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The Iceman Cometh
(1973) [PG]

Lee Marvin, in a tour de force performance, stars as the charismatic Hickey, a reformed drunk whose smiling facade masks shocking self deception. With performances the LA Times described as "quite simply, perfect", The Iceman Cometh is the American Film Theatre's greatest achievement.  More

Philadelphia, Here I Come!
(1975) [PG]

Philadelphia, Here I Come! follows Gareth "Gar" O'Donnell as he prepares to emigrate to America. Gar's feelings about the impending change in his life come to life through dual actors - Donal McCann portrays Gar's public persona and Des Cave portrays his turbulent inner emotions.  More

In Celebration
(1975) [PG]

Utilizing the same brilliant cast as In Celebration's original highly acclaimed Royal Court Theater run, director Lindsay Anderson (O Lucky Man, If) re-imagines his stage triumph into a riveting cinematic experience. Anderson grounds David Storye's ferocious and poignant drama in a setting that...  More

Galileo
(1975) [PG]

Fiddler On the Roof's Topol and a wish-list cast of British theatrical aristocracy. including Sir John Gielgud (Arthur Becket), Patrick Magee (A Clockwork Orange), Edward Fox (The Day of the Jackal) and Tom Conti (Reuben, Reuben), ground Bertolt Brecht's famous theatrical imagination in precise,...  More

Come Back Little Sheba
(1952) [M]

Based on William Inge's classic play, Come Back, Little Sheba is the stirring tale of a life-weary couple who rescue hope from the ruins of the past. Shirley Booth stars in an Academy Award winning performance as Lola, slovenly housewife to Doc Delaney (Burt Lancaster), a recovering alcoholic....  More

Trapeze
(1956) [PG]

A decided change of pace for Carol Reed, Trapeze focuses on a trio of circus performers played by Burt Lancaster (Mike Ribble), Tony Curtis (Tino Orsini), and Lola (Gina Lollabrigida). Orsini, a young aerialist, has joined the circus Ribble works for, hoping to learn the secret of the triple...  More

Macbeth (1978)
(1978) [PG]

Trevor Nunn's film of William Shakespeare's tragedy of ambition and witchcraft attempts to recreate his acclaimed 1976 staging of the play. Ian McKellen and Judi Dench play the ambitious pair who murder their way to the Scottish throne. Nunn's film retains the spare, simple look of his stage...  More

Romeo and Juliet
(1976) [PG]

For never was a story of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Their families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are bitter enemies, sworn to hatred. Yet when their children, Romeo and Juliet, inadvertantly meet, they fall passionately in love. Defying their parents' wishes, they are...  More

Twelfth Night
(1988) [G]

Twelfth Night is one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, and the Renaissance Theatre Company's production of the play, starring Richard Briers and directed by Kenneth Branagh, has been one of the most highly acclaimed of recent years.  More

King Lear
(1976) [PG]

An excellent made-for-television production. This Shakespeare tragedy brings out the themes of family relationships, youth versus age and the struggle of good over evil.  More