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'''''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> |
'''''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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==Plot== |
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In Tavazzano in May 1796, after the battle of Lodi, Napoleon meets a young Lady who he believes could be a spy, but to whom he is attracted.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=TV Guide|date=14 February 1963|page=33}}</ref> |
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==Cast== |
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*Edward Hepple as Napoleon |
*Edward Hepple as Napoleon |
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*Felicity Young as the Lady |
*Felicity Young as the Lady |
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*Stewart Weller as Guiseppe Grando |
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*David Mitchell |
*David Mitchell as the Lieutenant |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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It was Hepple's first production in Melbourne though he had done numerous TV plays such as ''The Square Ring'', ''The Little Woman'' and ''The Patriots''.<ref name="age"/> |
It was Hepple's first production in Melbourne though he had done numerous TV plays such as ''The Square Ring'', ''The Little Woman'' and ''The Patriots''.<ref name="age"/> |
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Revision as of 10:35, 30 May 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 |
| Production | |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 20 February 1963 (Melbourne)[1] 24 April 1963[2] |
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.[3]
Plot
In Tavazzano in May 1796, after the battle of Lodi, Napoleon meets a young Lady who he believes could be a spy, but to whom he is attracted.[4]
Cast
- Edward Hepple as Napoleon
- Felicity Young as the Lady
- Stewart Weller as Guiseppe Grando
- David Mitchell as the Lieutenant
Production
It was Hepple's first production in Melbourne though he had done numerous TV plays such as The Square Ring, The Little Woman and The Patriots.[1]
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."[5]
1967 Production
The play was re filmed by the ABC in 1967 as an episode of Love and War. That aired on 13 September 1967.[6]
Cast
- Brian Hannon as the Young Napoleon
- Anne Charleston as the Young Lady
- Dennis Miller
- Stanley Page
References
- ^ a b "Untitled". The Age. 14 February 1963. p. 12.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 14 February 1963. p. 33.
- ^ "DRAMA ' Man Of Destiny' On ABN". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 1963. p. 8.
- ^ "When Napoleon Was a Lad". The Age. 7 September 1967. p. 10.
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