Williams, John 1932-Overview
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Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
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19 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and German and held by 2,742 libraries worldwide Harry, Ron, and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts. There they are forced to face escaped prisoner Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. Harry must overcome the threats of Dementors, outsmart a werewolf, and finally deal with the truth about Sirius and his relationship with his parents. Harry and friends master advanced magic classes, cross time barriers, and change the course of more than one life.
Schindler's list
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6 editions published between 1994 and 2006 in English and Russian and held by 2,565 libraries worldwide The story of a Catholic war profiteer, Oskar Schindler, who risked his life and went bankrupt in order to save more than 1,000 Jews from certain death in concentration camps. He employed Jews in his crockery factory manufacturing goods for the German army. At the same time he tries to stay solvent with the help of a Jewish accountant and negotiates business with a vicious Nazi commandant who enjoys shooting Jews as target practice from the balcony of his villa that overlooks the prison camp he commands.
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
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18 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 2,550 libraries worldwide Harry Potter, an orphaned child that has spent the first ten years of his life living under the stairs of his aunt and uncle's house, is invited to join the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He learns his destiny lies in the realm of magic and fantasy.
Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
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17 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 2,507 libraries worldwide Finds young wizard Harry and his friends Ron and Hermoine facing new challenges during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they try to uncover a dark force that is terrorizing the school.
Saving Private Ryan
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9 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in English and held by 2,277 libraries worldwide Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
Memoirs of a geisha
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5 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 2,125 libraries worldwide In 1929, a poor fisherman sells his 9-year-old daughter to a geisha house in Kyoto. Chiyo will be an unpaid servant until it is determined if she is beautiful enough for apprenticeship, and the house's clientèle. Run by Mother, the ruling geisha is Hatsumomo, and little Pumpkin her only friend. Trained under strict discipline for a lifetime of entertaining and flattering wealthy men, Sayuri grows up lovely, accomplished, and the target of jealous rivals. Love is no part of this cloistered world, although geisha lore hints that even if they fall in love with clients--the operative word is client, and that love is never free.
Star wars. Episode III, Revenge of the Sith
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3 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 1,979 libraries worldwide Torn between loyalty to his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the seductive powers of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker ultimately turns his back on the Jedi. This begins his complete journey to the dark side and his transformation into Darth Vader.
Fiddler on the roof
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9 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 1,965 libraries worldwide Tevye is a poor Jewish milkman with five unmarried daughters to support in a village in Czarist Russia. With a sharp tongued wife at home and growing anti-Semitism in the village, Tevye talks to God about his troubles. His people's traditions keep him strong when his existence is as precariously balanced as a fiddler on the roof.
E.T. the extra-terrestrial
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33 editions published between 1982 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 1,939 libraries worldwide A 10-year old boy befriends a creature from another planet that has been stranded on earth. A warm, insightful story of childhood innocence, frustration, courage and love. An exhilarating experience for young and old alike. John Williams won an Oscar for his score, as did the sound and visual effects teams.
The patriot
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6 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and Spanish and held by 1,927 libraries worldwide A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
Munich
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3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 1,890 libraries worldwide The intense story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate the 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre of 11 Israeli athletes, and the personal toll this mission of revenge takes on the team and the man who led it.
Amistad
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3 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in English and held by 1,761 libraries worldwide Chronicles the 1839 revolt on board the slave ship Amistad bound for America. Much of the story involves the court-room drama about the slave who led the revolt.
Minority report
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6 editions published between 2002 and 2010 in English and held by 1,760 libraries worldwide In the dazzlingly futuristic Washington D.C. of 2054, murder has been eliminated. John Anderton presides over the Department of Pre-Crime, wherein three "Pre-Cogs,"--precognitive humans drifting in a flotation tank, their brain waves tapped by computers--pick up thoughts of premeditated murder and warn the cops, who swoop down and arrest the would-be perpetrators before the killings can take place. Although the Pre-Cogs are never wrong sometimes they disagree. The dissenting Pre-Cog is said to have filed a minority report. If you could outsmart the Pre-Cog system, you would have committed the perfect crime. Bureau director Lamar Burgess tries to shield Anderton from bureaucrats like Danny Witwer of the Justice Department. As the pre-crime strategy prepares to go national, Witwer seems to have doubts about its wisdom--or he is only jealous of its success?
A.I. Artificial intelligence
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14 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in English and Turkish and held by 1,711 libraries worldwide Visions of a future full of astonishing android technology. David, an advanced android, embarks on an extraordinary adventure to discover the secret of his own identity. Believing in the story of Pinocchio, David dreams of becoming a real boy.
Catch me if you can
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 1,534 libraries worldwide Based on the autobiography of a brilliant young master of deception and the FBI agent hot on his trail. Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. passed himself off as a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor all before his 21st birthday.
John Williams conducts John Williams the Star wars trilogy
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145 editions published between 1954 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 1,404 libraries worldwide
Superman returns
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5 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 1,355 libraries worldwide Following a mysterious absence of several years, the man of Steel returns to Earth. While archenemy Lex Luthor plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the realization that Lois Lane has moved on with her life.
Superman
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40 editions published between 1978 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,247 libraries worldwide Following a mysterious absence of several years, the man of Steel returns to Earth. While archenemy Lex Luthor plots to render him powerless once and for all, Superman faces the realization that Lois Lane has moved on with her life.
Star wars IV, a new hope the original motion picture soundtrack
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205 editions published between 1977 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 932 libraries worldwide 1: The Land of the Sand People; 2: Mouse Robot and Blasting Off; 3: The Return Home; 4: The Walls Converge; 5: The Princess Appears; 6: The Last Battle; 7: The Throne Room and End Title.
Schindler's list original motion picture soundtrack
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33 editions published between 1993 and 2001 in 5 languages and held by 871 libraries worldwide Composition de l'orchestre: violon solo, 3*.2*.3*.3*./ 3.0.3.0., timbales, percussions (2), célesta, harpe, cordes. more
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Action and adventure films Adventure and adventurers Comedy films Drama England Escapes Families Fantasy films Fantasy films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired France--Normandy Friendship Good and evil Harry Potter films Historical films Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization) Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Jones, Indiana (Fictitious character) Juvenile works Kenobi, Obi-Wan (Fictitious character) Life on other planets Magic Man-woman relationships Military campaigns Motion picture music Motion picture music--Excerpts Music Orchestral music Popular music Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) Science fiction films Science fiction films Skywalker, Luke (Fictitious character) Star Wars films Star Wars films Superman (Fictitious character) Superman films Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Vader, Darth (Fictitious character) Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films Wizards World War (1939-1945)
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Williams, J. (John)
Williams, John, Jr. 1932-
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