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1. Shadows at the Door (2018 Podcast Series)
Horror
Adaptations of beloved ghost stories and new spectral yarns created exclusively by some of the most exciting writers in modern horror.
Stars: David Ault, Jake Benson, Ilana Charnelle, Mark Nixon
Votes: 13
2. Liebe, Scherz und Ernst (1932)
92 min
The earliest filmed version of Oscar Wilde's play "The Importance of Being Earnest".
Director: Franz Wenzler | Stars: Charlotte Ander, Georg Alexander, Harald Paulsen, Adele Sandrock
Votes: 8
3. Salome (2013)
6 min | Short, Drama
The film Salome is an experimental film based on the theatre play 'Salome' written by Oscar Wilde, The voice of John the Baptist - who is imprisoned by Herod, the ruler of Judea - is ... See full summary »
Director: Takahisa Shiraishi | Stars: Paula Kay, Jeremy Ehrman, Clara Campi, Eitan Pitigliani
Votes: 60
4. Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung (1969 TV Movie)
63 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Georg Wildhagen | Stars: Doris Schade, Erik Schumann, Tatjana Iwanow, Rita Mosch
Votes: 12
5. Teatr Polskiego Radia (2004 Podcast Series)
Comedy, Drama, History
Podcast based on original scripts and radio adaptations of stage dramas, novels, reports and poetry.
Stars: Andrzej Mastalerz, Krzysztof Wakulinski, Marcin Przybylski, Leon Charewicz
Votes: 12
6. The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006– )
Not Rated | 128 min | Musical
Live performances of operas from New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Stars: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Renée Fleming
Votes: 172
7. 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
8. Ein idealer Gatte (1958 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy
Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed.... See full summary »
Director: Hanns Farenburg | Stars: Albert Lieven, Hilde Weissner, Marius Goring, Maria Körber
Votes: 12
9. Lord Arthur Saviles Verbrechen (1967 TV Movie)
80 min | Crime
Mr. Podgers, a fortune-teller, predicts that Lord Arthur Savile will commit a murder in the near future. Lord Arthur, anxious not complicate his plans for impending matrimony, decides to get the murder over and done with straight away.
Director: Rolf von Sydow | Stars: Christoph Bantzer, Kristin Jentz, Max Mairich, Dagmar Altrichter
Votes: 11
10.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1974)
100 min | Drama
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
Director: James MacTaggart | Stars: Coral Browne, Michael Jayston, Julian Holloway, Gemma Jones
Votes: 27
11. Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960–1968)
Drama, Fantasy
Stars: Andrée Champeaux, Claude Piéplu, Julien Guiomar, Gabriel Jabbour
Votes: 26
12. O Caçador de Fantasma (1975)
80 min | Comedy, Family
Director: Flávio Migliaccio | Stars: Rodolfo Arena, Estelita Bell, Roberto Maya, Dirce Migliaccio
Votes: 26
13. The Importance of Being Earnest (1992 TV Movie)
130 min | Comedy
Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff have taken to bending the truth in order to add a dash of excitement to their lives. Jack has invented an imaginary brother, Ernest, whom he uses as an ... See full summary »
Director: Virginia Lumsden | Stars: Gordon Chater, Andrew Tighe, Jonathan Biggins, Ruth Cracknell
Votes: 23
14. Eine Frau ohne Bedeutung (1964 TV Movie)
79 min | Comedy
Director: Wolfgang Glück | Stars: Paula Wessely, Erik Frey, Egon von Jordan, Karl Fochler
Votes: 8
15. The Importance of Being Earnest (1946 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
Stars: Alban Blakelock, Stringer Davis, Robert Eddison, David Horne
Votes: 20
16. The Chosen One (II) (2022)
3 min | Short, Drama
An homage to Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray
Directors: Federica Alice Carlino, Luca Mondaini | Stars: Luca Mondaini, Domenico Torchia
Votes: 6
17. Ein idealer Gatte (1966 TV Movie)
115 min | Comedy
Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed.... See full summary »
Director: Franz Josef Wild | Stars: Alexander Kerst, Anaid Iplicjian, Karlheinz Böhm, Helga Schlack
Votes: 22
18. Ein idealer Gatte (1965 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy
Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed.... See full summary »
Director: Detlof Krüger | Stars: Martin Benrath, Gerlinde Locker, Harald Leipnitz, Sabine Sinjen
Votes: 12
19. Chum (2006)
17 min | Short, Comedy
Wesley Winthrop visits his friend Marcelo's bakery only to learn that Marcelo's roof has partially collapsed, causing his business to almost shut down. Wesley's apparent generosity in ... See full summary »
Directors: John Duarte, Kristopher Valentine | Stars: Cyrus Alexander, Alex Douglas, Mike Roland, Cesar Arambula
Votes: 11
20.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
The Importance of Being Earnest
(1985)
TV-G | 114 min | Music, Musical
In 1890s London, two friends use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") for their on-the-sly activities. Hilarity ensues.
Directors: Michael Attenborough, Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: Wendy Hiller, Gary Bond, Jeremy Clyde, Gabrielle Drake
Votes: 84
21. In Love With... (2011–2012)
Drama
Celebrities perform their favourite passages from the work of English playwright Noel Coward.
Stars: Simon Callow, Richard Madden, Samuel West, Jonathan Pryce
Votes: 35
22. The Happy Prince (1974)
25 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A royal statue makes friends with a small swallow.
Director: Michael Mills | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Glynis Johns, John Codner, Jill Frappier
Votes: 290
23. Salome (1975 TV Movie)
101 min | Drama, Music
Director: Götz Friedrich | Stars: Teresa Stratas, Hans Beirer, Astrid Varnay, Bernd Weikl
Votes: 96
24. 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
25. Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose (2003 TV Movie)
24 min | Animation
Director: Maurice Joyce | Stars: Fiona Allen, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Jim Carter, Anna Chancellor
Votes: 7
26. The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage (2015)
170 min | Comedy
In 1890's England, two friends use the pseudonym, Earnest, for their on-the-down-low activities, add in love and a strange coincidence and things get very funny.
Director: Adrian Noble | Stars: David Suchet, Emily Barber, Michael Benz, Philip Cumbus
Votes: 132
27. Siesta Z (2016– )
12 min | Animation
Siesta has a strange problem. Despite her best efforts, she always ends up falling unexpectedly asleep. Her dreams are wild interpretations of literary classics, mythological legends, along with the greatest stories of humanity.
Stars: Lucila Gómez, Facundo Reyes, Jason Kesser, Pablo Gandolfo
Votes: 29
28. Alta comedia (1965– )
120 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Stars: Fernando Soler, Sara García, Ruben Tuesta, Ignacio Quirós
Votes: 25
29. 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
31. Story of the Red Rose (1997)
24 min | Short
An intersex hero sets out on a quest to find a red rose in a world where one has never existed.
Director: Juan Carlos Zaldívar | Stars: Mila Radulovic, Sarita Choudhury, Florian Sachisthal
Votes: 8
32.
Mystery and Imagination (1966–1970)
Episode:
The Canterville Ghost
(1966)
50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Rich Americans visiting Europe lease an old English country house and find it comes complete with a ghost - who finds these strangers more alarming than they find him.
Director: Kim Mills | Stars: David Buck, David Bauer, Eleanor Bron, John Falconer
Votes: 10
33. Suspicion (1957–1958)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Mike Ragan, Cris Roberts, David Armstrong
Votes: 521
34. To theatro tis Defteras (1970–2004)
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Spyros Konstadopoulos, Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Trifon Karatzas, Iakovos Psarras
Votes: 68
35. Manga sekai mukashi banashi (1976–1979)
30 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Animated adaptations of fairy and folk tales from around the world.
Votes: 64
36. Estudio 1 (1965–2016)
Drama
Stars: Ana María Vidal, Fernando Delgado, José Bódalo, Luisa Sala
Votes: 91
37. 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
38. Salome (1992 TV Movie)
105 min | Music
Directors: Derek Bailey, Peter Hall | Stars: Maria Ewing, Michael Devlin, Kenneth Riegel, Gillian Knight
Votes: 41
39. Das Gespenst von Canterville (1964 TV Movie)
57 min | Fantasy
The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An ... See full summary »
Director: Helmut Käutner | Stars: Franz Schafheitlin, Benno Hoffmann, Lisa Otto, Loren Driscoll
Votes: 20
40.
BBC Play of the Month (1965–1983)
Episode:
Lady Windermere's Fan
(1972)
Drama
Lord Windermere appears to all - including to his young wife Margaret - as the perfect husband. But their happy marriage is placed at risk when Lord Windermere starts spending his ... See full summary »
Director: Rudolph Cartier | Stars: Ronald Hines, Derek Godfrey, Charles Gray, Anthony Sharp
Votes: 21
41. Kraft Theatre (1947–1958)
60 min | Drama
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Stars: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, Dan Morgan
Votes: 223
42. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
In this live drama series, over two hundred live plays, covering all aspects of society, were shown.
Stars: Richard Kiley, Betsy Palmer, Edward Andrews, Biff McGuire
Votes: 198
43. Au théâtre ce soir (1966–1990)
Comedy
Stars: Edward Sanderson, Bernard Durand, Robert Manuel, Jacques Ardouin
Votes: 71
44. Salome (I) (2019)
112 min | Drama, Music
Based on Oscar Wilde's lurid play, it is an intense exploration of the Salome story. Its sumptuous vocal and orchestral writing seethes and pulsates as Strauss conjures up the brutality of Herod's corrupt court.
Directors: Romeo Castellucci, Henning Kasten | Stars: John Daszak, Anna Maria Chiuri, Asmik Grigorian, Gábor Bretz
Votes: 8
45. Jak je dulezité míti Filipa (1979 TV Movie)
75 min | Comedy
When Algernon discovers that his friend, Ernest, has created a fictional brother for whenever he needs a reason to escape dull country life, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever increasing confusion.
Director: Jirí Belka | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Libuse Safránková, Jaromír Hanzlík, Nada Konvalinková
Votes: 39
46. Soneto nocturno (2014)
Comedy
Director: Francesc Alarcón | Stars: Regina Aleñà, Albert Cocera, Jesus Gonzalez Notario, Albert Lladó
Votes: 10
47. 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: 903
48. 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
49. Folio (1955–1959)
Drama, Musical
Stars: Douglas Rain, Jack Creley, Lloyd Bochner, Frank Peddie
Votes: 22
50. Your Favorite Story (1953–1955)
30 min | Comedy, Drama
TV comedy anthology series
Stars: Adolphe Menjou, John Hamilton, Dan White, Gertrude Michael
Votes: 31