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1. My Fair Lady (1964)
G | 170 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Votes: 102,032 | Gross: $72.00M
2. Guiding Light (1952–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance
This show took place in the fictional Midwestern town of Springfield and centered on the middle class Bauer family.
Stars: Kim Zimmer, Beth Chamberlin, Maureen Garrett, Robert Newman
Votes: 1,871
3. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming
Votes: 903
4. General Electric Theater (1953–1962)
TV-G | 30 min | Drama
An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Stars: Ronald Reagan, Don Herbert, Nancy Reagan, Lee Marvin
Votes: 433
5. 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: 419
6. 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: 186
7. Pygmalion (1938)
89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A phonetics and diction expert makes a bet that he can teach a cockney flower girl to speak proper English and pass as a lady in high society.
Directors: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard | Stars: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr
Votes: 9,683 | Gross: $3.05M
8. Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Approved | 123 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
At the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt.
Director: Gabriel Pascal | Stars: Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, Flora Robson
Votes: 3,148
9. BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
120 min | Drama
Monthly anthology series featuring televised versions of plays.
Stars: Charles Gray, Eric Porter, Jeremy Brett, Lally Bowers
Votes: 178
10. Saint Joan (1957)
Not Rated | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1456, French King Charles VII recalls the story of how he met the seventeen-year-old peasant girl Joan of Arc, entrusted her with the command of the French Army, and ultimately burned her at the stake as a heretic.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Jean Seberg, Richard Widmark, Richard Todd, Anton Walbrook
Votes: 1,294
11. The Devil's Disciple (1959)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, History, Romance
The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War.
Directors: Guy Hamilton, Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Janette Scott
Votes: 2,889
12. The Millionairess (1960)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A millionairess and a doctor cannot marry until they meet conditions set up by their respective parents.
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Sophia Loren, Peter Sellers, Alastair Sim, Vittorio De Sica
Votes: 2,007
13. ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Comedy, Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Bryant, William Simons, Katherine Barker, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 88
14. ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology series from the U.K., from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television.
Stars: Derek Francis, Alfred Burke, Arthur Hewlett, Esther Lawrence
Votes: 94
15. Robert Montgomery Presents (1950–1957)
60 min | Drama
Actor, Producer, and Director Robert Montgomery introduced each telecast, sometimes interviewing one of the stars, and sometimes appearing in the play.
Stars: Robert Montgomery, John Newland, Vaughn Taylor, Elizabeth Montgomery
Votes: 136
16. Omnibus (1952–1961)
55 min | Drama, History, Music
Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.
Stars: Alistair Cooke, Leonard Bernstein, Joseph N. Welch, Helen Hayes
Votes: 218
17. Matinee Theatre (1955–1958)
60 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A daily anthology show, featuring original material, as well as adaptations of literary classics.
Stars: John Conte, Peter Hansen, Sarah Churchill, Johnny Crawford
Votes: 133
18. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Englert
Votes: 92
19. ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
78 min | Drama
Anthology series of dramatic works.
Stars: Michael Balfour, Madoline Thomas, Diane Cilento, Jim Dale
Votes: 98
20. Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
This syndicated anthology series staged a different play every week covering all genres, dramas, comedies, musicals, fantasies, mysteries, et al, utilizing some of the best talent appearing on Broadway.
Stars: Myron McCormick, Cathleen Nesbitt, Frank Conroy, Tim O'Connor
Votes: 81
21. Estudio 1 (1965–2016)
Drama
Stars: Ana María Vidal, Fernando Delgado, José Bódalo, Luisa Sala
Votes: 91
22. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
23. The Billionaire (2020)
116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young billionaire of South Asian descent is bound by the conditions set by his beloved, deceased father in order to get married.
Director: Michael Philip | Stars: Jordan Belfi, Randy Wayne, Heather Tom, Davi Santos
Votes: 107
24. BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960–1963)
60 min | Drama
BBC Sunday-Night Play is the anthology drama series which replaced Sunday Night Theatre in 1960.
Stars: Brian Rix, Joby Blanshard, Cyril Luckham, John Bennett
Votes: 132
25. Androcles and the Lion (1952)
Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Story of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion.
Directors: Chester Erskine, Nicholas Ray | Stars: Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young, Robert Newton
Votes: 1,077
26. Major Barbara (1941)
Approved | 121 min | Comedy
A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her father's business. A comedy with social commentary.
Directors: Gabriel Pascal, Harold French | Stars: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison, Robert Morley, Robert Newton
Votes: 1,519
27. Theatre Night (1985–1990)
180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays.
Stars: Kenneth Cranham, Robert Lang, Natalie Ogle, Dinsdale Landen
Votes: 59
28. ITV Television Playhouse (1955–1967)
60 min | Drama
Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
Stars: Campbell Singer, Thomas Heathcote, Richard Caldicot, June Brown
Votes: 67
29. Fifty Years on Stage (2013 TV Movie)
151 min | Comedy, Drama
The Royal National Theatre celebrates 50 years of excellent theatre, with extracts of some of the best plays of the last five decades, peformed by the countries best performers.
Directors: Nicholas Hytner, Tim Van Someren, Howard Davies, Rufus Norris, Alex Sims | Stars: Roger Allam, Samuel Anderson, Alan Ayckbourn, Jonathan Bailey
Votes: 281
30. Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1990)
Comedy
Stars: Edward Sanderson, Bernard Durand, Robert Manuel, Jacques Ardouin
Votes: 72
31. Encounter (1952–1961)
60 min | Drama
A Canadian anthology series presenting one-hour dramas of romance, adventure, and mystery. Produced in Toronto for CBC and ABC, titled "General Motors Presents" in Canada. Starring Patrick Macnee, Barry Morse, and William Shatner.
Stars: Austin Willis, Barry Morse, Katharine Blake, James Doohan
Votes: 46
32. TV teatar (1956– )
Drama
Live transmissions of theater plays.
Stars: Mihailo 'Misa' Janketic, Svetlana Bojkovic, Predrag Ejdus, Miodrag Radovanovic
Votes: 16
33. Pygmalion (1983 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 109 min | Comedy
The standard My Fair Lady (1964) story, with a provocative rendition by Peter O'Toole. He knows how to talk, but does he know how to behave towards a lady?
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Shelagh McLeod, Nancy Kerr, Ron White
Votes: 189
34. Les maris, les femmes, les amants (1989)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Pascal Thomas | Stars: Jean-François Stévenin, Susan Moncur, Clément Thomas, Emilie Thomas
Votes: 189
35. Great Catherine (1968)
G | 99 min | Comedy
Slapstick comedy based on the play by George Bernard Shaw. A stiff English officer, captain Charles Edstaston (Peter O'Toole), and his fiancée Claire arrive in St. Petersburg. Edstaston is ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Flemyng | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Zero Mostel, Jeanne Moreau, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 304
36. The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A single doctor about to be awarded a knighthood for his claim of curing tuberculosis is infatuated by a woman's beauty and charm, promising to save her husband's life, only to change his mind after discovering the man's immoral character.
Director: Anthony Asquith | Stars: Leslie Caron, Dirk Bogarde, Alastair Sim, Robert Morley
Votes: 499
37. Arms and the Man (1983 TV Movie)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
First produced in 1894 on the London stage, a frightened Swiss soldier climbs into a young Bulgarian girl's room during wartime. This drama looks at love and war.
Directors: Philip Casson, Jonathan Lynn | Stars: Richard Briers, Alice Krige, Peter Egan, Richard Pearson
Votes: 28
38. National Theatre Live: Man and Superman (2015)
220 min | Comedy, Drama
Based on Nietzsche's theory of the Superman, this reinvention of Shaw's witty, provocative classic tells of Ann Whitefield's relentless pursuit of dedicated bachelor Jack Tanner.
Director: Simon Godwin | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Indira Varma, Corey Johnson, Elliot Barnes-Worrell
Votes: 199
39. National Theatre Live: Saint Joan (2017)
240 min | Drama
Joan, a young Frenchwoman, decides to spring to action when England invades France. After having visions of Archangel and Saints, she goes to Charles VII to offer her support.
Directors: Josie Rourke, Tony Grech-Smith | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Fisayo Akinade, Matt Bardock, Niall Buggy
Votes: 128
40. Love (I) (2019 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Karan Suri Talwar | Stars: Yuki Ellias, Suhani Gandhi, Payal Nair, Shivam Patil
41. Man and Superman (1982 TV Movie)
Drama
A story of modern London life, where the ordinary man strives to maintain his position as a gentleman, and the ordinary woman is concerned with marriage.
Directors: Patrick Dromgoole, Alex Kirby | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Lisa Harrow, James Grout, Timothy Ackroyd
Votes: 26
42. 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
43. Caesar and Cleopatra (2009)
130 min | Comedy
Shaw's legendary wit turns political drama into sparkling comedy when veteran strategist Julius Caesar becomes mentor to the enchanting teenage queen of Roman-occupied Egypt. Their first ... See full summary »
Director: Des McAnuff | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Nikki M. James, Diane D'Aquila, Peter Donaldson
Votes: 112
44. Saint Joan (1967 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama
A television adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play about the life, battles and subsequent trial of Joan of Arc, based on the kept records from her trial.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Geneviève Bujold, Roddy McDowall, Theodore Bikel, James Daly
Votes: 30
45. Grande Teatro Tupi (1951–1964)
Drama
A tele theater where famous plays were adapted and staged, during the days before videotaped Brazilian television, and performed by a cast of accomplished actors.
Stars: Wanda Kosmo, Rita Cléos, Nydia Lícia, Rildo Gonçalves
Votes: 31
46. The Best of Friends (1991 TV Movie)
81 min | Biography
Adapted from their letters and journals, this is a portrayal of the unique twenty-five-year friendship shared by Dame Laurentia McLachlan (Benedictine nun), Sir Sydney Cockerell (museum ... See full summary »
Director: Alvin Rakoff | Stars: John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, Patrick McGoohan, Amma Asante
Votes: 122
47. Arms and the Man (1958)
96 min | Comedy, Romance
In 1865, Swiss captain Bluntschli fights as a mercenary in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia. When his group is attacked by a few Bulgarian troopers, he learns that he's got the wrong ... See full summary »
Director: Franz Peter Wirth | Stars: O.W. Fischer, Liselotte Pulver, Ellen Schwiers, Jan Hendriks
Votes: 201
48. Caesar and Cleopatra (1976 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Julius Caesar's arrival in Egypt proves to be more than interesting to the beautiful Cleopatra, ambitious sister to the boy pharaoh.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Alec Guinness, Geneviève Bujold, Margaret Courtenay, Iain Cuthbertson
Votes: 52
49. Pigmalião 70 (1970– )
Stars: Sérgio Cardoso, Susana Vieira, Tônia Carrero, Ednei Giovenazzi
Votes: 7
50. Folio (1955–1959)
Drama, Musical
Stars: Douglas Rain, Jack Creley, Lloyd Bochner, Frank Peddie
Votes: 22