Alcoa Premiere (TV Series)
1961 · Series · 60 min. · United States
TV Series (1961-1963). 2 seasons. 56 episodes. Hosted by famous dancer/actor Fred Astaire, this series presented a new drama with each week's episode. Unlike some of the earlier drama series, which tended either toward classics or toward light subject matter, this series often had powerful stories about painful or controversial subjects.
Direction Alan Crosland Jr. · Bernard Girard · John Newland · Ted Post · James Sheldon · John Brahm · Herschel Daugherty · Robert Ellis Miller · George Schaefer · Norman Lloyd
Cast Fred Astaire · Keir Dullea · Paul Comi · Joan Staley · Andrew Prine · Jacqueline Scott · John Anderson · Stephanie Hill · Arch Johnson
Soundtrack John Williams
Screenplay Larry Marcus · Alvin Boretz · Jameson Brewer · John Hawkins · David Karp · John Kneubuhl · James Leighton · Harold Swanton · Lionel Trilling · Ward Hawkins · Oscar Millard · Richard De Roy · Peter Tewksbury
Cinematography John F. Warren
Original title Alcoa Premiere (TV Series)
Also known as Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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