Joseph Papp Movies
- 1985
Plenty
Plenty5.71985HD
David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
- 1972
The Mind Snatchers
The Mind Snatchers5.91972HD
A German scientist works on a way of quelling overly aggressive soldiers by developing implants that directly stimulate the pleasure centers of the...
- 2020
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis
Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis6.72020HD
Meryl Streep is one of the most versatile and successful actresses of all time and is still considered a superstar after 50 years of career. She...
- 1982
Alice at the Palace
Alice at the Palace5.51982HD
Meryl Streep stars as Alice in this production of Elizabeth Swados' musical, which was adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the...
- 1983
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance5.71983HD
In spite of being apprenticed to a Pirate King as a child, Frederic has led a very sheltered life. So when he arrives in Cornwall with his boisterous...
- 2012
Joe Papp in Five Acts
Joe Papp in Five Acts4.52012HD
Joe Papp, the founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival and, subsequently, The Public Theater—arguably the most important theatre in North...
- 1987
Swimming to Cambodia
Swimming to Cambodia6.61987HD
Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film...
- 1973
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing51973HD
Don Pedro and his men (Teddy Roosevelt Roughriders) have returned from the wars. After Beatrice turns down his proposal, Don Pedro decides to...
- 1973
Sticks and Bones
Sticks and Bones3.51973HD
A young man returns home from Vietnam blind. He is very bitter about the war and alienates his family and friends. This movie deals with the...
- 1980
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance6.11980HD
This Pirates of Penzance is primarily a historical document, part of the Broadway Theater Archive television series. It presents, with some...
- 1981
Kiss Me, Petruchio
Kiss Me, Petruchio5.51981HD
A documentary about the 1978 stage production of The Taming of the Shrew by the New York City Shakespeare company at the Delacorte Theatre in Central...
- 1979
Coriolanus
Coriolanus61979HD
A video recording of a New York Shakespeare Festival 1979 stage production of Coriolanus with an all-black and Hispanic cast. Producer Joseph Papp...
- 1974
Wedding Band
Wedding Band01974HD
A drama which examines the enduring nature of love between a white man and a black woman in 1918 South Carolina.
- 1975
Our Late Night
Our Late Night01975HD
A cocktail party at which no topic, thought or action is taboo. The result is Jungian pornography a wickedly funny and often troubled look at what we...
- 1978
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement01978HD
This documentary explores the growth and development of black theatre from its earliest roots, also examining its close ties with the civil rights...
- 1980
Happy Days
Happy Days01980HD
Winnie, a woman in her fifties, is buried waist-deep in a mound of scorched earth, with just a large, black shopping bag and a collapsed parasol....