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The Stratford Adventure is a canadien film of genre Documentary with Alec Guinness
The Stratford Adventure (1954)
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Add to a movie listThe Stratford Adventure is a 1954 Canadian documentary film about the founding of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, directed by Morten Parker. It was named Film of the Year at the Canadian Film Awards and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 27th Academy Awards.
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Dans la petite ville de Stratford au Canada, Tom Patterson, un journaliste né dans cette ville, a un jour l'idée de créer le plus grand festival de théâtre shakespearien du monde. Le film rapporte comment cette idée a grandi, comment un célèbre réalisateur britannique et des stars de renommée internationale vont s'investir dans ce projet jusqu'à sa réalisation.Actors
Alec Guinness
(Self)
Michael Bates
(Self)
John Drainie
(Narrator)
Timothy Findley
(Self)
Lloyd Bochner
(Self)
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