The American Film Theater series was conceived in the 1970s by producer Ely Landau. Landau's idea was to blend the two mediums, the stage play and the movie, by filming a number of great plays and them showing them a few times a week at a theater where tickets must be bought in advance, as they would be at a play. The series produced a number of excellent adaptations of classic plays, five of which are included in this set: THE ICEMAN COMETH, THE MAIDS, RHINOCEROS, BUTLEY, and LUTHER. See individual titles for details.

DVD Features:

Region 1
Boxed Set
Anamorphic
Additional Release Material:
Production Interview - 1. Edie Landau
Featurette - 1. "Ely Landau: In Front of the Camera"
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos
Production Art
Poster Art
Essyas by Michael Feingold, Head Theater Critic, The Village Voice

Lee Marvin: American Actor
Jeff Bridges: American Actor
Glenda Jackson: Elected to British Parliament in 1992
Susannah York: British Actress
Gene Wilder: Actor/Director/Writer
Zero Mostel: American Stage/Film Actor
Alan Bates: British actor
Stacy Keach: American actor, FAT CITY/Mike Hammer series

John Frankenheimer: American Director
Tom O'Horgan: 
Christopher Miles: Director
Guy Green: British Director/Director Of Photography
Harold Pinter: Playwright/Screenwriter