Season 7

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Episode 11971-09-26

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

Episode 2115 min1971-10-24

Rasputin

In early 20th century Russia, a peasant monk exerts great influence upon the superstitious wife of the Russian Tsar.

Episode 31971-11-28

Tartuffe

Orgon is a man of property duped by the false piety of the penniless Tartuffe. Orgon takes him into his house, believing him a paragon of virtue. Orgon orders his daughter to reject her fiancé and marry Tartuffe.

Episode 41971-12-19

The Cherry Orchard

Madamr Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocrat who returns from Paris to face the loss of her magnificent cherry orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the repossessor Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.

Episode 51972-01-23

Summer and Smoke

A plain, repressed spinster falls for a dashing young medical student, but he prefers the wilder life, until it's too late.

Episode 61972-02-20

Stephen D

Stephen Dedalus comes of age in a Dublin changing radically as the 20th century nears.

Episode 71972-04-16

The Merchant of Venice

Antonio's friend Bassanio is in love and needs money to go courting. Using Antonio as his collateral, he borrows money from Shylock. But when the debt comes due, Shylock demands repayment in the form of a pound of Antonio's flesh.

Episode 81972-05-14