The Public Prosecutor
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| Directed by | William Sterling |
| Written by | William Sterling |
| Based on | play by Fritz Hochwälder. |
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Production
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ABC
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Running time
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75 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Public Prosecutor is a 1958 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was set during the French Revolution and was based on a play by Fritz Hochwälder. It was shown live in Melbourne in July 1958 but did not screen in Sydney until 1960.[3]
Plot
The Public Prosecutor is responsible for rounding up victims of the guillotine. He wants the name of a man known only to Theresia. Meanwhile the French Assembly of Deputies debate the end of terror. The identity of the final victim is a surprise.
Cast
- Frank Gatliff as Fouquier, the Prosecutor
- John Morgan as Tallien, Theresia's husband
- Patricia Kennedy as Theresia
Production
The play had been performed by the BBC in 1957.[4]
It was shot at ABC's new studios at Rippon Lea. It was Patricia Kennedy's second TV performance following playing Mrs Rattenbury in Killer in Close Up.[5] The play took eight weeks to prepare and involved construction of an eight foot guillotine.[1]
Designer John Peters had also designed sets depicting revolutionary France in the film The Elusive Pimpernel.[6]
Reception
GTV-9 engineers called up after the broadcast to congratulate ABV-2 on the technical excellence of the program.[7]
See also
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Public Prosecutor at IMDb
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