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Sydney Morning Herald called it ''"the most thought-provoking hour of TV theatre seen for some time"'', said ''"the acting was uniformly good"'' and that ''"the coldly aseptic geometry of the set emphasised the contrast of impersonal outwardness to the intense inward turmoil"''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Betti Play on ABC|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=awk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2239%2C3562148|date=12 November 1964|page=6}}</ref> |
Sydney Morning Herald called it ''"the most thought-provoking hour of TV theatre seen for some time"'', said ''"the acting was uniformly good"'' and that ''"the coldly aseptic geometry of the set emphasised the contrast of impersonal outwardness to the intense inward turmoil"''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Betti Play on ABC|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=awk0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2239%2C3562148|date=12 November 1964|page=6}}</ref> |
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The ''Canberra Times'' said the play "was most valuable as a showcasefor the talents of Terry) |
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Norris" but felt "the other side of the coin was the thoroughly wasted talent of actors like Wyn Roberts and Michael Duffield."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107508847 |title=Morality Mr. Westerway? |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39, |issue=11,002 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=13 November 1964 |accessdate=28 August 2020 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
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==See also== |
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* ''[[Smiling Maniacs]]'' (1975) |
* ''[[Smiling Maniacs]]'' (1975) |
Revision as of 06:32, 28 August 2020
Corruption in the Palace of Justice | |
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Based on | stage play by Ugo Betti |
Written by | Robert Rietti |
Directed by | Oscar Whitbread |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 60 mins |
Production company | ABC |
Original release | |
Release | 11 November 1964[1] |
Corruption in the Palace of Justice is a 1964 Australian television film produced by Oscar Whitbread. Based on an Italian stage play by Ugo Betti, it was a drama aired in a 60-minute time-slot and aired on non-commercial broadcaster ABC. Cast included Michael Duffield, Carl Bleazby, Terry Norris. It was produced in Melbourne. It was adapted by Robert Rietti. A copy of the script is at the NAA.
It was set in a nameless country.[2]
Cast
- Wynn Roberts
- Michael Duffield
- Carl Beazby
- Terry Norris as judge
Reception
Sydney Morning Herald called it "the most thought-provoking hour of TV theatre seen for some time", said "the acting was uniformly good" and that "the coldly aseptic geometry of the set emphasised the contrast of impersonal outwardness to the intense inward turmoil".[3]
The Canberra Times said the play "was most valuable as a showcasefor the talents of Terry) Norris" but felt "the other side of the coin was the thoroughly wasted talent of actors like Wyn Roberts and Michael Duffield."[4]
See also
- Smiling Maniacs (1975)
References
- ^ "TODAYS TV". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 000. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 November 1964. p. 29. Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Morality Mr. Westerway?". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 002. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 November 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 28 February 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Betti Play on ABC". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 November 1964. p. 6.
- ^ "Morality Mr. Westerway?". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, , no. 11, 002. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 November 1964. p. 15. Retrieved 28 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}
: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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