William Hutt
Biography: William Hutt, born in 1920 in Toronto, crafted a distinguished career rooted in Canada's theatre scene. Opting for a quieter path, he joined the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, becoming an integral part since its inception in 1953. Renowned for his iconic Shakespearean roles like Hamlet and Lear, he periodically explored film and television, showcasing his talent in performances like Tiny Alice on Broadway and Long Day’s Journey Into Night. After 37 seasons at Stratford, he retired in 2005 with a reprisal of Prospero in The Tempest, marking a celebrated legacy. Hutt, an influential mentor, shaped the careers of numerous Canadian performers like Colm Feore and Christopher Plummer, leaving an indelible mark on the theatre. He was slated to return to Stratford in 2007 but had to cancel due to health reasons. Graduating from the University of Toronto in 1949, he impacted the theatrical world through his 130 productions over 39 seasons at Stratford.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 02, 1920
Deathday: June 27, 2007
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The Elephant Man
1982-01-04
The Elephant Man
Overview: A taped version of the stage play about a hideously deformed 19th-century London man and how he managed to triumph over his disease.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-04
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The Statement
2003-12-12
The Statement
Overview: The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effectively split France into a German occupied part in the North and a semi-independent part in the south which became known as Vichy France. In reality the Vichy government was a puppet regime controlled by the Germans. Part of the agreement was that the Vichy Government would assist with the 'cleansing' of Jews from France. The Vichy government formed a police force called the Milice, who worked with the Germans...
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-12
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There Was a Crooked Man
1960-08-31
There Was a Crooked Man
Overview: When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is caught and jailed. When he is released he goes straight and then notices a leading citizen in his town is cheating his neighbours.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-08-31
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Tennessee Williams' South
1973-01-01
Tennessee Williams' South
Overview: The brutes and the belles. The gadflies and the good ol' boys. The taboos and the profound truths. They're all part of a tennessee state of mind -- a realm of places, personalities and ideas. Williams is front and center for this exploration, reading from his works, placing them in the context of his life, and serving as guide in visits to his career-shaping refuge in New Orleans and his later-day writing quarters in Key West. Also, dramatizations by distinguished actors -- including Jessica Tandy, Broadway's original Blanche DuBois, in a recreation of her A Streetcar Named Desire triumph -- give flesh-and-bone immediacy to some of the writer's famed works. In his own words. In his own places. The resilient character and memorable characters of one of our greatest writers reside in Tennessee Williams' South.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Oedipus Rex
1957-01-06
Oedipus Rex
Overview: The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-01-06
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The Greatest Man in the World
1958-11-09
The Greatest Man in the World
Overview: Just after a young unknown American becomes the first on the Moon returns, he dies in an accident. He's laid to rest with full honours, but only the president and a few high officials know just what sort of a man their hero was.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-11-09
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The Wars
1983-11-20
The Wars
Overview: Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled. He feels compassion for his weak and conventional father. He avoids any confrontation with his mother (Martha Henry), a dominating woman whose despondency at having given birth to a handicapped child has turned to bitterness. Rowena occupies a central position in Robert's existence of daydreams and make-believe. When she dies, Robert clashes openly with his family, and decides to take himself in hand. It's 1914. He enrolls in the Canadian army, and, after training in Alberta and Montreal, he finds himself in England and France. The war becomes another way for him to resolve his conflicts, his dramas, his passions--his wars.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-20
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Covergirl
1984-01-13
Covergirl
Overview: Young girl enters the modeling industry wanting to becoming "the face of the '80s."
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-13
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The Shape of Things to Come
1979-05-04
The Shape of Things to Come
Overview: Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on an anti-radiation drug only available on planet Delta Three, which has been taken over by Omus, a brilliant but mad mechanic who places no value on human life. Omus wants to come to the Moon to rule and intends to attack it by ramming robot-controlled spaceships into the domes. Dr. John Caball, his son Jason, Jason's friend, Kim, and a robot named Sparks embark on Caball's space battlecruiser on an unauthorized mission to Delta Three to stop Omus.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-04
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Macbeth
1964-03-16
Macbeth
Overview: Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a different supporting cast.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-03-16
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
1996-11-08
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Overview: The remaining members of a once-great American family succumb to addictions, selfishness and disease.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-08
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Much Ado About Nothing
1988-03-20
Much Ado About Nothing
Overview: Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-20
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Henry V
1967-01-29
Henry V
Overview: Henry, tracing his descent from Edward III, has claimed the French crown. Assured by the Archbishop of Canterbury that right is on his side, and needled by the Dauphin’s insolence, he prepares for war.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-29
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