Hallmark Hall of Fame: A Doll's House (#9.2)

A star-studded and accurate 1959 color portrayal of the Ibsen classic

When the Hallmark name was quality you could count on.

Well Done, Believable TV Adaptation of the Play

Anthony Hopkins and Claire Bloom in A Doll's House (1973)

Jennifer Skiffington and Stephen Juhl in A Doll's House

Patty Duke in You'll Like My Mother (1972)

Julie Harris

Christopher Plummer

Hume Cronyn

James Costigan

Henrik Ibsen

A wealthy woman&apos;s attempts to help her financially troubled husband go unrewarded.

George Schaefer

A Doll&apos;s House

I won&apos;t add much to what has already been written on this site except to say that it benefits from a dream cast for the time in which it was aired: 1959. Julie Christie, Christopher Plummer, Hume Cronyn, and Jason Robards. Wow! This was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, made back when Hallmark sponsored truly high-quality theater for the small screen. Growing up in the 50s and 60s, my family never missed HHOF presentations. Today they are a pale imitation of the past, mostly rom-coms such as the kind that litter the Hallmark channel daily, churned out like those cheap romance novels. Sad situation to see a venerable series eviscerated in such a way. I disagree with two comments by another reviewer here: 1) the entire broadcast IS in color, and 2) it is not a kinescope film of a live broadcast. It is a color videotape of it. Kinescopes were used before the advent of videotape and were typically shot in black &amp; white (like Peter Pan of 1956, shown in color but only available in B&amp;W kinescope today, alas). Highly recommended.

I won't add much to what has already been written on this site except to say that it benefits from a dream cast for the time in which it was aired: 1959. Julie Christie, Christopher Plummer, Hume Cronyn, and Jason Robards. Wow! This was a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation, made back when Hallmark sponsored truly high-quality theater for the small screen. Growing up in the 50s and 60s, my family never missed HHOF presentations. Today they are a pale imitation of the past, mostly rom-coms such as the kind that litter the Hallmark channel daily, churned out like those cheap romance novels. Sad situation to see a venerable series eviscerated in such a way. I disagree with two comments by another reviewer here: 1) the entire broadcast IS in color, and 2) it is not a kinescope film of a live broadcast. It is a color videotape of it. Kinescopes were used before the advent of videotape and were typically shot in black & white (like Peter Pan of 1956, shown in color but only available in B&W kinescope today, alas). Highly recommended.

A wealthy woman's attempts to help her financially troubled husband go unrewarded.

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