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The film depicts life on Charles Island in the Galapagos, where members of the expedition encountered an assortment of German colonists while conducting their research. The film was often shown by expedition head, Allan Hancock, with his lectures.
Ben is a farm boy who comes into conflict with the Evil Spanish Governor and his two sons. To assist in their oppression the Governor hires a Samurai to teach his son the Japanese Katana sword. To counter this, Ben studies under a blind Franciscan monk to obtain some advanced fighting secrets and develop his warrior senses. Additionally Ben must search for the legendary “Iron Reed”. A mystical stick so strong that grows in the lava of an active Volcano.
For the first time in history; an eyewitness account to the fact that Egyptian artifacts and giant skeletons were taken from the Grand Canyon and stored in the secret, underground Smithsonian warehouse. This film explores the following questions: Why are the landforms in the Grand Canyon named for Egyptian deities?
Why is the DNA of giant mummies and giant skeletons, being extracted by the militaries of the world?
Was a live 21-foot giant captured in 1877, with the most unusual features ever noted?
Will the giants of yesterday become the super-soldiers of tomorrow? (Revised Edition - January 2021)
Take an awe-inspiring journey across the United States to visit the country's magnificent national parks with this visually lush travelogue. Beginning in exotic Hawaii and moving east all the way to the Bahamas, you'll enjoy a variety of natural landscapes bursting with bubbly geysers, breathtaking canyons and spectacular waterfalls. Highlighted parks include Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Yosemite, Monument Valley and the Everglades.
The Pacific Century attempts to construct a human scale for the enduring legacy of atomic waste and of nuclear testing in the South Pacific.
The Escott family, on their way to Montana, is attacked by Indians. Army Lt. Joe Lanier finds little Elsie Escott, the only survivor,
Shot on 8mm on the 12-day boat journey between Yokohama and San Francisco, Iimura's The Pacific Ocean consumes the anticipation and uncertainties of a voyage on waves with an obsessive attention on the ripples. (Julian Ross)
Making the Call goes where no surf film has gone before--into and under the water at some of the most dangerous waves in the world.
The Republic of Kiribati is one of the most isolated places in the Pacific and because of this it has been possible for its people to retain much of their traditional way of life. In this film, made on Tabiteuea Island four years after independence, we witness a special three-day ritual dating from pre-colonial times, in which Manerrua – a schoolgirl of 14 – celebrates her first menstruation
People whose family originated in India comprise just over half of Fiji’s population. Indians came to Fiji in colonial times under an indentured labour system to work in the sugar cane fields. Some indigenous Fijians wish to repossess the land now worked by the Indians and this results in Indians feeling insecure about their livelihood. The film looks at the life of Bechu Prasad, an old Indian man, who has lived in Fiji all his life in a large extended family of which he is now head. We watch him at work on his self-owned sugar cane farm and in his position as well-respected community leader who gets on well with both Indian and indigenous Fijians.
After being confronted by an experienced fisherman, a city-guy husband tries to impress his disappointed wife during their first fishing trip.
WWII Campaigns in the Pacific 1939-1943 - Pearl Harbor To The Gilberts! Campaigns in the Pacific chronicles the epic struggle of America and her allies against Imperial Japan: fighting vast air, land and sea battles across an ocean covering two-thirds of the world's surface. Waged against the background of the war in Europe, the Pacific campaign made WWII a truly global conflict. This DVD set takes you from the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, to the American and allied battles to recapture the Gilbert Islands of Makin and Tarawa. The outcome is far from certain as America rebuilds her Navy, ravaged by Japanese bombers at Pearl Harbor. With rare footage from the National Archives in Washington DC, Campaigns in the Pacific lets you experience the sights, sounds and drama of this brutal war.
In hand-built, double-hulled canoes sixty feet long, the ancestors of today's Polynesians sailed vast distances using only the waves, the stars, and the flights of birds to navigate. Anthropologist Sanford Low visits the Caroline Islands of Micronesia to meet Mau Piailug, the last navigator initiated on his island and one of few men still practicing this once-essential art. He demonstrates his skill by sailing a replica canoe 2500 miles from Hawaii to Tahiti with no modern navigational instruments.
Scientist-explorer David Lynd leaves wealthy bride-to-be June Claymore at the altar to join photographer Andy Parker and British secret service agent Leo Marzeli in search of rare minerals. They soon run afoul of crooked trader Tagani, who's been busily stockpiling weapons in the hills on behalf of his Nazi partners.
This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak of World War II. Facing the greatest threat in their history, the democracies of the Pacific took careful stock of this new Japan and its strength, and erected a vast system of defence across the world's greatest ocean.
This collection of rare training and PR films was produced by the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1950s and Pentrex is proud to present them together for the first time ever! Early diesels, including E- and F-Units, PAs, and F-Ms dominate the motive roster, many in Black Widow paint scheme.
Witness the biggest, most powerful diesels ever built – The Union Pacific 6900 Centennials. Developed especially for the Union Pacific, EMD's DD-40As filled the need for greater efficiency, ease of maintenance, speed, and power. Delivered in 1969 and named Centennials for the 100th anniversary of the first transcontinental railway, they were marvels of modern technology and performance.
In this special release, you'll thrill to the sight of Centennials, or "Big Jacks," traveling across 5 different states, through all types of terrain.
In 1986, after 17 years of amazing duty, the 6900s were retired. You won't see them in operation anymore, but this great video lets you enjoy the sights and sounds of Centennials in action again!
This amazing documentary chronicles the compelling events that led up to Japan's surprise bombing of the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and depicts the numerous air, land and sea battles that unfolded from 1942 until the fall of the Japanese empire in 1945. The priceless documentary footage compiled in this collection sets you squarely in the center of the conflict and reveals the bravery, heroism and sacrifice that was the hallmark of the men and women of our armed forces during their service in World War II.
The great white shark was once thought to prefer only coastal waters; today, data collected by satellite transmitters attached to the sharks indicate this ultimate predator actually makes transoceanic crossings. In this television special, the mysterious great white's long migration across the Pacific is studied, where it reaches depths of 2,000 feet and travels up to 43 miles a day.
Hell in the Pacific is a compelling and provocative documentary film accounting the shocking Second World War conflict in the East.