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1.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
After refusing to join her husband for quite some time, Minna eventually agrees to move to Zürich to be reunited with Wagner. She manages to persuade Wagner to start conducting and ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack, Osman Ragheb, Donald Arthur
Votes: 136
2.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
Wagner moves to Lucerne, Switzerland with Cosima and her children. He is later joined by King Ludwig who wishes to abdicate in order to become Wagner's assistant. Wagner convinces him to ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Klaus Knuth, Ronald Pickup, Jürgen Cziesla
Votes: 71
3.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
In Munich, Wagner enjoys a prosperous time under the patronage of the young King of Bavaria. Most of his debts are settled and several of his operas are staged to great success. Meanwhile, ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, László Gálffi
Votes: 71
4.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
Wagner must reconcile with the King of Bavaria and eventually does so. Their friendship grows even stronger while Ludwig's minsters are becoming increasingly suspicious of Wagner and his ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, László Gálffi, Arthur Denberg
Votes: 72
5.
Stage 2 (1971–1973)
Episode:
She Stoops to Conquer
(1971)
Drama
Hardcastle, a man of substance, looks forward to acquainting his daughter with a potential suitor. But thanks to playboy Lumpkin, he's mistaken by his prospective son-in-law Marlow for an innkeeper. Hilarity ensues.
Director: Michael Elliott | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Thora Hird, Juliet Mills, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 26
6.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
Wagner's health deteriorates and he suffers from various illnesses. Mathilde Wesendonck, the wife of wealthy silk merchant Otto Wesendonck, becomes yet another one of his patrons and offers... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Richard Burton, Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, László Gálffi
Votes: 139
7.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Laurence Olivier: A Life
(1983)
TV-G | Music, Musical
A multi-award winning biography covering the life and career of actor/director Laurence Olivier.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Melvyn Bragg, Peggy Ashcroft, Jill Esmond
Votes: 66
8.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
Please God Send Us Victory
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The Ottoman Empire joins the war on the side of the Central Powers. Armenian Genocide and Gallipoli Campaign.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 16
9.
Wagner (1983)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1983)
Biography, Drama, History
In the year 1849, Richard Wagner is a respected composer living in Dresden where he works as royal court conductor for the King of Saxony. Although his wife, Minna, enjoys their life and ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Palmer | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Philipp Brammer, Gemma Craven, Richard Burton
Votes: 138
10. The Great War (1964)
40 min | Documentary, History, War
One of the greatest achievements of television -broadcast from 1964 in 26 episodes. Use of extensive archive footage and sound effects, linked with contemporary classic music of that area. ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 747
11. Hassan (1970 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Directors: Rex Tucker, Basil Dean | Stars: Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Nyree Dawn Porter, Corin Redgrave
Votes: 10
12.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
Surely We Have Perished
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The mess and huge loss of life at paschendale. Told through archive footage contemporary memoirs, commentary, music and poetry, narrated and realised by Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Marius Goring, Cyril Luckham and Emlyn Williams.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 17
13.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
We Are Betrayed, Sold, Lost
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
Early 1917 was the coldest winter know for a long time. It was a difficult time for all armies to survive and to fight. The French army were exhausted in 1917 and they mutinied. A new French army commander helped improved moral.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 15
14. Theatre Night (1957–1961)
45 min | Drama
A BBC television series of forty-five-minute excerpts from stage plays running in London.
Stars: Cicely Courtneidge, Evelyn Laye, Dora Bryan, Hugh Williams
Votes: 69
15.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
Hell Cannot Be So Terrible
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The Battle of Verdun through June 1916, with a brief look at the civilian life in France at the time.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 14
16. Six Centuries of Verse (1984– )
Rediscover the music of the spoken word as John Gielgud (Arthur) conducts a grand tour of English-language poetry through the centuries. Compiled by poet and literary critic Anthony Thwaite... See full summary »
Stars: John Gielgud, Julian Glover, Ian Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft
Votes: 18
17.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
It Was Like the End of the World
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The start of German Spring Offensives in 1918. Shortage of manpower in Allied lines, German reinforcements from the East. German offensives Operation Michael at the Somme and the Battle of the Lys in Flanders.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 16
18.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
This Business May Last a Long Time
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The First Battle of the Marne, the Race to the Sea, the Siege of Antwerp and the First Battle of Ypres in the West; Austrian defeats in Serbia and in Galicia; reprisals against Germans in Britain; mass enlistment in the British Empire.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 14
19.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
What Are Our Allies Doing?
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The war in the latter half of 1915, marked by successes of Central Powers. German and Austrian advance in the East, Russian withdrawal. Italy enters the war on the Allied side, attacking ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 16
20. No Man's Land (1978 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
In this television adaptation of the Harold Pinter classic, a seedy poet (Sir John Gielgud) shows up at the house of a rich writer (Sir Ralph Richardson) and they start reminiscing about the "past".
Directors: Julian Aymes, Peter Hall | Stars: Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Michael Kitchen, Terence Rigby
Votes: 87
21.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
Right Is More Precious Than Peace
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The US enters the war. US foreign policy in the early 20th century. Non-interventionism at war's start, swings of public opinion, industrial production favoring the Allies. Wilson's ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 15
22.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
The Devil Is Coming
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
Britain fights its first major battle, the Battle of the Somme.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 17
23.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
When Must the End Be?
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
Allied offensives in summer 1918. French counter-offensive at the Marne, the Battle of Amiens, the Second Battle of the Somme, advance to the Hindenburg Line. In Britain, public protests ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 16
24.
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Episode:
Part 2
(1977)
TV-G | 94 min | Biography, Drama, History
Jesus meets Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist and continues to perform miracles among his people.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 551
25. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
TV-G | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.
Stars: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason
Votes: 25,044
26. SCTV (1976–1981)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.
Stars: Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas
Votes: 2,888
27. What's My Line? (1950–1967)
30 min | Family, Game-Show
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Stars: John Daly, Arlene Francis, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen
Votes: 1,770
28.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
All This It Is Our Duty to Bear
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
War-weariness in Europe. In Britain, conscription, loss of shipping to German U-boats, Easter Rising in Dublin, the Battle of Jutland and the death of Earl Kitchener. In Germany and Austria... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 16
29.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
Fat Rodzyanko Has Sent Me Some Nonsense
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
Russia in the late 1917 was discontented on how the war was going and how the Tsar was running the country. Revolution was going to happen.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 16
30.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
So Sleep Easy in Your Beds
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
For the first 6 months of the war, the Royal Navy did what it could to contain the German navy around the world. It also showed the problems Britain had with its navy.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 15
31.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
Allah Made Mesopotamia... and Added Flies
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
War in the Middle East. British capture Basra and mount an unsuccessful campaign toward Baghdad. Ottomans fail to capture Suez but check the British advance; Palestine campaign begins. ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 16
32.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
The Iron Thrones Are Falling
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
War on Austria-Hungary, in the Balkans and Italy. Allies establish the Macedonian Front but do not advance; the Central Powers occupy Romania. Allies bring Greece to its side. Austrian and ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 15
33.
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Episode:
Part 3
(1977)
TV-G | Biography, Drama, History
Judas implores Zerah to let Jesus appear before the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem, where "He will be handed over to the unbelievers."
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 145
34.
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Episode:
Part 4
(1977)
TV-G | Biography, Drama, History
Christ is condemned and crucified, dying on the cross, but he is resurrected on the third day.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 153
35. Time to Remember (1959– )
30 min | History
Narrators recall their personal observations and memories with the help of the Pathe Archive.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Anthony Quayle, Stanley Holloway, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 44
36. Othello (1937 TV Movie)
Drama
The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio, when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
Stars: Diana Wynyard, Ralph Richardson, Henry Oscar, Olga Lindo
Votes: 9
37.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
Damn Them, Are They Never Coming In?
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The German attacks falter. The allies struggle. The Americans still haven't arrived. The Germans attack anew and the USA finally arrives in strength.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 15
38.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
Only War, Nothing But War
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
Propaganda and censorship; the u-boat menace at sea. Rationing at home and the greater contribution of women. The struggle to produce sufficient food and war materials; the brief zeppelin raids and other bombing raids on London.
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 15
39.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
The Hell Where Youth and Laughter Go
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The Western Front at the end of 1917. Experiences: artistic portrayals, sounds and smells of the war, aerial photographs. The discrepancy in perceptions between soldiers and civilians, ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 17
40.
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Episode:
Part 1
(1977)
TV-G | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History
After Joseph and Mary's betrothal, Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel, who tells her she will bear the Son of God. Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem to take part in Herod's census, where Jesus is born.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 561
41. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 945
43.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Early Days
(1986)
TV-G | 67 min | Music, Musical
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Marty Cruikshank, Peter Machin, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 8
44.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
We Await the Heavenly Manna
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
War in Europe in 1915; German success at the Masurian Lakes; Russian Siege of Przemysl; German Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive; Russian shortage of materiel; Germans use poison gas at Ypres; ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 15
45.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
Why Don't You Come and Help?
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The effects of protracted war on civilian life of the major powers. The sinking of RMS Lusitania, reprisals against foreign nationals. The founding of Lloyd George's Ministry of Munitions, ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 15
46.
The Great War (1964)
Episode:
And We Were Young
(1964)
Documentary, History, War
The Central Powers disintegrate. The realization at the front that the war is unwinnable, and mutiny in the cities at home force the Germans to seek an armistice; the Allies dictate the ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams, Marius Goring
Votes: 15
47. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,175
48. Thursday Theatre (1964–1965)
Drama
Stars: John Sharp, Paul Rogers, Robert Flemyng, Rachel Gurney
Votes: 12
49.
SCTV (1976–1981)
Episode:
Crosswords
(1976)
TV-PG | Comedy
Segment 1: The Sammy Mauldin Show: Lorna Minelli, Trish Nutly joined already in progress. Lorna sings her mother's signature song. Bobby Bittman makes in impromptu appearance to plug his ... See full synopsis »
Director: Milad Bessada | Stars: John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin
Votes: 90
50. The Heiress (1949)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A naive young woman falls for a handsome young man her emotionally abusive father suspects is only a fortune hunter.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins
Votes: 17,367