Five decades after it was first published Jack Kerouac's seminal Beat novel On the Road finally finds its way to the big screen in a production from award-winning director Walter Salles (Motorcycle Diaries) starring Sam Riley (Control Brighton Rock) Garret Hedlund (Friday Night Lights) Kristen Stewart (Twilight) Kirsten Dunst Amy Adams & Viggo Mortensen This edition is transcribed from the original manuscript hundreds of typed pages taped together by Kerouac to form a 'scroll' published word for word as it was originally composed Sal Paradise (Sam Riley) a young innocent joins his hero Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund) a traveller & mystic the living epitome of Beat on a breathless exuberant ride back & forth across the United States Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink sex drugs & jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom a test of the limits of the American dream A brilliant blend of fiction & autobiography Jack Kerouac's exhilarating novel swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance poignancy & autobiographical passion One of the most influential & important novels of the 20th century On the Road is the book that launched the Beat Generation & remains the bible of that literary movement' The most beautifully executed the clearest & the most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as beat' The New York Times ...

This is the call he is always ready for They've had word of a planned attack That's why he's back here opposite some suit who's trying to tell him what he needs to do But he knows exactly what's required Four men Plain clothes Eyes peeled Three targets Two cases One car Gibraltar isn't an ideal location Too many people Too many blind alleys But then again he's not the terrorist Who knows what goes through their minds? Well he will soon If everything goes to plan ...

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ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS tells a compelling story using original papers from Einstein Copernicus Galilei Kepler & Newton Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking explains how these works changed the course of science ushering astronomy & physics out of the Middle Ages & into the modern world ...

Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves
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All episodes from the three series of the British television comedy drama Follow more of the testing & trouble-filled life of Tony Carpenter (Dennis Waterman) as he discovers that having money is not the answer to everything especially with a pretentious wife a reckless daughter & an unconventional domestic staff ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Marlon Brando gives one of the screen&s most electrifying performances as Best Actor in this 1954 Academy Award (r) winner for Best Film Ex-fighter Terry Malloy (Brando) could have been a contender butnow toils for boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J Cobb) on the gang-ridden waterfront Terry is guilt-stricken however when he lures a rebellious worker to his death But it takes the love of Edie Doyle (Eva Marie Saint) the dead man&s sister to show Terry how low he has fallen When his crooked brother Charley the Gent (Rod Steiger) is brutally murdered for refusing to kill him Terry battles to crush Friendly&s underworld empire Directed by Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire) & written by Budd Schulberg (What Makes Sammy Run?) this unforgettable drama about Terry&s redemption is among the most acclaimed of all films ...

Elia Kazan's compelling social drama was the winner of eight Academy Awards & marks one of Marlon Brando's finest screen performances Brando is Terry Malloy a handsome but inarticulate longshoreman who gets involved in a labor scandal when a fellow dock worker is murdered He knows that the victim was killed by the oppressive labor union for squealing to a commission investigating misdoings Terry intends to keep his mouth shut & his job safe But when Edie (Eva Marie-Saint) the dead man's beautiful sister comes to town he must choose between his allegiance to a corrupt union & his loyalty to Edie ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Marlon Brando is the longshoreman who finds himself increasingly isolated when he challenges the might & power of the tough new York City dockers& Union Rod Steiger is his elder brother torn between loyalty to union & love of family Lee J Cobb is the powerful union boss while Eva Marie Saint is the girl with whom Brando falls in love Winner of 8 Oscars including Best Picture Best Actor Best Support Actress Best Director & Best Screenplay this devastating film has since its first screening become one of the movie greats Actors Marlon Brando Karl Malden Lee J Cobb Rod Steiger Pat Henning Leif Erickson James Westerfield Eva Marie Saint Marin Balsam & Pat Hingle Director Elia Kazan Certificate 15 years & over Year 1954 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English ; Spanish ; Italian ; German ; French
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Subtitles English ; French ; German ; Polish ; Czech ; Hungarian ; Hindi ; Turkish ; Danish ; Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Icelandic ; Dutch ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Spanish ; Italian Duration 1 hour & 43 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
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Well said Claire "there was a very big bad wolf Claire has hurt her knee so she sets off home to tell her mum all about it On the way she meets her friends & tells them how the fall happened But just how did it happen ? Was she dropped by a wolf a slithering snake an enormous dragon or a hairy gorilla?! By Jill Murphy the author & illustrator of the bestselling Peace at Last & Whatever Next! On the Way Home is a fantastic journey of the imagination that every child can relate to ...