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1. Kapitän Brassbounds Bekehrung (1967 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy
Director: Wolfgang Glück | Stars: Ernst Fritz Fürbringer, Elfriede Kuzmany, Siegfried Wischnewski, Fritz Schulz
Votes: 12
2. Streamed Shakespeare (2020– )
Comedy, Drama, History
Stars: Jim Southwell, Holly Champion, Charles Mayer, Roslyn Hicks
Votes: 15
3. Haus Herzenstod (1968 TV Movie)
119 min | Drama
Director: Kurt Meisel | Stars: Axel von Ambesser, Ursula Lingen, Margot Trooger, Achim Benning
Votes: 25
4.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Candida
(1971)
Drama
The idealist Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.
Director: Alan Cooke | Stars: George Baker, Jeremy Bulloch, Timothy Dalton, Geraldine McEwan
Votes: 13
5. Pigmalião 70 (1970– )
Stars: Sérgio Cardoso, Susana Vieira, Tônia Carrero, Ednei Giovenazzi
Votes: 7
6. Ländliche Werbung (1961 TV Movie)
54 min | Comedy
Director: Dietrich Haugk | Stars: Johanna von Koczian, Boy Gobert
Votes: 15
7.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
St. Joan
(1968)
Drama
In fifteenth-century France, a teenage peasant girl leads the army to victories against the English after claiming she has heard the voices of saints.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Janet Suzman, John Gielgud, Keith Baxter, Geoffrey Bayldon
Votes: 11
8.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Don Juan in Hell
(1971)
Drama
In Hell, Don Juan argues with the Devil, and confronts a woman from his past.
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Michael Redgrave, Michael Hordern, Vivien Merchant
Votes: 14
9. Cäsar und Cleopatra (1969 TV Movie)
105 min | Drama
Director: Ulrich Erfurth | Stars: O.E. Hasse, Violetta Ferrari, Alexander Kerst, Werner Finck
Votes: 15
10. Candida (1963 TV Movie)
85 min
Adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play, in which the idealist Reverend Morell tries to unite Socialism and Christianity.
Director: Hans Schweikart | Stars: Margot Trooger, Hans Caninenberg, Christoph Bantzer, Max Mairich
Votes: 26
11.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
In Good King Charles's Golden Days
(1970)
Drama
Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Elisabeth Bergner, Michael Craig, Maurice Denham, John Gielgud
Votes: 13
12. 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: 131
13. Caesar und Cleopatra (1964 TV Movie)
130 min | Drama
Julius Caesar may have met his match in Cleopatra, the young queen of Egypt.
Director: Hans-Dieter Schwarze | Stars: Paul Verhoeven, Uta Sax, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Claus Biederstaedt
Votes: 14
14. 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
15. Oraia mou kyria (1994 TV Movie)
Comedy, Musical, Romance
Directors: Roula Pateraki, Giorgos Filis | Stars: Aliki Vougiouklaki, Stefanos Linaios, Giorgos Moshidis, Spyros Konstadopoulos
Votes: 12
16.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Heartbreak House
(1985)
TV-G | 122 min | Music, Musical
Re-creation of the Broadway production of George Bernard Shaw's 1920 comedy of manners.The troubles of England are parallel with the domestic troubles of Captain Shotover's household.
Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Rex Harrison, Rosemary Harris, Amy Irving, Tom Aldredge
Votes: 57
17. 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: 279
18. 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
19. 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
20. Don Juan in Hell (1960 TV Movie)
Comedy
In Hell, Don Juan debates with the Devil.
Director: Don Richardson | Stars: Siobhan McKenna, Dennis King, Hurd Hatfield, George C. Scott
Votes: 15
21. 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
22. 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: 198
24. BBC: The Voice of Britain (1935)
53 min | Documentary
Director: Stuart Legg | Stars: Adrian Boult, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Henry Hall, BBC Dance Hall Orchestra
Votes: 20
25. Estudio 1 (1965–2016)
Drama
Stars: Ana María Vidal, Fernando Delgado, José Bódalo, Luisa Sala
Votes: 91
26. 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: 66
27. 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
28. Candida (1983 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Candida is the wife of a famous clergyman, the Reverend James Mavor Morell. Morell is a Christian Socialist, popular in the Church of England, but Candida is responsible for much of his success.
Director: Michael Cristofer | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Ronald Bishop, Jane Curtin, John Gilliss
Votes: 10
29. Androklus und der Löwe (1958 TV Movie)
116 min | Comedy
Directors: Elisabeth Kern, Fritz Kortner | Stars: Curt Bois, Gerhard Muske, Hans Cossy, Peter Arens
Votes: 14
30. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Englert
Votes: 91
31. Galateya (1977 TV Movie)
55 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
A ballet version of George Bernard Shaw's play.
Director: Aleksandr Belinsky | Stars: Yekaterina Maksimova, Maris Liepa, Vadim Gulyayev, Sergei Fedyanin
Votes: 31
32. Androcles and the Lion (1946 TV Movie)
80 min | Comedy, Drama
Androcles, a persecuted Christian of the second century A.D., extracts a thorn from the paw of a lion. When he meets the lion again in the arena, this kindness proves useful.
Director: Desmond Davis | Stars: Andrew Leigh, Victor Woolf, Pauline Letts, Brian Worth
Votes: 9
33. Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1990)
Comedy
Stars: Edward Sanderson, Bernard Durand, Robert Manuel, Jacques Ardouin
Votes: 71
34. Cameo Theatre (1950–1955)
30 min | Drama
Live dramatic plays presented in the round with minimal props, scenery and costumes.
Stars: Claire Luce, Ernest Truex, Donald Briggs, Robert Bolger
Votes: 24
35. Stage 2 (1971–1973)
Drama
Stars: Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Colin Blakely, Coral Browne
Votes: 7
36. 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, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 896
37. 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
38. 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
39. Folio (1955–1959)
Drama, Musical
Stars: Douglas Rain, Jack Creley, Lloyd Bochner, Frank Peddie
Votes: 22
40. The Devil's Disciple (1955 TV Movie)
Comedy, Drama
The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the American Revolutionary War.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Somar Alberg, Ralph Bellamy, Leo Britt, Sarah Churchill
Votes: 12
41. Der Arzt am Scheideweg (1963 TV Movie)
144 min | Drama
Director: Kurt Wilhelm | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Robert Klupp, Karl Paryla, Bum Krüger
Votes: 9
42.
Celebrity Playhouse (1981– )
Episode:
Pygmalion
(1981)
90 min | Drama
Can Professor Higgins transform cockney flower girl Eliza Dolittle into a great lady?
Director: John Glenister | Stars: Twiggy, Robert Powell, Mona Washbourne, Ronald Fraser
Votes: 32
43. BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950–1959)
Drama
Series of television plays performed live.
Stars: Richard Caldicot, George Woodbridge, Robert Brown, Michael Brennan
Votes: 179
44. 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: 101,868 | Gross: $72.00M
45. 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: 9,667 | Gross: $3.05M
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. Festival (I) (1963–1964)
60 min | Drama
An hour-long UK dramatic anthology series produced by the BBC from 1963-64, with a total of 32 episodes adapted from writers ranging from William Shakespeare to Samuel Beckett. Stars ... See full summary »
Stars: David Garfield, Cyril Cusack, John Wood, John Welsh
Votes: 20
48. 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
49. Pygmalion (1937)
95 min | Comedy
Prof. Henry Higgins takes a wager on turning a low-class flower seller named Liesje Doeluttel into a presentable lady.
Director: Ludwig Berger | Stars: Lily Bouwmeester, Johan De Meester, Eduard Verkade, Emma Morel
Votes: 86
50.
Stage 2 (1971–1973)
Episode:
Mrs. Warren's Profession
(1972)
109 min | Drama
A very proper young woman is horrified to discover not only that her mother once worked as a prostitute in order to support her, but that she later became a whorehouse madam rather than give up the business.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Coral Browne, Penelope Wilton, James Grout, Derek Godfrey
Votes: 80