Leigh, Vivien 1913-1967

Katherine Anne Porter's Ship of fools ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 324 libraries worldwide
In 1933 on a German luxury liner sailing from Mexico to Germany, the separate but interlocking stories of the various passengers begins to unfold. Among the many passengers is a divorcee desperate for love and lost youth, a Spanish noblewoman being deported as a political prisoner, an aging alcoholic ballplayer, and a budding Nazi whose brutishness foreshadows the holocaust to come.

Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1984 and 2010 in English and held by 293 libraries worldwide
Experience a lavish epic about love and politics in ancient Rome and Egypt.

Fire over England ( Visual )
31 editions published between 1936 and 2008 in English and Chinese and held by 223 libraries worldwide
Elizabeth I and her navy overcome the Spanish Armada.

That Hamilton woman ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1941 and 2009 in English and held by 211 libraries worldwide
Emma Hamilton raises herself from a background of poverty and obscurity to become the wife of an ambassador, the confidante of royalty, and the mistress of Lord Admiral Nelson, only to return from whence she came.

Caesar and Cleopatra ( Visual )
23 editions published between 1945 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 171 libraries worldwide
Cleopatra was the willful child who became a determined monarch and guided Egypt's fortunes. Caesar was her confidante and lover and the man who helped Cleopatra through her transformation. It was a union that was destined to produce one of history's greatest duos.

Greatest classic films collection. Romantic dramas ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 166 libraries worldwide
Rebel without a cause (1955): The adolescent son of a well-to-do family gets into trouble with other kids and the police.

Dark journey ( Visual )
18 editions published between 1937 and 2006 in English and held by 164 libraries worldwide
During World War I Stockholm, a neutral capital and easily accessible, is infested with spies and counterspies. Among them is Madeleine, the owner of the famous dress shop "Chez Madeleine," played by Vivien Leigh. Madeleine's dedication to the French cause is tested when she is attracted to von Marwitz, a lady's man and head of the German Secret Service in Stockholm. Suspicion wars with love, leading up to conflicting loyalties and an action-packed climax.

Gone with the wind 50th anniversary edition ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 141 libraries worldwide
Set during the American Civil War, this story focuses on the lives and loves of Southerners, and the hardships they endured. Scarlett O'Hara, struggles to find love during the chaotic Civil War years and afterwards, and ultimately must seek refuge for herself and her family back at the beloved plantation Tara. There, she takes charge, defends it against Union soldiers, carpetbaggers, and starvation itself. She finally marries her worldly admirer Rhett Butler, but her apathy toward him in their marriage dooms their battling relationship, and she again returns to Tara to find consolation - indomitable.

Brother, can you spare a dime ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 121 libraries worldwide
This documentary juxtaposes newsreel footage, film clips and period music in an eye-opening look at the Great Depression. Many of the movies created in the 1930s featured strong social commentary, while others offered pure escapism and fed a fascination with a dazzling world out of reach to the everyday American. Through a contrast between the fantasy of film and the reality of everyday life, a fascinating perspective on the Great Depression and Hollywood's golden age is presented. Also includes political speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt and others.

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare ( Recording )
6 editions published between 1962 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 116 libraries worldwide