Playwright Movies
- 1940
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy5.41940HD
An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.
- 1970
Leading Men
Leading Men01970HD
In July 1953, at a glittering party thrown by Truman Capote in Portofino, Italy, Tennessee Williams and his longtime lover Frank Merlo meet Anja...
- 1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage01994HD
A study of Tennessee Williams's life and work as a whole, ranging from his youth in Mississippi and in St. Louis to success and acclaim, followed by...
- 2020
Wake Show
Wake Show22020HD
Leonardo Oviedo is an ambitious theatre director, whose plays haven’t accomplished the success he dreamt of. Seeking for some recognition, he...
- 1937
The Crime Nobody Saw
The Crime Nobody Saw51937HD
Three playwrights develop a plot around a drunk who gets killed in their apartment.
- 1920
Bonnie May
Bonnie May01920HD
Young actress Bonnie May finds work in a private play given at Mrs. Baron’s mansion, where she endears herself to all, especially Victor Baron,...
- 2015
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century7.52015HD
An unparalleled portrait of Arthur Miller (1915-2005), a major writer who left an indelible mark on the world. Miller's life is intimately connected...
- 2013
A Common Experience
A Common Experience02013HD
A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal...
- 1932
Lovers Courageous
Lovers Courageous5.81932HD
A daydreaming dramatist and his beloved persevere through hard times in the hope that one of his plays will be a hit.
- 1950
Trial Without Jury
Trial Without Jury01950HD
A homicide detective suspects a playwright who bases his play on a murder.
- 2023
What's Left Behind
What's Left Behind02023HD
After Ali suddenly leaves home, he and Simin separately try to find the reason for this separation before their memories are permanently faded.
- 2010
Amour de vivre
Amour de vivre5.52010HD
An account of the brief life of the writer Albert Camus (1913-1960), a Frenchman born in Algeria: his Spanish origin on the isle of Menorca, his...
- 1970
Oltre il sipario
Oltre il sipario01970HD
A rough and seasoned playwright and his young, bright and good-looking companion are the opposite sides of the same mirror.
- 1966
The Face of Genius
The Face of Genius01966HD
The Face of a Genius is a 1966 American documentary film about Eugene O’Neill, produced by Alfred R. Kelman for WBZ-TV Boston. It was nominated...
- 1940
The Girl from Avenue A
The Girl from Avenue A01940HD
A tough girl raised in the streets finds that her dialect and manners are helpful as source material for a playwright.
- 2010
Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son02010HD
Like Father Like Son is a hilarious play that looks at issues such as fatherhood (or the lack of it) double infidelity and the unprofessional conduct...
- 2018
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw
My Astonishing Self: Gabriel Byrne on George Bernard Shaw62018HD
Award-winning Irish actor Gabriel Byrne explores the life, works and passions of George Bernard Shaw, a giant of world literature, and - like Byrne -...
- 2012
Lentejuelas de sangre
Lentejuelas de sangre52012HD
Antonio Gracia José (1942-2011), known as “Pierrot,” was a prominent member of the Barcelona art scene, a pioneer in the...
- 2014
Inverosímil Jardiel Poncela
Inverosímil Jardiel Poncela62014HD
The Spanish author Enrique Jardiel Poncela (1901-1952) was one of the best comedy writers of all time, a novelist and newspaper columnist,...
- 1988
Normal Service
Normal Service01988HD
It's General Election day 1964, and the resources of Forth and Clyde Television are under stress. Too many shows want too many things done too...