Morricone, Ennio

Hamlet ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 1,467 libraries worldwide
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.

La bataille d'Alger The battle of Algiers ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1967 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,424 libraries worldwide
Dramatizes the harrowing events of 1957, a key year in Algeria's struggle for independence from France. Recreates the tumultuous Algerian uprising against the occupying French in the 1950s. As violence escalates on both sides, the French torture prisoners for information and the Algerians resort to terrorism in their quest for independence. Children shoot soldiers at point-blank range, women plant bombs in cafés. The French win the battle, but ultimately lose the war as the Algerian people demonstrate that they will no longer be suppressed.

The mission ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 1,286 libraries worldwide
An epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield the Guarani South American Indian tribe from brutal subjugation by 18th-century colonial empires.

The untouchables ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in English and held by 1,188 libraries worldwide
A larger-than-life depiction of Al Capone, the warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. In this classic confrontation between good and evil, Ness learns, with the help of a cop named Malone, how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.

Nuovo cinema paradiso ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in Italian and held by 1,102 libraries worldwide
A filmmaker returns to his Sicilian hometown for the first time in thirty years and looks back on his life. As a young boy he was befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater, the Cinema Paradiso. As he grew up, he learned to love films, and was encouraged by his good friend to pursue his dream of one day making movies.

The good, the bad and the ugly ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1998 and 2009 in English and held by 920 libraries worldwide
In the Southwest during the American Civil War, three men seek a stolen gold shipment. With greed as their sole motivation, they overcome anything that gets in their way--including each other.

Yo-Yo Ma plays Ennio Morricone by Ennio Morricone ( Recording )
163 editions published between 1968 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 846 libraries worldwide

For a few dollars more ( Visual )
24 editions published between 1965 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 845 libraries worldwide
Western drama in which two bounty hunters join forces to capture an outlaw gang leader.

Once upon a time in America ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2003 in Italian and English and held by 819 libraries worldwide
An epic tale of the lives of two New York gangsters from the period of the early 1900's through prohibition, and climaxing in their subsequent reunion in the 1960's. Friends from childhood, they entered a life of crime together that inevitably led to tragedy and death.

The good, the bad and the ugly ( Visual )
34 editions published between 1966 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 647 libraries worldwide
During the American Civil War, three men seek hidden loot. With greed as their sole motivation, they overcome anything that gets in their way--including each other. Very violent and drawn out western.