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Great Performances (TV Series)

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Original title

Great Performances

Year

1971

Country

United States

Director

Screenwriter

Daniel Ezralow, Josh Groban, Marion J. Caffey

Cast

Music

Dick Hyman, Richard Cumming, Charles Gross, Arthur B. Rubinstein, John Adams

Cinematography

Don Lenzer, Dewald Aukema, Jürg V. Walther, Michael Livesey, Tom Hurwitz

Producer

PBS, Thirteen/WNET, Educational Broadcasting Corporation, KERA Dallas, KQED, Maryland Public Television, South Carolina ETV, WTTW National Productions

Genre

TV Series. Documentary. Drama. Musical | Opera. Ballet. Concerts. Stage Play. Music Documentary

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Great Performances

Synopsis

TV Series (1970-...). 39 Seasons. The series is the longest running performing arts anthology on television, as opposed to a program like Hallmark Hall of Fame, which presents only adaptations of plays and novels as well as made-for-TV films. Great Performances presents concerts, ballet, opera, an occasional documentary.

Awards: 1993: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Actor in Mini-Series or TV Picture (Jack Lemmon) for episode "A Life in the Theater"

1994: Emmy: Nom. Best Supp. Actor (Matthew Broderick for "A Life in the Theater)

1988: BAFTA Awards: Nominated Flaherty Documentary Award

1978: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director Drama Series

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Great Performances (TV Series)

1971

Brian Large ...