The Public Prosecutor
The Public Prosecutor | |
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Based on | play by Fritz Hochwälder. |
Written by | William Sterling |
Directed by | William Sterling |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 75 minutes |
Production company | ABC |
Original release | |
Release | 23 July 1958 (1958-07-23) (Melbourne, live)[1] |
Release | 6 January 1960 (1960-01-06) (Sydney)[2] |
The Public Prosecutor is a 1958 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was set during the French Revolution and was based on a play by Fritz Hochwälder. It was shown live in Melbourne in July 1958 but did not screen in Sydney until 1960.[3]
Plot
The Public Prosecutor is responsible for rounding up victims of the guillotine. He wants the name of a man known only to Theresia. Meanwhile the French Assembly of Deputies debate the end of terror. The identity of the final victim is a surprise.
Cast
- Frank Gatliff as Fouquier, the Prosecutor
- John Morgan as Tallien, Theresia's husband
- Patricia Kennedy as Theresia
Production
The play had been performed by the BBC in 1957.[4]
It was shot at ABC's new studios at Rippon Lea. It was Patricia Kennedy's second TV performance following playing Mrs Rattenbury in Killer in Close Up.[5] The play took eight weeks to prepare and involved construction of an eight foot guillotine.[1]
Designer John Peters had also designed sets depicting revolutionary France in the film The Elusive Pimpernel.[6]
Reception
GTV-9 engineers called up after the broadcast to congratulate ABV-2 on the technical excellence of the program.[7]
See also
- List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
References
- ^ a b "Drama of Revolution to Test Techniques". The Age. 18 July 1958. p. 26.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 January 1960. p. 16.
- ^ "Channel News". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 1960. p. 21.
- ^ 1957 BBC Version at IMDb
- ^ ""Live" TV Drama". The Age. 18 July 1958. p. 25.
- ^ "Round Up". The Age. 18 July 1958. p. 27.
- ^ "Round up". The Age. 1 August 1958. p. 23.
External links
- The Public Prosecutor at IMDb
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