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The Infinite Worlds of HG Wells/PT Barnum
Actors: Beau Bridges, Tom Ward, Katy Carmichael
Director: Robert Young;Simon Wincer
Genres: Drama, Television

UR 2010 7hr 30min

THE INFINITE WORLDS OF H.G. WELLS — H.G. Wells foresaw the future in such visionary novels as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. This ambitious new miniseries from Hallmark Entertainment brings those visions to lif... more »e with an inventive speculation on the origins of his brilliant flights of fantasy. On a night in London in 1946, newspaper reporter Ellen McGillvray arrives at the home of legendary literary figure, Herbert George Wells. Expecting to hear of the events and people who formed his prophetic imagination, she is informed of a world in which known scientific boundaries no longer exist. It begins a half-century earlier at London's Imperial College of Science where Wells meets Jane Robbins, a scientist equally fascinated by unnatural phenomenon, and a woman who immediately captures Wells' heart. Through midnight experiments and secret investigations into the paranormal, through the follies of chance and the miracles of fate, Wells and Robbins find themselves slipping into whirlpools of time, both past and present, they never thought possible. Since this mysterious universe can not be shared with the world, this becomes a wondrous secret that binds them forever. To Wells' surprise, Ellen accepts his outlandish tales of traveling through time. For she is not, she admits, a journalist, but rather an underground government agent who has inherited a puzzling artifact that only Wells could possibly identify: a crystalline orb said to contain the mysteries of the universe, our relationships to other planets, and our past encounters with them. What Ellen is about to discover is that at the heart of the mysterious orb is buried the equally mysterious heart of Jane Robbins, the one who inspired H.G. Wells to tell the amazing truth in the form of science "fiction." With stunning recreations of 19th century London, awe-inspiring special effects, and a timeless love story at its heart, The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells is Hallmark Entertainment's dazzling tribute to the grandmaster of science fiction.

P.T. BARNUM

Before Madison Avenue there was P.T. Barnum. The man who could spin tales, sell dreams and turn society's most shunned outcasts into company fit for a queen. Born into a poor farming family, he had to support himself at the age of 14. Armed with little more than wit and imagination, he created and accomplished more than could be contained in a mere three rings. P.T. Barnum brought us the amazing traveling circus. He made international celebrities of people such as Tom Thumb. He helped revolutionize entertainment and wrote the book on self-promotion. And, for better or worse, he invented modern advertising. With relentless ambition, he explored beyond the big top. He was a land developer, banker, even mayor of his city. Barnum's courage, along with his good-natured hucksterism, secured him a place as an American folk hero.

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Actors: Beau Bridges, Tom Ward, Katy Carmichael
Director: Robert Young;Simon Wincer
Genres: Drama, Television
Sub-Genres: Drama, Television
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Format: DVD
DVD Release Date: 02/10/2010
Release Year: 2010
Run Time: 7hr 30min
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 5
MPAA Rating: Unrated
Languages: English