Hallmark Hall of Fame is a long-running (since 1951) American anthology series of Made-for-TV Movies, produced and sponsored by Hallmark Cards and broadcast on an occasional basis over various networks, most recently (since 2014) the Hallmark Channel.
Outside of PBS programs and the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts, Hallmark Hall of Fame is notable as one of the few productions that is still sponsored and presented by one single corporate benefactor. The movies themselves encompass adaptations of literary classics as well as original works, running the gamut from hard-hitting drama and tragedy, to soft-tissue Melodrama, to comedy and slice-of-life pics.
For the more general Genre of works expressing some form of "Hallmark sentiment", see A Hallmark Presentation.
Not to be confused with movies specifically made for the Hallmark Channel, which usually aren't part of this series.
Notable entries in the series:
- Amahl and the Night Visitors - The first one, restaged several times.
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- What the Deaf Man Heard
This Long Runner series contains examples of:
- Genre Anthology
- New Season, New Name: The program was called Hallmark Television Playhouse for its first two seasons before acquiring its current title.
- Second-Act Breakup
- A Hallmark Presentation: The Trope Namer.
- Made-for-TV Movie
