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, ranging from Audrey Hepburn’s iconic turn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s to Will Smith’s enthralling portrayal of Muhammad Ali in Ali.
Films airing in November 2019 include:
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Gorillas in the Mist
Follow the story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them. Sigourney Weaver stars as Fossey.
- Sunday, November 3 at 8 p.m., encoring at 10:10 p.m., on CPTV SPIRIT
- Friday, November 22 at 9 p.m. on CPTV SPIRIT
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
A country bumpkin faces ridicule and corruption when he takes his idealistic views to the nation’s capital. James Stewart, Jean Arthur, and Claude Rains star.
- Friday, November 8 at 9 p.m. on CPTV SPIRIT
- Saturday, November 9 at 5:55 p.m. on CPTV SPIRIT
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Gandhi
See Richard Attenborough’s Oscar-winning portrait of the man whose policy of nonviolence won India’s independence. Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud, and Candice Bergen star.
- Friday, November 15 at 9 p.m. on CPTV SPIRIT
- Saturday, November 16 at 4:50 p.m. on CPTV SPIRIT
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Tootsie
This Oscar-winning tale follows a temperamental actor who becomes a sensation while posing as a woman on a hit TV soap opera. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, and Teri Garr star.
- Friday, November 29 at 8 p.m., encoring at 10 p.m., on CPTV SPIRIT