Treason (1959 film)
Treason is a 1959 Australian television live drama, which aired on ABC. Originally broadcast 16 December 1959 in Melbourne, a kinescope ("telerecording") was made of the program and shown in Sydney on 13 January 1960. It was an adaptation of a stage play by Welsh writer Saunders Lewis, which had previously been adaptated as an episode of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre.
Duration was 75 minutes, in black-and-white. Produced by William Sterling.[1][2]
A kinescope copy of the program may be held by National Archives of Australia[3][4] but is not available for viewing.
Plot
Set during world war two. A group of officers, believing Germany to be losing the war, plan to assassinate Adolf Hiter so they can negotiate peace with the allies.[5]
Cast
- Frank Thring as General Karl Albrecht
- Brian James
- June Brunell
- Frank Gatliff
- Edward Howell
- Wyn Roberts
- Edward Brayshaw
See also
- Blue Murder - Another ABC TV drama play of 1959
- Misery Me - Another ABC TV drama play of 1959
- List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
References
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=paUUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sq8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4844%2C1846247
- ↑ William Sterling at IMDb
- ↑ http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=30357869
- ↑ http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=30357868
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ey9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1134%2C799233
External links
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