The Ides of March (1961 film): Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
m add reference |
add reference |
||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
| followed by = |
| followed by = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''''The Ides of March''''' is a 1961 Australian television play. Director William Sterling said it was a more impressionistic production than the usual television drama.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19611221&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Special Effects for Unusual Drama About Julius Caesar|date=21 December 1961|page=10}}</ref> |
|||
'''''The Ides of March''''' is a 1961 Australian television play. |
|||
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> |
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> |
||
Revision as of 11:59, 1 May 2020
| The Ides of March | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William Sterling |
| Written by | Stanley Miller |
Production company | ABC |
Release dates | 21 December 1961 (Melbourne) 7 February 1962 (Sydney) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Ides of March is a 1961 Australian television play. Director William Sterling said it was a more impressionistic production than the usual television drama.[1]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[2]
Cast
- Brian James as Caesar
- Lynn Flanagan as Claudia
- Bruce Barry as Brutus
- Edward Brayshaw as Catullus
- Don Crosby as Cassius
- Keith Dare as Casca
- Edward Howell as Decius
- Fay Kelton as Pompeia
- Kevin McBeath as Cicero
- David Mitchell as Clodius
- Dennis Mitchell as Marc Antony
- Carole Potter as Cleopatra
Reception
The TV critic from the Sydney Morning Herald thought "nothing could have seemed less promising" than an adaptation of the novel, which did not seem suited to television, but "the results were surprisingly successful" praising the writing and direction.[3]
References
- ^ "Special Effects for Unusual Drama About Julius Caesar". The Age. 21 December 1961. p. 10.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Wilder Novel as TV Play". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1962. p. 5.
External links
 | This article related to an Australian made-for-TV movie is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |