Film editor, Douglas Tunstell ; sound recording, Joseph Champagne ; sound editing, Kenneth Heeley-Ray ; re-recording, Clarke Daprato ; script, Gudrun Parker ; music, Louis Applebaum ; producer, Guy Glover ; director, Morten Parker ; photography, Donald Wilder.

Narrator, John Drainie.

Recorded 1953.

How a small Canadian city, bearing the name of Stratford and by a river Avon, realized the vision of one of its sons: the creation of a theatre for the staging of the finest Shakespearean drama. The film tells how the idea grew, how a famous British director, internationally known stars and Canadian talent were recruited, and how the Stratford Shakespearean Festival finally became a triumphant reality.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

First Award - Category: Theatrical - Feature Length - Documentary, 1955 Film of the Year, 1955 Achievement Award - First Prize - Category: Artistic Achievement, 1956 Diploma of Merit, 1954 Award of Merit - Category: Literature in Films Theatre Arts, 1956 Certificate of Merit, 1956

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).