Baker, Stanley Sir 1928-1976Overview
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Most widely held works about
Stanley Baker
Most widely held works by
Stanley Baker
Zulu
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68 editions published between 1963 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,174 libraries worldwide Zulu is set in Africa in 1879 only hours after the battle of Isandhlwana. A small group of British soldiers stood their ground at a farm house against an onslaught of wave after wave of Zulus.
The guns of Navarone
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2 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 798 libraries worldwide A specialized commando team is assembled to destroy the German Army's mighty guns of Navarone, because they control a strategic channel in the Aegean Sea.
Alexander the Great
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 498 libraries worldwide The story of Alexander the Great, Greek hero and world-conqueror. Alexander is a man torn by conflict between his teacher, Aristotle, his warrior father and his own ambition.
Richard III
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4 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in English and held by 460 libraries worldwide The story of Richard of Gloucester, a man twisted both in mind and body, as he schemes for the throne of England.
The guns of Navarone
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8 editions published between 1961 and 2007 in English and held by 340 libraries worldwide A team of Allied military specialists are recruited for a dangerous but imperative mission: to infiltrate a Nazi-occupied fortress in Greece and disable two long-range field guns so that 2,000 trapped British soldiers may be rescued. Faced with an unforgiving sea voyage, hazardous terrain, and the possibility of a traitor among them, the team must overcome the impossible without losing their own lives.
Helen of Troy
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5 editions published between 1955 and 2004 in English and held by 313 libraries worldwide The Greeks defeat Troy by offering a mammoth wooden horse that secretly houses their fighting men.
The cruel sea
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8 editions published between 1953 and 2005 in English and held by 143 libraries worldwide Lt. Commander Ericson and his crew find they are fighting not only the Germans, but the age-old enemy, the sea, in this World War II action drama.
Knights of the round table
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1 edition published in 1985 in English and held by 132 libraries worldwide The classic version of the legend of Camelot. Return to a time of sweet romance when knighthood was in flower. The newly crowned King of England, Arthur Pendragon, dedicates his reign and the fellowship of the Knights of the Round Table to the ideals of peace, justice and chivalry. The noble knight, Sir Lancelot, and Arthur's Queen Guinevere are torn between their secret love for one another and their loyalty to Arthur.
Zorro
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17 editions published between 1990 and 2004 in English and held by 130 libraries worldwide Alain Delon plays the masked hero who saves the oppressed people of a small Mexican province from the evil Colonel Huerta.
Accident
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17 editions published between 1979 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 120 libraries worldwide A lonely Oxford don is frustrated in his attempt to secure the affection of an amoral female student.
Eva
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4 editions published between 1962 and 2010 in English and held by 81 libraries worldwide Welsh writer Tyvian Jones (Stanley Baker) seems to have it all, style, an international best-seller, an apartment in Rome, a gorgeous fianceĢe, but he remains bitter. He meets his existential match in ennui in the mod seductress Eve.
Sodom and Gomorrah
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5 editions published between 1990 and 2000 in English and held by 75 libraries worldwide The story of Lot, who led the Hebrews out of the desert to these twin cities of sin, and into temptations no man - or woman - could resist!
Eva
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11 editions published between 1981 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 52 libraries worldwide Welsh writer Tyvian Jones seems to have it all, Sixties style, but he's bitter anyway until he meets his existential match in ennui in the mod seductress Eve.
The criminal
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5 editions published between 1993 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 42 libraries worldwide Johnny Bannion has spent the last three years in prison devising the biggest robbery of his career. Out of prison, he puts his plans into action. Burying the money in a field, Bannion is arrested before he has a chance to reveal its whereabouts to his gang. After springing from jail they make the fatal mistake of shooting him before he has given them the full story.
Sands of the Kalahari
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3 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in English and held by 33 libraries worldwide A chartered plane crashes in a remote African desert after colliding with a swarm of locusts. It's not the harsh surroundings or the vicious baboons that the survivors have to worry about, but a crazed fellow passenger. The stellar cast includes Stuart Whitman as a businessman and big-game hunter, Stanley Baker as a chain-smoking and alcoholic mining engineer, Susannah York as a beautiful young divorcee, Nigel Davenport as the plane's captain, and Theodore Bikel as a doctor.
Hell is a city
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3 editions published between 1995 and 2005 in English and held by 22 libraries worldwide A tough cop faces the challenge of bringing an old adversary backto jail. The criminal knows he'll hang if he's caught, and will stop at nothing to avoid the long arm of the law.
A lizard in a woman's skin
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 16 libraries worldwide Carol is a respected politician's daughter who experiences a series of vivid, psychedelic nightmares drenched in depraved sex orgies and LSD. Within the confines of her delirious dream state, Carol commits a sickeningly graphic murder and awakens to a real life criminal investigation into the murder of her neighbor -- and all the clues point to her! Did she really do it or is she being framed? Where do her dark dreams end and repulsive reality begin?
The Last days of Sodom and Gomorrah
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1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 16 libraries worldwide Dramatizes the Old Testament tale of Lot and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Legend of the Lone Ranger Zorro
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in English and held by 15 libraries worldwide Zorro: Alain Delon plays the masked hero who saves the oppressed people of a small Mexican province from the evil Colonel Huerta Legend of the Lone Ranger: A feature length film about how the Lone Ranger and Tonto got their start bringing justice to the badlands.
Hell below zero
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2 editions published between 1988 and 1990 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide Judie Nordahl and Colonel Bland are journeying to a whaling fleet to investigate the death of Judie's father. Duncan Craig investigates and implicates Bland's son Eric. more
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Action and adventure films Alexander,--the Great,--356-323 B.C Arthur,--King Arthurian romances Batteries (Ordnance) Biographical films Biography Camelot (Legendary place) Drama Edward--IV,--King of England,--1442-1483 England Epic films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Fortification Government missions Great Britain Greece Greece--Drama Helen of Troy (Greek mythology) Historical films Historical films History Infiltration (Military science) King Richard III (Shakespeare, William) Kings and rulers Knights and knighthood MacLean, Alistair,--1922-1987 Malory, Thomas,--Sir,--15th cent Military campaigns Motion picture actors and actresses Motion pictures Murder Mythology, Greek Richard--III,--King of England,--1452-1485 Rorke's Drift, Battle of (South Africa : 1879) Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616 South Africa South Africa--Zululand Swashbuckler films Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Wales War films War films World War (1939-1945) Zulu (African people) Zulu War (1879)
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Spanish (14) French (9) Multiple languages (9) No Linguistic content (8) Undetermined (8) Italian (4) German (1) Chinese (1) Russian (1) Covers
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