Ben Hall (TV series)
Ben Hall | |
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Written by | Tony Morphett Ted Roberts |
Directed by | Don Chaffey Carl Schultz Frank Arnold |
Starring | Jon Finch Vincent Ball Brian Blain |
Composer | Bruce Smeaton |
Country of origin | Australia UK |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Producer | Neil McCallum |
Camera setup | Geoff Burton A.C.S. Peter Hendry |
Running time | 60 mins |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | 4:3 |
Original release | 7 September 1975 |
Ben Hall is a 1975 Australian TV series based on the bush ranger Ben Hall.[1] It stars Jon Finch in the titular role, Evin Crowley as Biddy Hall, John Castle as bushranger Frank Gardiner, Brian Blain as Sir Frederick Pottinger, Jack Charles as Billy Dargin and John Orcsik as John Gilbert (bushranger).
It was a co-production between ABC, BBC, and 20th Century Fox.[2] It was called the most ambitious drama production of the ABC with a budget of $1 million.[3]
References[]
- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 74
- ^ "BEN HALL". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 5 November 1975. p. 44. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ Cunningham, James (4 January 1975). "Ben Hall is shooting in the bush". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 3.
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Categories:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- Australian drama television series
- 1975 Australian television series debuts
- 1975 Australian television series endings
- Television shows set in New South Wales
- Television shows set in colonial Australia
- Australian television show stubs