Folio
10.0Returning Series

Folio

Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music compositions, and ballets, many originating from diverse regions across Canada. Notable episodes featured Barry Morse in a new staging of MacBeth, along with performances by Canadian talents like Robert Goulet and Sharon Acker. One of the highlights included a musical adaptation of the beloved Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. Airing without sponsorship, Folio thrived until its conclusion in the fall of 1960. Producers: Robert Allen, Harvey Hart, David Greene, Mario Prizek and Ronald Weyman.

19. S2.E19 - The Unburied Dead

0.0Apr 24, 1957

A French resistance group—five men and a woman—was captured after a disastrous attack on a village. Facing the threat of torture and death, the prisoners grapple with their collective guilt and individual responses towards each other, their captors, and their dire circumstances. Produced by Mario Prizek Adapted by John Bethune from a translation by Kitty Black Play by Jean Paul Sartre Cast: Lorne Greene ........... Henri Lloyd Bochner .......... Jean Kate Reid .................. Lucie Rupert Davies ........... Canoris Jack Creley ............... Sobrier John Charlesworth .... Francois Ron Hartmann ........... Clochet