Edward Lewis
1) Spartacus
Series
Criterion collection volume 105
Language
English
Formats
Description
A dramatized account of the slave uprising led by laborer-turned-gladiator Spartacus, against the combined forces of the late Roman Republic. After escaping from a gladiator training ground, Spartacus convinces his fellow escapees to join him in an attempt to free all Roman slaves, and becomes the head of a massive revolt that threatens to overwhelm the power of Rome.
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Tommy Connors, a cocky tough guy, is sent to Sing Sing but is confident that he will not have to follow the rules of prison life. When his smooth lawyer, Joe Finn, tries unsuccessfully to bribe warden Paul Long, however, it becomes clear that Connors is now just another number. Connors and Long battle in a contest of wills, in which Long practices his modern theories of reform. Long begins to see results when Connors does not participate in an escape...
4) Spartacus
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of a gladiator who leads slaves in a rebellion against the power of Rome.
5) Missing
Series
Criterion collection volume 449
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A film based on the disappearance of journalist Charles Horman. A father searches for his missing son during the oppressive and violent political chaos of the 1973 Chilean coup. Seeking help from local bureau of the U.S. State Department, family frustration grows as the situation becomes more complex.
A film based loosely on actual events. A declassified document released in 1999 by the U.S. Government appears to contradict the State Department's...
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"The big prison break is scheduled for Saturday. But superstitious Sing Sing inmate Tommy Gordon won't be busting out: Saturday has always been his hard-luck day. Tommy doesn't know it, but despite the muscle of his mobster connections and the love of his devoted moll, he'll never see a good-luck day again"--Container.