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Language
English
Description
In the dock of a British courtroom, French aristocrat Charles Darnay stands accused of spying. The outlook appears grim until som e last-minute help comes from the mysterious Sydney Carton. Darnay goes free and makes plans to marry Lucie Manette. Carton keeps his love for her to himself, yet assures her that he would make the ultimate sacrifice for her. As the characters are swept into the maelstrom of the French Revolution, that long-ago promise...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This Golden Globe and Emmy nominee is a glorious telling of Dickens' tale of passion, intrigue, and revolution.. Charles Dickens' A TALE OF TWO CITIES comes to magnificent life in a lavish adaptation of the literary classic set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. Chris Sarandon (THE PRINCESS BRIDE, FRIGHT NIGHT) takes on a dual role as French aristocrat Charles Darnay and London lawyer Sydney Carton - both of whom are in love with the beautiful...
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
"France, 1792. It is the height of the French Revolution. The country is gripped by revolutionary fever and the evil Head of Secret Police, Chauvelin, keeps the guillotines busy executing innocent peasants, aristocrats and priests. Only the mysterious stranger known as the Scarlet Pimpernel constantly foils Chauvelin's plans with his heroic missions to save innocent lives"--Box.
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"France, 1792. It is the height of the French Revolution. The country is gripped by revolutionary fever and the evil Head of Secret Police, Chauvelin, keeps the guillotines busy executing innocent peasants, aristocrats and priests. Only the mysterious stranger known as the Scarlet Pimpernel constantly foils Chauvelin's plans with his heroic missions to save innocent lives" -- Box.
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A twisted suspenseful romance set during the French Revolution. While men, women, and children fall under the merciless blade of the guillotine, one foppish gentleman, alias the Scarlet Pimpernel, bravely rescues aristocrats from the jaws of death. In the midst of his rescue, he meets and falls passinately in love with Marguerite, France's most celebrated actress.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
日本語
Description
General Jarjayes, so desperate for a son to preserve the family name and noble standing - names his newborn daughter 'Oscar' and chooses to raise her as a boy. Fourteen years later, Oscar is a masterful duelist, marksman, and the newly appointed Commander of the French Royal Guards. Her first task: to protect Marie Antoinette, who is engaged to the French prince and future king, Louis-Auguste.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Limited ed.
Language
日本語
Description
The French royalty's indulgences have taken their toll on the common folk. What were once pleas for equality are now enraged demands for radical change. Oscar leaves the Queen's side and enlists with the French Guards, common soldiers who put their lives on the line every night as they keep the peace. Oscar soon finds that an anti-noble sentiment resides everywhere. As revolution begins to spread, she finds herself torn between her loyalty to the...
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Amidst Robespierre's Reign of Terror, when the guillotine was always at the ready, the Scarlet Pimpernel defies the Revolutionaries to rescue the innocent. Yet the Pimpernel's wife, Lady Blakeney, the wittiest and most beautiful woman in London, is unaware of her husband's secret. When not disguised as his alter ego, Sir Percy Blakeley appears to be nothing but a handsome playboy. Join the Pimpernel as he risks his life for justice and Lady Blakeney...
12) Jean Renoir
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Language
Français
Description
Whirlpool of fate: after the suspicious death of her father a young girl runs away from her brutal uncle and joins a gypsy camp. Nana: A women rises from poverty to become a dance hall queen and courtesan in 1860s Paris, destroying the lives of the men who fall in love with her. Charleston: shows the journey of a man in blackface to a post-Apocalyptic Paris, where he meets a girl who teaches him the Charleston, and they leave together in his spaceship....
13) Scaramouche
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
[Standard version].
Language
English
Description
Disguised as a stage clown, Andre Moreau perfects his skill as a swordsman in order to strike a blow for the French Revolution.
14) Marie Antoinette
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Standard version.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of Marie Antoinette and the chaos of the French Revolution.
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
In the middle of the 18th century two sets of twins are mis-matched at birth only to be reunited on the eve of the French Revolution. The problem is that the twins are members of both the peasant and aristocratic classes. Their meeting, their mixup and the mistaken identities would ultimately constitute one of the most tumultuous events in modern history.
Series
K volume 269
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters are caught up in the French revolution of 1789.
Series
William Hartnell years 1963-1966 volume story 8
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The TARDIS arrives near Paris during the French Revolution, a time of great upheaval, bloodshed and terror. Soon, with the Doctor trapped inside a burning farmhouse, Ian imprisoned and Susan and Barbara on their way to the guillotine, it's clear this will be one of their most dangerous and exciting adventures yet.
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