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The Stratford Adventure

6.0 40 mins Documentary   1954
ONF | NFB  
Director(s): Morten Parker

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.

Casts of The Stratford Adventure

John Drainie

as Narrator

Michael Bates

as Self

Lloyd Bochner

as Self

Robert Christie

as Self

Cecil Clarke

as Self

Timothy Findley

as Self

Alec Guinness

as Self

Tyrone Guthrie

as Self

Amelia Hall

as Self

Tom Patterson

as Self

Douglas Rain

as Self

Irene Worth

as Self

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