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| based_on = play by George Bernard Shaw |
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| released = 24 April 1963<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104251426 |title=TV HIGHLIGHTS |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=24 April 1963 |access-date=11 February 2020 |page=29 |via=Trove }} </ref> |
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'''''Man of Destiny''''' is a |
'''''Man of Destiny''''' is a 1963 Australian television play directed by [[Christopher Muir]]. It was based on the play ''[[Man of Destiny]]'' by [[George Bernard Shaw]]. Just like the play it revolves around the early career of [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> |
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The play was re filmed by the ABC in 1967 as an episode of ''[[Love and War (Australian TV series)|Love and War]]''. |
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==Cast== |
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*Edward Hepple as Napoleon |
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*Felicity Young |
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*David Mitchell |
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*Brian Hannon |
*Brian Hannon |
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*[[Anne Charleston]] |
*[[Anne Charleston]] |
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*Dennis Miller |
*Dennis Miller |
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*Stanley Page |
*Stanley Page |
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==Reception== |
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The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said director Muir "thew away much of the impact" of the central situation bu casting Edward Hepple as Naploeon saying Heple "in many ways an excellent actor but he is better at portraying craftiness than common sense" and saying it was " an outwardly competent production that missed most of the special slang and flavour of Shaw's view of history."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=DRAMA ' Man Of Destiny' On ABN|date=25 April 1963|page=8}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:06, 11 February 2020
| Man of Destiny | |
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| Based on | play by George Bernard Shaw |
| Directed by | Christopher Muir |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
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| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 24 April 1963[1] |
Man of Destiny is a 1963 Australian television play directed by Christopher Muir. It was based on the play Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw. Just like the play it revolves around the early career of Napoleon Bonaparte. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[2]
The play was re filmed by the ABC in 1967 as an episode of Love and War.
Cast
- Edward Hepple as Napoleon
- Felicity Young
- David Mitchell
- Brian Hannon
- Anne Charleston
- Dennis Miller
- Stanley Page
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald said director Muir "thew away much of the impact" of the central situation bu casting Edward Hepple as Naploeon saying Heple "in many ways an excellent actor but he is better at portraying craftiness than common sense" and saying it was " an outwardly competent production that missed most of the special slang and flavour of Shaw's view of history."[3]
References
- ^ "TV HIGHLIGHTS". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 April 1963. p. 29. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "DRAMA ' Man Of Destiny' On ABN". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 1963. p. 8.
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