The Public Television Feature Film Collection

Explore the work of legendary actors and actresses in some of their greatest cinema classics with the Public Television Feature Film Collection. These films, presented without interruption on CPTV and CPTV Spirit, feature an array of noteworthy performances.

Films airing in April 2024 include:

Fences

An African American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with the events of his life.

Saturday, April 13 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit
Saturday, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. on CPTV Spirit

Hoosiers

A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the championship.

Saturday, April 13 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit
Saturday, April 20 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
Sunday, April 21 at 3 p.m. on CPTV

Lion

A five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

Saturday, April 13 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. on CPTV
Saturday, April 27 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit

A Place in the Sun

The winner of 6 Academy Awards including Best Director, this film is about a powerful erotic story of a working class man who falls for a wealthy girl. Based on Theodore Dreiser's AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY

Saturday, April 6 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit
Saturday, April 27 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. on CPTV