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1. The Honey Pot (1967)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
In Venice, a millionaire hires an actor to help him prank three greedy ex-girlfriends into thinking he's dying and leaving his fortune to one of them.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward, Cliff Robertson, Capucine
Votes: 2,836
2. Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996–2009)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two schoolchildren learn valuable life lessons from a buffalo, a red-tailed hawk, a bobcat, and a prairie dog.
Stars: Janice Kawaye, Kevin Michael Richardson, Kath Soucie, Frank Welker
Votes: 443
3. Volpone (1941)
94 min | Comedy
Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named... See full summary »
Directors: Maurice Tourneur, Jacques de Baroncelli | Stars: Harry Baur, Louis Jouvet, Charles Dullin, Jean Témerson
Votes: 401
4. Volpone (2003 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A version of Ben Johnson's play: A Venetian swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends".
Director: Frédéric Auburtin | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Prévost, Gérard Jugnot, Robert Hirsch
Votes: 233
5. Il volpone (1988)
115 min | Comedy
Ugo Maria Volpone is a very rich shipowner. He dissimulates to be close to die in order to have the attention of three of his friends: Corvino, Voltore and Corbaccio. The three accepts ... See full summary »
Director: Maurizio Ponzi | Stars: Enrico Montesano, Paolo Villaggio, Enrico Maria Salerno, Renzo Montagnani
Votes: 229
6. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Englert
Votes: 89
7. 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: 80
8. Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1990)
Comedy
Stars: Edward Sanderson, Bernard Durand, Robert Manuel, Jacques Ardouin
Votes: 71
9. Camera Three (1955–1980)
30 min | Drama
A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
Stars: James Macandrew, Faubion Bowers, Margaret Croyden, Alfredo Antonini
Votes: 62
10.
Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996–2009)
Episode:
Honesty
(1996)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Zach is sorely tempted to touch his dad's beautiful antique camera, despite promising not to - and when he does, he breaks it and lies that it fell off its display table naturally. Plato ... See full summary »
Director: Joanna Romersa | Stars: Irene Bedard, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Jennifer Hale
Votes: 39
11. 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: 19
12. Volpone oder Der Fuchs (1966 TV Movie)
85 min | Comedy
Director: Hansgünther Heyme | Stars: Walter Richter, Walter Kohut, Erwin Linder, Fritz Rasp
Votes: 19
13. TV teatar (1956– )
Drama
Live transmissions of theater plays.
Stars: Mihailo 'Misa' Janketic, Svetlana Bojkovic, Predrag Ejdus, Miodrag Radovanovic
Votes: 16
14. World Theatre (1959)
Drama
In 1959, a group of aspiring actors and playwrights navigate love, ambition, and artistic challenges in the world of theater.
Stars: Olive McFarland, John Southworth, Dilys Hamlett, James Maxwell
Votes: 13
15. Volpone (1975 TV Movie)
93 min | Comedy
A version of Ben Johnson's play: A swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends".
Director: György Fehér | Stars: Tamás Major, Lajos Básti, Ferenc Kállai, Sándor Kömíves
Votes: 12
16. Don Simón de Lira (1946)
118 min | Comedy
Director: Julio Bracho | Stars: Joaquín Pardavé, Manuel Medel, Elsa Aguirre, Consuelo Guerrero de Luna
17. Primera fila (1962–1965)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Fernando Delgado, José María Escuer, Valentín Tornos, Valeriano Andrés
18. Hora once (1968–1974)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Susana Mara, Nicolás Dueñas, Enriqueta Carballeira, Blanca Sendino
19. The Alchemist (1961 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
An outbreak of plague in London forces a gentleman, Lovewit, to flee temporarily to the country. He leaves his house under the sole charge of his butler, who uses the house as the headquarters for fraudulent acts.
Director: Peter Dews | Stars: Alan Dobie, Patsy Rowlands, John Warner, William Mervyn
20. Teatro de siempre (1966–1979)
Drama
Stars: Alicia Hermida, Nicolás Dueñas, Jesús Enguita, Juan José Otegui
21. Teledrama (1955– )
Drama
Stars: Percival Ferreira, Cacilda Lanuza, Waldir Guedes, Eloísa Mafalda
22. Conflict (1966–1969)
25 min | Drama
Scenes from classic dramas, adapted for school and colleges.
Stars: John Gielgud, Barbara Murray, Barry Foster, André Morell
23. Volpone (1965– )
30 min | Drama
Stars: Clive Revill, Alan MacNaughtan, Eric Thompson, Martin Matthews
24. A hallgatag hölgy (1984 TV Movie)
81 min | Drama
Director: Sándor Mihályfy | Stars: Lajos Öze, Sándor Gáspár, György Dörner, János Bán
25. Der Alchimist (1959 TV Movie)
Director: Ottofritz Gaillard | Stars: Gert Andreae, Gerd Ehlers, Lutz Friedrich, Erik S. Klein
26. Le téléthéâtre de Radio-Canada (1954–1969)
90 min | Drama
Stars: Henri Norbert, Benoît Girard, François Rozet, Jean Lajeunesse
27. Volpone (1958 TV Movie)
A version of Ben Johnson's play: A swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends".
Directors: Otto Tausig, Wolfgang Nagel | Stars: Franz Kutschera, Rolf Ludwig, Ulrich Folkmar, Siegfried Weiß
28. Volpone (1964 TV Movie)
Comedy
A version of Ben Johnson's play: A swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends."
Director: Hans Knötzsch | Stars: Gerd Biewer, Dieter Franke, Annemone Haase, Hermann Hiesgen
29. Volpone (1970 TV Movie)
105 min | Comedy
A version of Ben Johnson's play: A swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends."
Directors: Otto Anton Eder, Karl Heinz Köhn | Stars: Hubert Chaudoir, Helmut Wlasak, Norbert Scharnagel, Hans Stöckl
30. Volpone (II) (1968 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
Director: John Croyston | Stars: Peter O'Shaughnessy, Max Meldrum, Edward Ogden, Peter Collingwood
31. Poetic Inspirations (2000)
Documentary
Director: Mikaela Cohen | Stars: Joseph Neibich, John Anthony, Bogey, Linda Cordova
32. Tiburón (1933)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Ramón Peón | Stars: Joaquín Coss, Luis G. Barreiro, Julio Villarreal, Adriana Lamar
33. L'alchimiste (1974 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Jean-Marie Coldefy | Stars: Jacques Destoop, Florence Giorgetti, Roland Bertin, Patricia Vilon
34. Volpone (1965 TV Movie)
118 min | Comedy
The rich man and the money-maker Volpone in Venice will give his false and grisly "friends" a lesson by playing sick and trick gifts from them as proof of their friendship.
Director: Per Bronken | Stars: Rolf Berntzen, Roy Bjørnstad, Ulf Borge, Svein Byhring
35. Volpone eli Kettu (1977 TV Movie)
Director: Jaakko Pakkasvirta | Stars: Pentti Siimes, Aapo Vilhunen, Nils Brandt, Olavi Ahonen
36. De Alchemist (1971 TV Movie)
Comedy
Directors: Cas Baas, Mita Bergé | Stars: Eddy Asselbergs, Roger Bolders, Anita Daldini, Marcel De Buck
37. Volpone (1988 TV Movie)
Drama
A version of Ben Johnson's play: A swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends".
Director: Norberto Barroca | Stars: José Beato, Amílcar Botica, Alexandre de Sousa, José Jorge Duarte
38. Volpone (1948 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
A version of Ben Johnson's play: A swindler goes from town to town pretending to be a dying millionaire in order to attract (and dispose of) greedy "friends."
Director: Stephen Harrison | Stars: Cecil Trouncer, Alan Wheatley, Mark Dignam, Stanley Lathbury
39. Cutljiva zena (1963 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Soja Jovanovic | Stars: Bosiljka Boci, Rista Djordjevic, Dragutin Dobricanin, Vera Ilic-Djukic
40.
Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1990)
Episode:
Volpone
(1978)
119 min | Comedy
Directors: Jean Meyer, Pierre Sabbagh | Stars: Jean Le Poulain, Francis Huster, Claude Jade, Francis Lemaire
41.
Hora once (1968–1974)
Episode:
El alquimista
(1973)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Francisco Algora, Alberto Bové, Marciano Buendía, Alfonso Castizo
42.
Play of the Week (1959–1961)
Episode:
Volpone
(1960)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named... See full summary »
Directors: J. Robert Blum, Gene Frankel | Stars: Ludwig Donath, Alfred Drake, Evans Evans, Lou Jacobi
43.
Primera fila (1962–1965)
Episode:
Volpone
(1965)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Juan Guerrero Zamora | Stars: José Blanch, Tomás Blanco, José María Caffarel, Ignacio de Paúl
44.
Teatro de siempre (1966–1979)
Episode:
Cada cual según lo suyo
(1970)
Drama
Director: José Antonio Páramo | Stars: Mari Paz Ballesteros, Félix Dafauce, Alfonso del Real, Jesús Enguita
45.
Teatro de siempre (1966–1979)
Episode:
El alquimista
(1968)
73 min | Drama
Director: Eduardo Fuller | Stars: Emilio Laguna, Vicente Vega, Alicia Hermida, Francisco Merino
46.
Teatro de siempre (1966–1979)
Episode:
Volpone, el astuto
(1967)
Drama
Stars: Ramón Corroto, Erasmo Pascual, José María Prada, Asunción Sancho
47.
Camera Three (1955–1980)
Episode:
The Alchemist
(1964)
Drama
Scenes from the 17th century playwright Ben Jonson's "The Alchemist" currently running off-Broadway, are performed by the cast on Camera Three.
Director: Nick Havinga | Stars: John Heffernan, James Macandrew, Carole Macho, Rex Robbins
48.
TV teatar (1956– )
Episode:
Volpone
(1984)
139 min | Drama
Volpone, an elderly Venetian, connives with his money-crazed servant to convince his greedy friends that he is dying, knowing that each will try to curry favor with him in order to be named his heir.
Director: Bozidar Matkovic | Stars: Petar Banicevic, Predrag Ejdus, Vasa Pantelic, Sonja Jaukovic
49.
World Theatre (1959)
Episode:
Volpone
(1959)
105 min | Drama
Volpone pretends to be dying as a way of tricking various enemies.
Stars: Donald Wolfit, John Wynyard, Aubrey Woods, John Southworth
50.
Volpone (1965– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1965)
Drama
The devious Volpone pretends to be dying in order to perpetrate a cruel joke.
Stars: Clive Revill, Alan MacNaughtan, Eric Thompson, Martin Matthews