
1954
This short film depicts how a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, created its own renowned Shakespearean theatre. The film tells how the idea grew, how a famous British director, international stars and Canadian talent were recruited, and how the Stratford Shakespearean Festival finally became a triumphant reality.

John Drainie
Narrator

Michael Bates
Self

Lloyd Bochner
Self

Douglas Campbell
Self

Robert Christie
Self

Cecil Clarke
Self

Timothy Findley
Self

Alec Guinness
Self

Tyrone Guthrie
Self

Amelia Hall
Self

Tanya Moiseiwitsch
Self

Tom Patterson
Self

Douglas Rain
Self

Irene Worth
Self

Project Florida

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

Night and Fog

Mild Madness, Lasting Lunacy

Lambing

The Romance of Celluloid

Paparazzi

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

The Catastrophe Garden

Cormac McCarthy's Veer

The Conclave and Election of Pope Pius XII

Smile

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

A Portrait of N. B.

Michelangelo

Liminality & Communitas

Q&A

Mrs Birks' Sunday Roast

Events in a Cloud Chamber

Welles' Language