Six Characters in Search of an Author (film)
| Six Characters in Search of an Author | |
|---|---|
 Ad The Age 27 Nov 1963 | |
| Based on | play Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello |
| Written by | Phillip Grenville Mann |
| Directed by | Christopher Muir |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 90 mins or 70 mins[1] |
| Production company | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original release | 27 November 1963 (Melbourne)[1][2]19 August 1964 (Sydney)[3] |
Six Characters in Search of an Author is a 1963 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir. It is a production of the play by Luigi Pirandello.[4][5][6]
Premise[]
The show was set in a TV studio during a rehearsal for a new costume serial. Six people arrive, each with a story to tell.[7]
Cast[]
- Lance Bennett as Fred Parslow
- Cheryl Fisher as the daughter
- Norman Kaye as the father
- Patricia Kennedy as the mother
- Marea Letho as the step daughter
- Michael Norman as the boy
- Terry Norris as Letho
Production[]
Some scenes were shot at Flinders St Station, Melbourne.[7]
Reception[]
The Bulletin said it "came up surprisingly well."[8]
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "a stimulating and dramatically rewarding effort."[9]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "TV Guide". The Age. 27 November 1963. p. 24.
- ^ "Advertisement". The Age. 27 November 1963. p. 24.
- ^ "TV Guide". 17 August 1963. p. 13.
- ^ "AMUSEMENTS PAGE". The Canberra Times. 38 (10, 928). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 August 1964. p. 21. Retrieved 14 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Untitled". The Age. 21 November 1963. p. 31.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Scenes filmed at station". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 1964. p. 12.
- ^ "TELEVISION Period Piece". The Bulletin. 5 September 1964. p. 47.
- ^ "TV Play within a play". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 August 1964. p. 11.
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Categories:
- Australian television plays
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
- English-language television shows
- Films based on works by Luigi Pirandello
- Australian films
- 1964 television plays
- Australian television film stubs