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 December 2024 include:
Mrs. Brown
British drama chronicling the relationship between Queen Victoria and the Scottish servant who helped her return to public life after the death of her beloved husband Albert.
- Saturday, December 21 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit
- Tuesday, December 24 at 8 p.m. on CPTV
New in Town
A Miami, Florida businesswoman adjusts to her new life in a small Minnesota town.
- Saturday, December 14, at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit
- Saturday, December 21, at 9 p.m. on CPTV
- Sunday, December 22, at 3 p.m. on CPTV
Paper Moon
A smooth-talking con man in the 1930's meets his match in a young girl who thinks he may be her father. They travel on the road, where she learns, and eventually outdoes, his cunning ways. A popular, nostalgic hit from director Peter Bogdanovich. Tatum O'Neal won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Based on Joe David Brown's novel.
- Saturday, December 7 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit
- Saturday, December 28 at 9 p.m. on CPTV
- Sunday, December 29 at 3 p.m. on CPTV
Pride
The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.
- Saturday, December 21 at 10:30 p.m. on CPTV
- Saturday, December 28 at 6 p.m. on CPTV Spirit