Adventure Story (1961 TV film)
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| Adventure Story | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Historical Drama |
| Created by | Terence Rattigan |
| Starring | Sean Connery William Russell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Produced by Rudolph Cartier Production Design by Clifford Hatts |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 12 June 1961 |
Adventure Story is a British television drama, written by the playwright Terence Rattigan, and tells the story of Alexander the Great and his conquest of Persia. It starred Sean Connery in his first starring role[1] and was praised at the time for its acting.[2]
Cast
- Sean Connery - Alexander the Great
- William Russell - Hephaestion
- Lyndon Brook - Philotas
- William Devlin - Parmenion, Philotas' Father
- Alex Scott - Ptolemy
- Edward Cast - Perdiccas
- Michael Brennan - Father Cleitus
- Noel Hood - The Pythia, Priestess of Apollo
- Walter Brown - Polystratos
- Paul Stassino - King Darius
- Margaretta Scott - Queen Mother
- Ann Dimitri - Queen Statira
- Pauline Knight - Princess Statira
- Alan Tilvern - Prince Bessus, Satrap of Bactria
- Bandana Das Gupta - Roxana
- Tutte Lemkow - Mazeres, The King's Chamberlain
- Walter Randall - Palace Official
- Simon Levy - Persian Officer
References
- ↑ Sean Connery: The measure of a man by Christopher Bray, Faber and Faber (2010), p.65
- ↑ Study of Alexander the Great, The Times, 13 June 1961
