Research Guides: HP 332: The Family in US Literature: Video Resources: TV, Movies, Documentaries

TV Shows & Films in Jennings Library Collections

Little Women (1949)
This 1949 film version of Little Women features Elizabeth Taylor as Amy.
Little Women (1970)
This is a 9-episode TV adaptation of Little Women from the BBC in 1970.
Little Women (mini series, 2018)
This is a three-part mini-series version of Little Women that aired on the BBC and PBS. All three parts are available through the library in Films on Demand. (Note: this is not the Greta Gerwig movie version, which came out in 2019.)

Find TV Shows & Movies Elsewhere

IMDB (International Movie Database) has information about what streaming platforms movies and TV shows are currently on. Look to the right of the description on a show or movie's IMDB page. Below are links to the IMDB pages of a few movies and TV shows you might be interested in for this class. Search others in IMDB.

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Video Resources for Research & Further Learning

A Raisin in the Sun:

A Raisin in the Sun: Character Studies Conversations
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry
A production from 1969 that discusses the life of Lorraine Hansberry and the creation of the play To Be Young, Gifted, and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry.

Little Women:

Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
A biographical look at Louise May Alcott, from PBS in 2008.
What Makes Little Women a Classic?
Short video from a 2022 educational series about classic literary works.

Little House on the Prairie:

Laura Ingalls Wilder - Prairie to Page (2021)
This is a biographical look at the life of Laura Ingalls Wild, including her complicated legacy.