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Media Resources Video Catalog: P

This is a listing of videos that once were housed in the Media Resources Department on campus. They are now housed in the Earl K. Long Library. Please ask at the Circulation Desk if you would like to checkout one of these titles.

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PADRE PADRONE 72
02:00, color, 1977, RAIDOTELEVISIONE ITALIANA
Depicts a son's development under an oppressive father.

PARIS, TEXAS 694
02:25, color, 1984, TWENTIETH CENTURY
Story of a man's journey, actual and psychological, toward the recovery of his past.

PARTNERS IN CHANGE 242
00:17, color, 1989, AARP
Discusses the values that mature women bring to the workplace.

PASSIONE D'AMORE 1344
01:57, color, 1981, KINO
During the middle 19th century a handsome young cavalry officer falls for his commandant's mad daughter. Winner of the Cannes Special Jury Prize. Italian with English subtitles.

PATHS OF GLORY 1135
01:29, color, 1957, MGM
Based on Humphry Cobb's 1935 novel, the story about an actual incident that occurred within the French army. A French regiment is accused of cowardice when an offensive fails and three men are chosen at random to stand trial. Kirk Douglas plays their defender and commanding officer.

PAUL'S CASE 11
00:55, color, 1980, CORONET/MTI FILM & VIDEO
The author explores a favorite American theme: the poetic soul pitted against a materialistic society.

PBS ADULT LEARNING SERVICES 1298
EPISODE 101
00:30, color, 1994, PBS
Part 1 of Multimedia Today

PBS ADULT LEARNING SERVICE 1299
EPISODE 102
00:30, color, 1994, PBS
Part 2 of Multimedia Today.

PBS ADULT LEARNING SERVICE 1300
EPISODE 103
00:30, color, 1994, PBS
Part 3 of Multimedia Today.

PBS ADULT LEARNING SERVICE 1301
EPISODE 104
00:30, color, 1994, PBS
Part 4 of Multimedia Today.

PBS ADULT LEARNING SERVICE 1302
EPISODE 105
00:30, color, 1994, PBS
Part 5 of Multimedia Today.

PBS/ALS-CHILDHOOD MENTAL DISORDER 1307
EPISODE 101A
01:30, color, 1993, PBS
Understanding Childhood Mental Disorder.

PBS/ALS-CHILDHOOD MENTAL DISORDER 1308
EPISODE 101B
01:30, color, 1993, PBS
Understanding Childhood Mental Disorder.

PBS/ALS: CRIME CONTROL 1288
EPISODE 101
01:30, color, 1994, PBS
Crime control in urban environments through physical planning and design.

PBS/ALS: CRIME CONTROL 1289
EPISODE 102
01:30, color, 1994, PBS
Crime control in urban environments through physical planning and design.

PBS/ALS: CRIME CONTROL 1290 EPISODE 103
01:30, color, 1994, PBS
Crime control in the urban environments through physical planning and design.

PENNY SERENADE 1375 HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS
01:57, b&w, 1941, MADACY MUSIC
Grant and Dunne try to hold their marriage together by adopting a child after their unborn baby dies. A wonderful ten-hankie tear jerker. Starring Cary Grant.

PERFECT PUBLISHING-WORDPERFECT PT 1 516
02:00, color, 1989, LEARNKEY VIDEOS
Step-by-step instruction for desktop publishing using Wordperfect software.

PERFECT PUBLISHING-WORDPERFECT PT 2 517
02:00, color, 1989, LEARNKEY VIDEOS
Step-by-step instruction for desktop publishing using Word Perfect software.

PHILADELPHIA 1190
02:05, color, 1994, COLUMBIA
Portrays the problems and challenges facing a prestigious lawyer, Tom Hanks, who develops AIDS. Directed by Jonathon Demme.

PIAGET ON PIAGET 278
00:42, color, 1977, YALE UNIV. MEDIA DESIGN
Piaget's classic experiments on research with children.

PIAGET WITH DR. BARBEL INHELDER 376
00:40, color, 1969, PENN STATE
Cognitive stages and their contribution to the psychology of child development.

PIANO LESSON, THE 1408
01:39, color, 1995, REPUBLIC PICTURES August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning tale of a family caught between their heritage and a dream for the future. Hallmark Hall of Fame.

PIANO PIZZAZ: ON STAGE AT WOLF TRAP 337
00:60, color, 1989, MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION
Live presentation from Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts, starring Harry Connick Jr. and Ellis Marsalis among others.

PICASSO 3
00:60, color, 1969, NP
Documents the life of artist Pablo Picasso.

PINE NUTS 667
00:13, color, 1962, UCLA
Documents the hunting and gathering culture of the Western American Indians.

PIPELINE 48
00:28, color, 1974, PENDLETON PRODUCTION CO.Shows the construction of the trans-Alaskan pipeline.

PLACE OF THEIR OWN, A 303
FOUR WOMEN WRITERS
00:60, color, 1988, WYES
Four women writers who wrote in or about New Orleans: Eliza Nicholson (Pearl River), Kate Chopin, Grace King, and Dorothy Dix.

PLAGUE, THE 1173
01:45, color, 1993, LIVE
William Hurt and Robert Duvall star in this film about a disease attacking a city.

PLANT TOUR: PROD THROUGH PACKAGING 606
12:30, color, 1991, EIV
Documents each facet of an organization, from production through packaging, using a book manufacturer as an example.

PLAYER, THE 1122
02:04, color, 1992, FINE LINE FEATURES
When callous movie executive (Tim Robbins) starts receiving anonymous death threats from a rejected screenwriter, his already shaky career starts to crumble.

POPOL VUL 983
SACRED BOOK OF THE QUICHE MAYA
00:60, color, 1989, PATRICIA AMLIN
The drawings which animate this film are taken directly from Classic Maya Pottery.

PORTER, KATHERINE ANNE: 864
THE EYE OF MEMORY
00:56, color, 1986, NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BRDCST
The early life and works of author Katherine Anne Porter. Includes interviews with Eudora Welty and Robert Penn Warren.

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST 342
AS A YOUNG MAN
01:33, color, 1977, MYSTIC FIRE STUDIO
Joseph Strick's adaptation of James Joyce's autobiographical novel.

PORTRAITS OF AGING 871
00:42, color, 1978, FRED W. MILLER
In this upbeat video, eight individuals are facing the last quarter of their lives.

POSSIBLE DREAM: TEACHING ADULT PIANO 322
00:15, color, 1981, NATIONAL PIANO FOUNDATION
Surveys the special needs of the adult beginner.

POST IMPRESSIONISTS 384
00:25, color, 1970, INTERNATIONAL FILM BUREAU
Analyzes the aims, influences and techniques of Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Saurat, and Toulouse-Lautrec.

POUND, EZRA 925
VOICES AND VISIONS-VOL 10
00:60, color, 1988, INTELLIMATION Controversial American poet.

POWER AND THE LAND 130
00:38, b&w, 1940, RKO
Examination of U.S. fertile land usage for agriculture and an examination of rural and farm lifestyles.

POWER OF LISTENING 1
00:24, color, 1988, CRM MCGRAW-HILL FILMS
Demonstrates effective techniques for good listening.

POWER OF WATER 1000
00:55, color, 1993, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Discusses the misuse of the earth's water supply.

POWERS OF TEN 930
00:09, color, PYRAMID FILM AND VIDEO
An adventure in magnitudes.

PRADO 169
01:20, color, 1982, V.A.I.
Presents the museum and its works.

PREHISTORIC MONUMENTS OF EUROPE 935
00:43, color, 1993, FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES
Documents some of the most imposing testimonials to human history in Europe.

PRELUDE TO CONFLICT WWII 176
00:29, b&w, 1964, BRITANNICA EDUCATION
Captured Axis films and Allied footage newsreels are used to examine key events conditions and political forces from 1918-39.

PREPARING YOUR FIRST SPEECH 207
00:17, color, 1987, WADSWORTH PUBLISHING CO.
Illustrates the basic structure of a speech with examples of effective introductions and conclusions.

PRESCHOOL MENTAL DEVELOPMENT 452
00:27, color, 1977, MCGRAW-HILL
Piaget's stages of cognitive development.

PRESIDENT AND THE CONSTITUTION 658
RICHARD NIXON
00:60, color, 1991, POTTER PRODUCTIONS
Interview with former President Richard Nixon.

PRESIDENT AND THE CONSTITUTION 659
GERALD FORD
00:60, color, 1991, POTTER PRODUCTIONS
Interview with former President Gerald Ford.

PRESIDENT AND THE CONSTITUTION 660
JIMMY CARTER
00:60, color, 1991, POTTER FILMS
Interview with former President Jimmy Carter.

PRESIDENT AND THE CONSTITUTION 661
RONALD REAGAN
00:60, color, 1991, POTTER PRODUCTIONS
Interview with former President Ronald Reagan.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-1 806
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
00:56, color, 1993, UNO
Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Origins of the Cold War.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-2 807
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO
Harry Truman and the Beginning of the Cold War.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-3 808
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO
Truman and the Korean War.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-4 809
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO
Dwight Eisenhower Encounters the Soviets: First Term.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-5 810
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO
Dwight Eisenhower and the Soviets: Second Term.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-6 811
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO
John F. Kennedy, the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-7 812
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO
Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-8 813
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO
Richard Nixon and Vietnam.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-9 814
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO
Nixon and the World.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-10 815
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO Jimmy Carter and the World.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-11 816
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO
Ronald Reagan and the collapse of Communism.

PRESIDENTS & THE COLD WAR-12 817
AMBROSE/HISTORY 4991
01:00, color, 1993, UNO
George Bush and the end of the Cold War.

PRETTY BABY 861
01:51, color, 1977, PARAMOUNT
Internationally acclaimed director Louis Malle has taken a taboo subject-child prostitution-and created Pretty Baby. The film deals with prostitutes in New Orleans red-light district.

PREVENTING BACK PAIN 986
00:46, color, 1984, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS
Preventative program for people who want to maintain a healthy back.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 1352
PART 1
00:50, color, 1995, BBC
Jane Austen's romantic comedy.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 1353
PART 2
00:50, color, 1995, BBC
Jane Austen's romantic comedy.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 1354
PART 3
00:50, color, 1995, BBC
Jane Austen's romantic comedy.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 1355
PART 4
00:50, color, 1995, BBC
Jane Austen's romantic comedy.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 1356
PART 5
00:50, color, 1995, BBC
Jane Austen's romantic comedy.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 1357
PART 6
00:50, color, 1995, BBC
Jane Austen's romantic comedy.

PRIMATES 550
00:30, b&w, 1961, MCGRAW-HILL
Surveys order of primates emphasizing man, apes, and monkeys.

PRIZE - 1 & 2 735
OUR PLAN/EMPIRES OF OIL
02:00, color, 1992, INVISION
Part 1-Traces the rapid rise of the world's biggest business. Part 2-Analyzes early global capitalism of oil.

PRIZE - 3 & 4 736
BLACK GIANT/WAR AND OIL
02:00, color, 1992, INVISION
Part 3-Documents the oil business of the 1920's era. Part 4-Discusses the impact of oil on World War II.

PRIZE - 5 & 6 737
CRUDE DIPLOMACY/POWER TO THE PRODUCERS
02:00, color, 1992, INVISION
Part 5-Documents the oil industry during the post WWII era. Part 6-Discusses the emerging oil "superpowers".

PRIZE - 7 & 8 738
EPIC QUEST FOR OIL, $, & POWER
02:00, color, 1992, INVISION
Part 7-Views the global oil industry and OPEC. Part 8-Documents modern oil eras, including the Gulf War.

PRIZZI'S HONOR 695
02:10, color, 1985, VESTRON VIDEO
A hit-man and a free-lance killer fall in love even though they were hired to kill each other.

PRODUCTIVITY: SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY 609
00:27, color, 1990, CRM
Documents various principles of effective management.

PROGRESS AND PITFALLS 963
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE REWARD SYSTEM
00:47, color, 1993, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Reporting Sessions for Institutions in Dissemination Grant.

PROUD FREE MEN 18
00:25, color, 1980, PBS
The history of free blacks in Louisiana.

PSYCHO 536
01:48, b&w, 1991, MVA HOME VIDEO INC.
Alfred Hitchcock murder-thriller.

PYGMALION 373
01:36, b&w, 1938, JANUS FILMS
George Bernard Shaw play which was the basis for the hit musical "My Fair Lady."