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 October 2024 include:

Mermaids

An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds.

Saturday, October 5 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
Sunday, October 6 at 3 p.m. on CPTV
Saturday, October 12 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit

Stalag 17

Laced with comedy and cynicism, this is the story of a group of GIs who are thrown together in the notorious German prison camp Stalag 17, their suspicions about one (Holden) being a spy and their efforts to escape. Holden won an Academy Award for Best Actor.

Saturday, October 12 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
Sunday, October 13 at 3 p.m. on CPTV
Saturday, October 19 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit

The Truman Show

Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of THE TRUMAN SHOW. The picture-perfect town of Seahaven, which he calls home, is actually a gigantic soundstage. Truman's friends, family and everyone he meets are actors. He lives every moment under the unblinking gaze of thousands of hidden TV cameras. But discovering the truth is only the beginning. He still must reckon with the god-like powers behind the scenes of the most popular and longest-running documentary-soap opera in history.

Saturday, October 19 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
Sunday, October 20 at 3 p.m. on CPTV
Saturday, October 26 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit

Young Sherlock Holmes

This film portrays what might have happened if Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson had met as teens at school in England.

Saturday, October 5 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit
Saturday, October 26 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
Sunday, October 27 at 3 p.m. on CPTV