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Luther (1964 film)

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Luther
Written byPhillip Grenville Mann
Based onplay by John Osborne
Produced byChristopher Muir
StarringTerry Norris
Production
company
Release date
22 July 1964[1]
Running time
90 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Luther is a 1964 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was adapted by Phillip Grenville Mann from the 1961 play by John Osborne.[2] It was directed by Christopher Muir and starred Terry Norris in the title role.[3] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]

Plot

It is a biographical play about the life of Luther during the years of 1506–1530. The play shows his marriage and the interactions he had with the people in his life.[2]

Cast

  • Terry Norris as Luther
  • Douglas Kelly
  • Brian James
  • Syd Conabere
  • George Whaley
  • James Lynch
  • William Lloyd
  • Michael Duffield
  • Beverley Dunn
  • Michael Cole

Reception

The Age said it was "baffling".[5]

References

  1. ^ "Merry Go Round". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 July 1964. p. 90.
  2. ^ a b "Luther play on A.B.C. 3". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10, 905. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 July 1964. p. 11. Retrieved 10 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "CRITIC No reason for cutting ABC's Luther". The Canberra Times. Vol. 38, no. 10, 910. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 July 1964. p. 10. Retrieved 14 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. ^ "Teletopics". The Age. 23 June 1964. p. 13.