anthology series
Festival is a Canadian entertainment anthology television series which aired on CBC Television.
H.M.S. Pinafore
Oct 10, 1960
A sailor falls for the daughter of his captain, while being unaware of the love a young country girl holds for him.
Colombe
Oct 17, 1960
No description available.
The Old Ladies
Oct 31, 1960
No description available.
Peking Opera
Nov 21, 1960
No description available.
Julius Caesar
Dec 19, 1960
The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus. Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony.
Ring Around the Moon
Jan 2, 1961
Twin brothers with very different personalities are in conflict over the love of a less than worthy woman. One brother comes up with an ingenious solution to the problem.
Home of the Brave
Jan 9, 1961
In the jungle, during war, racial prejudice seems likely to destroy the teamwork of American soldiers.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Jan 16, 1961
When a fortune-teller informs Lord Arthur that he's soon to commit a murder, he elects to do it as soon as possible, to get it out of the way before his impending marriage.
Elektra
Jan 23, 1961
No description available.
The Subject Is Beethoven
Feb 6, 1961
No description available.
The Three Sisters
Feb 13, 1961
Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find satisfaction in teaching but secretly longs for a home and family. Masha, unhappy with her marriage to a timid schoolmaster, falls hopelessly in love with a married colonel. Irina works in the local telegraph office but longs for gaiety. Their sense of futility is increased by their brother's marriage to Natasha, a coarse peasant girl. She gradually encroaches on the family home until even the private refuge of the sisters is destroyed. They dream of starting a new life in Moscow but are saddled with the practicalities of their quiet existence. Despite their past failures, they resolve to seek some purpose and hope when the army post is withdrawn from the town.
Night Must Fall
Feb 20, 1961
A charming handyman beguiles an old lady and her niece - who don't realize he's a murderer.
The Dumb Waiter/The Zoo Story
Mar 6, 1961
A couple of one-act two-handers - in "The Zoo Story", a middle-class man is harangued by a stranger in the park, whilst in "The Dumb Waiter", two hit-men waiting for their target are disorientated by mysterious messages.
Orphee
Mar 13, 1961
No description available.
Great Expectations
Mar 27, 1961
Pip, a poor orphan, meets a convict in a graveyard and is later taken to Satis House, where he meets the sinister Miss Havisham and also her ward Estella.
Royal Gambit
Apr 3, 1961
No description available.
Pictures in the Hallway
Apr 10, 1961
No description available.
The Dybbuk
May 1, 1961
A young bride is possessed by a dybbuk, a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, on the eve of her wedding.
The Police
May 8, 1961
No description available.
Falstaff
May 15, 1961
No description available.
