Movies: VHS from The Typographeum Bookshop

Sony Pictures Classics, 1992. VHS Movie. Starring Jorge Sanz, Fernando Gomez, Ariadna Gil, Maribel Verdu, Penelope Cruz. 1992. 108 minutes. Color. In Spanish with English subtitles. Fine in the original slip-case which lacks top flap. A young soldier who has deserted happens upon a family which charms him, as he does them.

Two Left Shoes, 1999. VHS Movie. Screenplay by Christina Kallas and George Sluizer. Starring John Hurt, Rosana Pastor, Alice Krige, Armin Mueller-Stahl. 1999. 111 minutes. Color. Closed captions. Based on the novel by Stanley Johnson. Screenplay by Christina Kallas and George Sluizer. This is a political thriller. John Hurt, who is terrific as always, plays the head of… Read more about this item

Kino Video, 1991. Fine copy/fine. 90 minutes. Black & white, and color. English narration, and German with English subtitles. A documentary with footage shot by some ordinary German soldiers during their service in World War II, with interviews with the men many years later. Unusually interesting. Some of the footage is in color.

International Historic Films, 1959. VHS Movie. Starring Werner Peters, Geroge Thomas, Sonja Ziemann. 1959. 103 minutes. Black & white. In German with English subtitles. Fine copy in original slip-case which lacks top flap. The Strafbataillon was for criminals and enemies of the state. They were put in the most forward combat positions where death was extremely likely.

New Line, 1992. VHS Movie. Starring Steven Waddington, Andrew Tiernan, Tilda Swinton. 91 minutes. Fine copy in a slip-case which lacks the top flap.

Lions Gate, 1999. VHS Movie. Starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave. 106 minutes. Closed captions. Fine copy in the original slip-case.

First Run Features, 1990. VHS Movie. Starring Judith Godrèche, Marcel Bozonnet, Ivan Desny, Thérèse Liotard, Malcolm Conrath, Thomas Salsman. 1990. 75 minutes. Color. In French with English subtitles. VHS. Fine copy in original slip-case. The story of a young Parisian girl and the three men she loves.

Public Media, 1952. VHS Movie. Starring Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly, Lucien Hubert, Susanne Courtal. 1952. 102 minutes. Black & white. In French with English subtitles. Fine copy in original slip-case lacking top flap. A young girl and her family fleeing the German advance on Paris are attacked from the air. She alone survives and is cared for by… Read more about this item

MGM, 1999. VHS Movie. Starring Cher, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, Charlie Lucas, Baird Wallace. 1999. 117 minutes. Fine copy with the original slip-case. Based on Zeffirelli's own childhood this film follows the misfortunes of a number of English and American ladies who choose to stay on in their beloved Florence believing a promise from… Read more about this item

First Run Features, 1993. VHS Movie. Narrated by Brian Cox. 110 minutes. In French with English subtitles, and English narration. Black & white. Written by Jean-Pierre Azema and Robert Paxton.

Miramax, 1998. VHS Movie. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Simon Callow. 1998. 122 minutes. Color. Closed captions. VHS. Fine copy in original slip-case.

Fox Lorber, 1992. VHS Movie. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Bernard Giraudeau, Hippolyte Girardot. 1992. 104 minutes. Widescreen format. In French with English subtitles. Fine copy with the original slip-case.

Republic, 1955. VHS Movie. Starring Alex Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Jack Warner, Frankie Howerd. 86 minutes. Color. Fine copy in a slip-case which lacks the top flap.

Orion, 1991. VHS Movie. Starring Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy, Hanns Zischler. 1991. 115 minutes. Color. German/Russian with English subtitles. VHS. Fine copy with original slip-case which lacks top flap. Based on the autobiography of Solly Perel, a Jewish boy survives membership in the Hitler Youth.

MGM/UA, 1990. VHS Movie. Starring Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider, James Fox, Klaus Maria Brandauer. 1990. Closed captions. Fine copy in slightly worn slip-case.

MGM/UA, 1979. VHS Movie. Starring Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down. 1979. 111 minutes. Color. VHS. Fine copy with original slip-case. Screenplay by Michael Crichton, based on his novel. A very amusing action-adventure about a robbery in the middle of the 19th Century. Gold is being shipped via train to pay the troops during the war with Russia in… Read more about this item

Fox , 1985. VHS Movie. Starring Tatsuya Makadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nesu. 1985.160 minutes. Color. In Japanese with English subtitles. Fine copy in original slip-case which lacks top flap. A 16th Century ruler divides his kingdom between his three sons who turn against each other and against him.

New Yorker, 1975. VHS Movie. Starring Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Karl-Heinz Böhm, Harry Bär, Adrian Hoven. 1975. 123 minutes. Color. In German with English subtitles. VHS. Fine copy in original slip-case. One of Fassbinder’s best films, about class and exploitation. The hero, played by Fassbinder himself, is a none too intelligent performer in a circus who wins a… Read more about this item

Fox , 1968. VHS Movie. Starring Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Gordon Jackson, Celia Johnson. 1968. 116 minutes. Color. VHS. Fine copy with original slip-case. Based on the novel by Muriel Spark.

Miramax, 1966. VHS Movie. Starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Picoli, Genevieve Page, Pierre Clementi. 1966. 100 minutes. Color. In French with English subtitles. VHS. Fine copy in original slip-case which lacks top flap.