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1. Roman Empire (2016–2019)
TV-MA | 48 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Chronicles some of the most famous leaders of the Roman Civilization.
Stars: Aaron Irvin, Corey Brennan, Jerry Toner, Steve West
Votes: 9,420
2. Love, American Style (1969–1974)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.
Stars: Stuart Margolin, Barbara Minkus, William Callaway, Mary Grover
Votes: 2,511
3. Playhouse 90 (1956–1961)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
Stars: Richard Joy, Paul Lambert, Helen Kleeb, Charles Bickford
Votes: 420
4. Producers' Showcase (1954–1957)
90 min | Drama, Musical, Comedy
This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.
Stars: Cyril Ritchard, Claire Bloom, Mary Martin, David Wayne
Votes: 187
5. Festival (1960–1969)
60 min | Drama
Festival is a Canadian entertainment anthology television series which aired on CBC Television
Stars: Gillie Fenwick, Gerard Parkes, Eric House, Douglas Rain
Votes: 20
7. Bungo: Nihon bungaku shinema (2010– )
30 min | Drama
Six riveting short episodes that have been adapted from original literary short novel classics from famed authors.
Stars: Yûka, Munetaka Aoki, Osamu Mukai, Kenshin Endô
Votes: 6
8.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Julius Caesar
(1960)
120 min | Drama
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Fritz Weaver, Douglas Rain, Bruno Gerussi, Frances Hyland
Votes: 18
9.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Mary of Scotland
(1966)
Drama
A verse play about the conflict between Queen Elizabeth I of England and her arch-enemy, Mary, Queen of Scots.
Director: Peter Boretski | Stars: Susan Clark, Moya Fenwick, George Sperdakos, John Vernon
10.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Thomas's Elegy
(1966)
Drama
Stars: Dan McIlravey, Kirsten Campbell, Lorraine Foreman, Lynne Gorman
11.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Premiere
(1964)
Drama
Stars: Boyd Neel, Ernesto Barbini, Victor Feldbrill, Christopher Gable
12.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Colombe
(1960)
Drama
Stars: Jeremy Wilkin, Mary Savidge, Rodney Archer, Ivor Barry
13.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Pupil
(1961)
Drama
Stars: Albert Dekker, William Job, Edith Atwater, Michel Ray
14.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Great Expectations
(1961)
Drama
Pip, a poor orphan, meets a convict in a graveyard and is later taken to Satis House, where he meets the sinister Miss Havisham and also her ward Estella.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Douglas Rain, Cathleen Nesbitt, Michael Learned, Eric House
15.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Gambler
(1962)
Drama
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Rip Torn, Barbara Chilcott, Budd Knapp, Susan Chapple
16.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Queen and the Rebels
(1962)
Drama
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Donald Harron, Barbara Chilcott, Charmion King, Jeremy Wilkin
17.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Three Sisters
(1961)
Drama
Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find satisfaction in teaching ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Prizek | Stars: Frances Hyland, Kate Reid, Michael Learned, Jeremy Wilkin
18.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
A Sleep of Prisoners
(1961)
Drama
Christopher Fry's verse drama of four prisoners in an imaginary war.
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Douglas Rain, John Drainie, Dino Narizzano, Peter Needham
19.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Giselle
(1962)
Drama
Directors: Norman Campbell, Celia Franca | Stars: Barry Morse, Lois Smith, Earl Kraul, Sally Brayley
20.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Antigone
(1963)
Drama
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Douglas Rain, Suzanne Grossman, Sharon Acker, Budd Knapp
21.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Horror of Darkness
(1965)
Drama
When an old friend turns up unexpectedly, two young lovers are delighted. But he soon begins to exercise a sinister influence.
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Neil McCallum, Jonathan White, Susan Clark, Anne Collings
22.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Macbeth
(1962)
Drama
Macbeth and his wife murder King Duncan to seize the throne of Scotland.
Director: Paul Almond
23.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Romeo and Jeannette
(1965)
Drama
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Michael Sarrazin, Geneviève Bujold, Margot Christie, Jean Doyon
24.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Close Prisoner
(1964)
Drama
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Norman Rossington, Peter Donat, Ivor Barry, C.P. Booth
25.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Collection/A Slight Ache
(1962)
Drama
Two short plays by Harold Pinter. In "The Collection", a woman wonders if her husband is homosexual. In "A Slight Ache", an elderly couple take in an itinerant match-seller.
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Toby Robins, William Hutt, Budd Knapp, Neil McCallum
26.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Labyrinth
(1963)
Drama
Abbie (Orenstein) is a disturbed girl stuck within an emotional labyrinth.
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Janis Orenstein, James Doohan, Julie Biggs, Tony Brown
27.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Lady's Not for Burning
(1962)
Drama
A war and world weary soldier tries to talk a witch-hunting cleric into hanging him; he is shaken from his quest for death when the beautiful Jennet is also committed for hanging as a witch.
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: Donald Harron, Zoe Caldwell, Eric Christmas, Mary Savidge
28.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Venus Observed
(1963)
Drama
Director: Paul Almond | Stars: David Dodimead, Martha Henry, Barbara Chilcott, Amelia Hall
29.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Doctor's Dilemma
(1963)
Drama
Mrs. Dubedat loves and idolizes her artist husband, Louis, but he is dying of tuberculosis. She goes to a doctor and convinces him to save her husband. The doctor can keep only so many ... See full summary »
Director: David Gardner | Stars: Leo Genn, Zoe Caldwell, Peter Donat, Gillie Fenwick
30.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
A Cheap Bunch of Nice Flowers
(1965)
90 min | Drama
Director: George Bloomfield | Stars: Colleen Dewhurst, Heath Lamberts, Roberta Maxwell, Jennifer Phipps
32.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Spirit of the Deed
(1966)
Drama
Director: David Gardner | Stars: Amelia Hall, Louise Nicol, Gordon Pinsent, Mary Savidge
33.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Endless Echo
(1963)
Drama
Director: Mario Prizek | Stars: Martha Henry, Len Birman, Dinah Christie, Kathy Kastner
34.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Grand Exits
(1962)
Drama
Director: Mario Prizek | Stars: Frances Hyland, John Drainie, Robert Christie, Alex McKee
35.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
(1961)
Drama
A cheerful Irishman arrives in Canada in search of fortune - but he doesn't find it.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Douglas Rain, Diana Maddox, Edward Atienza, William Bell
36.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Ondine
(1961)
Drama
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Kathleen Widdoes, Jeremy Wilkin, Sharon Acker, Charlotte De Neve
37.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Dream of Peter Mann
(1961)
Drama
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Jeremy Wilkin, Avis Bunnage, Gillie Fenwick, Robert Christie
38.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Quare Fellow
(1961)
Drama
In Ireland, a newly hired prison guard has to deal with the realities of prison work and to face the grim issue of death-row executions.
Stars: Larry Beattie, Peter Brockington, Douglas Campbell, Norman Ettlinger
39.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
A Cradle of Willow
(1961)
Drama
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Geoffrey Alexander, Ivor Barry, Eric Christmas, Leo Ciceri
40.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Traveller Without Luggage
(1962)
Drama
Director: Mario Prizek | Stars: Geoffrey Alexander, Anne Butler, Winifred Dennis, James B. Douglas
41.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Duchess of Malfi
(1962)
Drama
Director: Mario Prizek | Stars: Frances Hyland, Douglas Rain, Powys Thomas, John Vernon
42.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Master Builder
(1964)
Drama
A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Len Cariou, Alfred Gallagher, Suzanne Grossman, Martha Henry
43.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
(1961)
Drama
When a fortune-teller informs Lord Arthur that he's soon to commit a murder, he elects to do it as soon as possible, to get it out of the way before his impending marriage.
Director: Norman Campbell | Stars: John Colicos, Martha Henry, Margaret Braidwood, Larry Beattie
44.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
David Chapter III
(1966)
Drama
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Peter Mark Richman, John Marley, Toby Tarnow, John Vernon
45.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Devil's Instrument
(1962)
Drama
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Douglas Rain, John Drainie, Ron Hartmann, Robert Christie
46.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Ivan
(1963)
Drama
Director: David Gardner | Stars: John Colicos, Mavor Moore, Gillie Fenwick, Paul Harding
47.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
(1962)
Drama
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Douglas Rain, Mervyn Blake, Ted Follows, Jonathan White
48.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
Bousille and the Just
(1962)
Drama
Director: Mario Prizek | Stars: Gratien Gélinas, Larry D. Mann, James Doohan, Charmion King
49.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Dybbuk
(1961)
Drama
A young bride is possessed by a dybbuk, a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, on the eve of her wedding.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Luther Adler, Martin Andrews, Chayele Grober, Charles Jordan
50.
Festival (1960–1969)
Episode:
The Off-Shore Island
(1962)
Drama
In line with the increasing tensions between the the USA and USSR of the time, this play depicts 1970 with England as a bombed out radioactive waste land. However a valley somehow remains ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Irene Worth, William Hutt, James Barron, Bernard Behrens