Act of Violence is a 1959 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was based on a play by Australian writer Iain MacCormick which had previously been broadcast in Britain in 1956. This was typical of Australian television at the time - most locally produced drama consisted of adaptations of overseas stories.[5]
An advertisement at the time said the production "was in line with ABC policy, followed since the establishment of television, regularly to present fine plays with Australian casts." The ad also claimed it was the ABC's 54th live TV drama.[7]
^"TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 1959. p. 14.
^"ELECTRIC TRAINS TO HAWKESBURY". The Cumberland Argus. No. 4954. New South Wales, Australia. 25 March 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
violence, 1959, film, other, uses, violence, disambiguation, violence, 1959, television, play, broadcast, australian, broadcasting, corporation, based, play, australian, writer, iain, maccormick, which, previously, been, broadcast, britain, 1956, this, typical. For other uses see Act of Violence disambiguation Act of Violence is a 1959 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation It was based on a play by Australian writer Iain MacCormick which had previously been broadcast in Britain in 1956 This was typical of Australian television at the time most locally produced drama consisted of adaptations of overseas stories 5 Act of ViolenceSydney Morning Herald advertisement 23 Mar 1959Based on1956 script Act of ViolenceWritten byIain MacCormickDirected byPaul O LoughlinCountry of originAustraliaOriginal languageEnglishProductionRunning time75 mins 1 Production companyABCOriginal releaseNetworkABCRelease25 March 1959 1959 03 25 Sydney live 2 1 April 1959 1959 04 01 Melbourne taped 3 4 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPlot editIt is set in the capital city of a country that has endured war and revolution and the rule of dictators Cast editOwen Weingott as Alexander Joan Landor as Leonara Annette Andre Lou Vernon Max Osbiston John Barnard Douglas Bladon Henry Gilbert John Gray Charles McCallum Robert McDarra Peter Wagner Ossie WenbanProduction editIt was the third of MacCormick s plays to be adapted by the ABC the others being The Small Victory and The Sound of Thunder 6 An advertisement at the time said the production was in line with ABC policy followed since the establishment of television regularly to present fine plays with Australian casts The ad also claimed it was the ABC s 54th live TV drama 7 See also editList of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation 1950s References edit TV Guide Sydney Morning Herald 25 March 1959 p 14 ELECTRIC TRAINS TO HAWKESBURY The Cumberland Argus No 4954 New South Wales Australia 25 March 1959 p 9 Retrieved 1 January 2018 via National Library of Australia TV Guide The Age 26 March 1959 p 31 TV Guide The Age 1 April 1959 p 5 Vagg Stephen 18 February 2019 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s amp 60s Filmink Play By Local Writer Sydney Morning Herald 23 March 1959 p 19 Advertisement Sydney Morning Herald 23 March 1959 p 19 External links editAct of Violence at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article related to an Australian made for TV movie is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Act of Violence 1959 film amp oldid 1204309206, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
