Attenborough, Richard

Gandhi by Richard Attenborough ( Visual )
226 editions published between 1981 and 2014 in 9 languages and held by 4,905 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles the life of Gandhi beginning with his political activities in South Africa during the late 1890's and ending with his assassination at the hands of a Hindu extremist in 1948. Shows the development of his philosophy of non-violence as he leads the people of India to independence from the British

Jurassic Park by Steven Spielberg ( Visual )
78 editions published between 1992 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 3,166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wealthy entrepreneur invites a top paleontologist, a paleobotanist, a mathematician/theorist, and his two eager grandchildren to visit his secret island theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA

The great escape by John Sturges ( Visual )
61 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 2,939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A fictionalized version of the unprecedented escape from Stalag Luft III. A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war's most daring escape

Elizabeth by Shekhar Kapur ( Visual )
54 editions published between 1998 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 2,899 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Queen Elizabeth I must learn to weigh her counsel carefully and ignore her private yearnings if she is to keep her crown--and her head. A thriller of intrigue in the court of one of history's greatest monarchs

The lost world Jurassic Park by Steven Spielberg ( Visual )
28 editions published between 1997 and 2005 in English and held by 2,054 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four years after the disaster at Jurassic Park, dinosaurs have secretly survived on a nearby island and roam free, but now there is a more ominous threat--a plan to capture and bring the dinosaurs to the mainland. John Hammond sees a chance to redeem himself for his past mistakes and sends an expedition led by Ian Malcolm to reach the island before the mercenary team gets there. The two groups confront each other in the face of extreme danger and must team up for their own survival in a race against time

A bridge too far by Richard Attenborough ( Visual )
70 editions published between 1977 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A dramatic recreation of an Allied airdrop behind German lines in Holland, and the subsequent disastrous Battle of Arnhem

A chorus line by Richard Attenborough ( Visual )
74 editions published between 1985 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 1,936 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In preparation for a Broadway musical, a group of aspiring stage performers is put through their paces by a veteran stage director using some singular techniques

Miracle on 34th Street by Edmund Gwenn ( Visual )
32 editions published between 1947 and 2012 in English and Multiple languages and held by 1,866 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Remake of the 1947 movie in which Kris Kringle (Attenborough), while working at Macy's, encounters an unbelieving child (Wilson) and goes on trial to prove he is Santa

Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber ( Visual )
21 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tells the rags-to-riches story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. A filmed performance of the staged opera

Cry freedom by Richard Attenborough ( Visual )
56 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,665 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The true story of the friendship between black activist Stephen Biko and white newspaper editor Donald Woods, who was instrumental in bringing Biko's anti-apartheid message to the international community