The human voice 1966 - A stunning representation of a woman's emotions

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IMDB Rating: 7,5

Director: Ted Kotcheff
Main Cast: Ingrid Bergman

"Originally penned by renowned playwright Jean Cocteau, The Human Voice chronicles the drama which unfolds throughout the course of the protagonist's monologue. Performed by the iconic Ingrid Bergman, a middle-aged woman reeling from a recently ended love affair offers the audience an intimate look at the goings-on of a person in the midst of a psychological breakdown." - www.allmovie.com

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Evening primrose 1966 - Fascinating early Sondheim musical

Charmian Carr and Anthony Perkins in Evening primrose (1966)

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IMDB Rating: 7,5

Director: Paul Bogart
Main Cast: Anthony Perkins, Charmian Carr, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates

"Evening Primrose is a musical with a book by James Goldman and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. It is based on a John Collier short story published in the 1951 collection Fancies and Goodnights.
The musical focuses on a poet who takes refuge from the world by hiding out in a department store after closing. He meets a community of night people who live in the store and falls in love with a beautiful young girl named Ella. Bizarre complications arise when the leader of the group forbids their relationship.
Written specifically for the television anthology series ABC Stage 67, it aired on November 16, 1966; directed by Paul Bogart and telecast in color."

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The journey of the fifth horse 1966 - Dustin Hoffman's first starring role on television

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IMDB Rating: 7,7

Directors: Larry Arrick, Earl Dawson
Main Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Susan Anspach, William Bassett, Michael Tolan, Charlotte Rae

"In 1966, a year before he rose to overnight fame in The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman won an Obie Award for his performance in Journey of the Fifth Horse, a stage adaptation by Ronald Ribman of the story Diary of a Superfluous Man by Ivan Turgenev. The play was videotaped for public television that same year, and this home video release presents a recording of one of Hoffman's first truly great roles. Dmitri Zoditch (Dustin Hoffman) is a lower-level manuscript reader for a large publishing company, and while he's in love with the daughter (Susan Anspach) of the firm's deceased founder, he lacks the courage to court her. The diary of a second-rate nobleman who has fallen on hard times, Nikolai Alexeyevich Chulkaturin (Michael Tolan), has been submitted for publication, and the manuscript is given to Zoditch for appraisal. Told he must read the work in one night, Zoditch soon finds himself drawn into the world of the bitter Chulkaturin, whose angst is a compliment for the insignificance of Zoditch's own life." - www.allmovie.com

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An enemy of the people 1966 - A scathing indictment of a corrupt society

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IMDB Rating: 7,8

Director: Paul Bogart
Main Cast: James Daly, Kate Reid, Philip Bosco, Tim Daly, Barbara Dana

"Arthur Miller's celebrated adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's powerful drama was brought to the small screen in this production staged for television. An Enemy of the People stars James Daly as a doctor living in a small town in Norway. The local economy depends on the success of a spa offering waters from a nearby spring, which are believed to have a healing effect. But the doctor discovers the waters are not only not healthy, they have been polluted with potentially deadly toxins; however, his attempts to alert the townspeople are challenged by the city fathers, who are more concerned with the financial health of the community than its physical well-being. Kate Reid and Philip Bosco appear in the supporting cast." - www.allmovie.com

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Death of a salesman 1966 - An outstanding play and an outstanding TV adaptation

Lee J. Cobb and Mildred Dunnock in Death of a salesman (1966)

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IMDB Rating: 7,8

Director: Alex Segal
Main Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Mildred Dunnock, James Farentino, Albert Dekker, George Segal, Karen Steele, Gene Wilder

"Death of a Salesman is a 1966 television film adapted from the play of the same name by Arthur Miller. It was directed by Alex Segal and adapted for television by Miller. It received numerous nominations for awards, and won several of them, including three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award and a Peabody Award. It was nominated in a total of 11 Emmy categories at the 19th Primetime Emmy Awards in 1967. Lee J. Cobb reprised his role as Willy Loman and Mildred Dunnock reprised her role as Linda Loman from the original 1949 stage production. The performance marks a strong dramatic turn for George Segal who is known for his comic work, while a young Gene Wilder presents a comic but sensitive performance as Bernard."

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Blithe spirit 1966 - An enjoyable TV version of Coward's play

Portrait of Dirk Bogarde

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IMDB Rating: 7,3

Director: George Schaefer
Main Cast: Dirk Bogarde, Rosemary Harris, Rachel Roberts, Ruth Gordon

"Hallmark Hall of Fame television adaptation of Noel Coward's classic play."

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