Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Fantasticks"

10899 Wilshire Boulevard,Los Angeles CA 90024

22 May, 2022

Description

UCLA Film & Television Archive presents free screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum. Please review our COVID-19 protocols and admission policies. ---------- Hallmark Hall of Fame: “The Fantasticks”U.S., 10/18/1964 Produced and directed on videotape by George Schaefer, the innovatively-mounted "The Fantasticks" showcases pioneering actor Ricardo Montalbán’s wry sensibilities and charm. Joined by an all-star cast that includes Bert Lahr, Stanley Holloway, Susan Watson, and John Davidson, Montalbán lends his indelible grace to the color telecast that the New York Times declared, "an unalloyed delight; an interlude of melodic innocence amid all of the brittle news bulletins and mechanized show business." DCP, color and b&w, 60 min. NBC. Production: A Compass Production; Hallmark Cards, Inc. Producer: George Schaefer. Director: George Schaefer. Writers: Tom Jones, Harvey Schmidt. Based on Les Romanesques by Edmond Rostand. Adapted for television by Robert Hartung. With: Ricardo Montalbán, Bert Lahr, Stanley Holloway, Susan Watson, John Davidson. Preservation funding provided by the John H. Mitchell Television Preservation Endowment. Preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from an original 2 in. videotape. Video transfer at DC Video. Engineering services by David Crosthwait. B&w sections digitally preserved by the Archive from original 16mm composite elements.