animation, lavishly staged scenes, and expert commentary, this series explores invention and innovation as well as the experiences of daily life in seven of the world's most ... (Read More)
List Price: $29.98
Sale Price: $7.98
You Save: $22.00
Studio: The History Channel. Format: 14 DVDs, boxed.
UPC: 733961144550. Daedalus Item Code: 15334
This 14-disc set of aerial combat uses cutting-edge computer-generated technology to put the viewer into the cockpit for actual missions reproduced with historical accuracy and startling realism. ... (Read More)
List Price: $99.95
Sale Price: $24.98
You Save: $74.97
William Faulkner, Pearl S. Buck, Frank Lloyd Wright, James Thurber, Leonard Bernstein & others.
Studio: E1 Entertainment. Format: 2 DVDs Full screen.
UPC: 741952695493. Daedalus Item Code: 35132
One of TV’s most distinguished series, Omnibus, hosted by the urbane Alistair Cooke, documented American social, political, and cultural concerns from 1952 to 1961, winning more than 65 awards ... (Read More)
List Price: $39.98
Sale Price: $7.98
You Save: $32.00
He was one of America's first folk heroes—inspiring Longfellow's famous poem of 1861—but beyond the folklore of his "midnight ride," Paul Revere was a man at the center of the American Revolution. ... (Read More)
List Price: $24.95
Sale Price: $5.98
You Save: $18.97
Great Deals
