A Man for All Seasons (1964 film)

Directed by William Sterling
Written by Noel Robinson
Based on play A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt
Production
company
ABC
Release date
 15 January 1964
Country Australia
Language English

A Man for All Seasons is a 1964 Australian television play. It is an adaptation of the play by Robert Bolt.

It was directed by William Sterling who thought the play was "the finest in construction and conception on the large heroic scale to come out of England since the War. Bolt has captured the seething historical background of the period as well as conceiving magnificent character studies of famous people of the time." [1]

Cast

Reception

The TV critic from the Sydney Morning Herald thought that "the stage devices" of the original play "were all too evident for the good of its TV adaptation", notably the reliance of one set for all the action, and the use of the device of the Common Man, adding "the black and white directness of television demands less pageant-like solemnity. But it was able to assist valuably when the dialogue came alive with character and force."[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Historical Drama". The Canberra Times. 38, (10, 745). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 January 1964. p. 25. Retrieved 15 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Robert Bolt Play on TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 January 1964. p. 7.
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