Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, Jesus of Nazareth brings to life all the majesty and sweeping drama of the life of Jesus (portrayed here by Robert Powell) as told in the Gospels. A star-studded international cast, featuring Michael York, Sir Laurence Olivier, James Earl Jones, Anne Bancroft, Olivia Hussey, Rod Steiger and Anthony Quinn, …
A miraculous story of hope, courage and faith. A superb cast, including Charles Bickford, Lee J. Cobb, Vincent Price and "newcomer" Jennifer Jones, triumphs in this film classic that tells the story of the peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous, a poverty-stricken, pure-hearted adolescent, who saw a vision of a "Beautiful Lady" near her home town of Lourdes in 1858. The …
The first movie ever filmed in CinemaScope, The Robe was nominated for five Academy Awards in 1953, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Richard Burton. Burton stars as Marcellus Gallio, the Roman centurian charged with overseeing the crucifixion. But when he wins Christ's robe in a gambling game at the foot of the cross, his life is forever changed. Its inspired story set to …
Newly Restored Version! A newly restored DVD version of the lavish 1948 film, with original full-length version footage never before seen in the United States. Academy Award-winner Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca) is spellbinding as the 15th century French peasant girl who rouses a nation and inspires the world with her faith and bravery. Fiercely believing that she is directed by God, Joan …
British film star Diana Rigg gives a moving performance as a sophisticated London businesswoman who, after suffering a personal family tragedy, leaves the world and becomes a Benedictine nun at Brede Abbey. This acclaimed film captures the beauty and essence of religious life in a monastery as we watch how a successful person of the world is transformed into a devoted cloistered sister who …
Based on the real legend of the "miraculous stairway" at the Sisters of Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico, The Staircase is an inspirational, life-affirming drama of hope and faith. Mother Madalyn's (Barbara Hershey) last wish is that her beloved but infinished chapel will be completed. Sister Margaret (Diane Ladd) would do anything to make Mother Madalyn's wish a reality, but …
Restored 1955 Version Ignatius Press is very pleased to present this special classic motion picture in a new digitally mastered version for DVD. A Grand Prize Award Winner at the International Cannes Film Festival and a heartwarming film, “Marcelino Pan Y Vino,” is about a little orphan boy who causes a miracle. Left on the doorstep of a monastary as an infant, Marcelino was raised …
Welcome to the world where animals speak, strange creatures roam the land and four children fight an epic battle between good and evil. This marvelous C. S. Lewis classic allegory from the BBC is live action. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - The evil White Witch is overthrown by Aslan the Lion-king. Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader - The children’s adventures …
Featuring an Academy Award - winning performance by Sidney Poitier, and nominated for four additional Oscars including Best Picture, Lilies of the Field is "a funny, sentimental, charming and uplifting film". Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier), an itinerant handyman, is driving through the Arizona desert when he meets five impoverished nuns. Stopping to fix their leaky farmhouse roof, Homer …
It's Never Too Late To Believe In Your Dreams. From the i studio that brought you Remember The Titans comes an inspirational film based on i a true story. Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid), father, teacher, and i high school coach, though his dream was over. He'd had his shot playing baseball, blew out his shoulder, and i retired without ever making it i to the i big leagues. Then, i in 1999, Coach …
This indispensable DVD features a comprehensive analysis of The Two Towers , as well as the underlying themes of this great epic, Tolkien's sources and influences, and the languages of Middle Earth. It sheds light on the characters of Gandalf and the other members of the Fellowship and takes an insightful look at Orcs, Ents, Elves, Dwarves, and others. In this powerful film, amazing 3-D …
Dale Ahlquist hosts this thought-provoking series, and Chuck Chalberg plays the role of G.K. Chesterton. Recreations of his fiction convey the solid character and unshakable faith of the man who once said, "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried." 6½ hrs.
Played against the tapestry of early 1900's New York City, this touching tale of selflessness brings O.Henry's Christmas valentine lovingly to the screen. A beautiful and wealthy Orphan (Marie Osmond) is dutifully resigned to an arranged-for marriage to a man of "socially acceptable class" (James Woods), when her heart is captured by a young Swiss immigrant (Timothy Bottoms). Within her heart …
Tom Arnold Based on the short story by master storyteller Truman Capote and directed by the creator of Children of a Lesser God , this is a tale for all ages of true friendship and coming-of-age. Set in a small southern town in the post-war summer of 1947, two best friends, Billy Bob and Preacher, have never met anyone quite like their new neighbor Lily Jane and are determined to win her over. …
Boys Town with Spencer Tracy Mickey Rooney The Oscar-winning story of Father Flanagan (Spencer Tracy), who battled the courts, the community, and the odds to create a home for boys whom society had tossed away. When rebellious Whitey Marsh (Mickey Rooney) comes, Flanagan must not only save this self-destructive youth, but struggle to save Boys Town itself. Black & White. English with …
Percy Talbott (Alison Elliott) has had few choices in her twentysomething life but she'll make the most of this one. She's chosen Gilead, Maine, as her new home. The town's Spitfire Grill has offered her a second chance. It's not just the burnt toast at the diner, owned by feisty Hannah Ferguson (Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn), that has folks wondering about Percy. It's that she's been in …
The timeless themes of love and marriage in Jane Austen's superb romantic comedy Pride And Prejudice have captured readers for generations - the novel has sold more than 20 million copies and has never been out of print. Now, A&E and the BBC have brought this beloved classic to life in a compelling production directed by Upstairs, Downstairs' Simon Langton. This stunning production …