Lustig, BrankoOverview
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Most widely held works by
Branko Lustig
Schindler's list
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13 editions published between 1993 and 2009 in English and held by 2,751 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.
Gladiator
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5 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and Italian and held by 1,908 libraries worldwide The war against the Germans won, Emperor Aurelius chooses the victorious General Maximus as his successor to the Roman empire. Commodus, Aurelius' heir, is jealous of this and enslaves Maximus to the gladiatorial arenas.
Gladiator
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31 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,379 libraries worldwide A Roman general refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new emperor, Commodus, and suffers the consequences, winding up as a gladiator in the Roman Colosseum.
Imaginary witness Hollywood and the Holocaust
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 490 libraries worldwide This documentary examines the American film and television industry's response to the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi persecution of the Jews before, during, and after World War II. Uses film clips, newsreel footage and interviews of filmmakers and Holocaust survivors.
The peacemaker
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4 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 315 libraries worldwide When a nuclear bomb goes missing in the former Soviet Union, a diplomat and a Special Forces Colonel join forces to avert disaster.
Gladiator
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 168 libraries worldwide A powerful Roman general condemned to death after a power struggle is made a slave and put into the gladiator games to fight until he loses and dies. But he still is seeking revenge on the emperor who enslaved him and killed his family.
Drug wars the Camarena story
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 114 libraries worldwide Based on the true story of the abduction and assassination of U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, which marked a turning point in the war against drugs.
Schindler's list
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13 editions published between 1993 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 79 libraries worldwide A cinematic masterpiece and winner of 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, the film presents the indelible true story of Oskar Schindler, a member of the Nazi party and war profiteer who saved more than 1100 Jews during the Holocaust.
Gladiator Gladiador
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 57 libraries worldwide A powerful Roman general condemned to death after a power struggle is made a slave and put into the gladiator games to fight until he loses and dies. But he still is seeking revenge on the emperor who enslaved him and killed his family.
Intruders
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1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide "Enter the bizarre world of alien abductions in this science fiction thriller based on 600 actual case histories"--Container.
The last castle The peacemaker
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 15 libraries worldwide Last castle: General Irwin, a respected three-star tactician whose career ends in disgrace when he's court martialed and sent to a maximum security military prison, The Castle. Irwin quickly butts heads with the facility's autocratic warden, Colonel Winter, who runs his command with an iron fist, even killing prisoners when he deems it necessary. Irwin rallies his fellow convicts into a rag-tag army and leads them in a revolt against Winter, an action that the warden is ready to repel by violent means. The Peacemaker: Two trains crash somewhere in Russia, one carrying a nuclear payload. A nuclear explosion follows the crash and the world is on alert ... However, White House nuclear expert Dr. Julia Kelly doesn't think it was an accident ... Special Forces Intelligence Officer Colonel Thomas Devoe doesn't think so either ... Together they must unravel a conspiracy that goes from Europe to New York, to stop a terrorist who has no demands.
Gladiador Gladiator
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3 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide "Forzado a ser esclavo por el corrupto e incestuoso heredero al trono, el general romano Maximus (Russell Crowe) se convierte en gladiador. Su habilidad en la arena lo guiará a Roma, al Coliseo y a un enfrentamiento vengativo con el nuevo emperador ..."
Gladiator. Disc 1
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide A Roman general refuses to transfer his loyalty to the new Emperor, Commodus. He becomes a slave and then a gladiator, fighting in the Roman Colosseum in defiance of the Emperor.
Wedlock
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide Two prisoners escape from a prison wearing explosive collars that are set ot go off if they are seperated by more an 100 yards.
Herman Wouk's War and remembrance
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1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide Fictional but realistically graphic presentation of events of World War II from December 15, 1941 through July 1943. Counterpoints Captain "Pug" Henry's wartime duties with his crumbling marriage and his romance with a young Englishwoman.
El pacificador = The peacemaker
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5 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in Spanish and Multiple languages and held by 1 library worldwide
Peligrosamente unidos = Wedlock
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3 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in Spanish and Multiple languages and held by 1 library worldwide En un futuro próximo, un delincuente es traicionado por sus cómplices en el atraco a un depósito de diamantes. Tras caer en manos de la policía, se le confina en una penitenciaría muy particular, sin barrotes ni guardianes, en la cual los presos llevan en el cuello un collar muy especial (Unidos peligrosamente).
Un buen año = A good year
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2 editions published in 2007 in Multiple languages and held by 1 library worldwide Un hombre de negocios inglés cuya única razón de ser es la adquisición de fortuna a expensas de los demás hereda un viñedo en el sur de Francia y comienza a disfrutar de los placeres más sencillos e importantes de la vida.
La lista de Schindler = Schindler's list
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2 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in Multiple languages and Spanish and held by 1 library worldwide La película narra la historia de Oskar Schindler, miembro del partido Nazi, mujeriego, y un especulador en tiempos de guerra, que salvó la vida de 1.100 judíos durante el Holocausto.
Gladiator
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10 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1 library worldwide Historia del general romano Maximo, que, forzado a la esclavitud, se convirtió en gladiador y desafió al emperador Comodo. more
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Action and adventure films Alien abduction Australian fiction Biographical films Blue collar workers Czechoslovakia--Bohemia and Moravia (Protectorate) Documentary films Drama Drug abuse and crime Drug control Drug enforcement agents DVDs Emperors Epic films Epic films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Gladiators Historical films History Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Hopkins, Budd,--1931-2011 Human-alien encounters Jews Jews rescue (1939-1945 : World War) Keneally, Thomas Made-for-TV movies Mexico Motion picture industry Motion pictures Nonfiction films Nuclear terrorism Nuclear weapons Poland Poland--Kraków Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust Rome Schindler, Oskar,--1908-1974 Schindler's list (Keneally, Thomas) Science fiction television programs Television adaptations United States Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films World War (1939-1945)
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English
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Multiple languages (14) Spanish (10) Russian (2) No Linguistic content (1) Italian (1) Undetermined (1) Covers
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