Rape of the Belt
| Rape of the Belt | |
|---|---|
| Based on | play by Benn Levy |
| Directed by | Henri Safran |
| Starring | Tony Ward Fernande Glyn Reg Livermore |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 2 September 1964[1] |
Rape of the Belt is a 1964 Australian television film based on the play by Benn Levy.[2]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
Plot
Heracles and Theseus, two celebrated heroes, arrive at Themiscyra, the Amazons' capital, to accomplish the ninth of the Labours of Heracles, stealing Hippolyte's belt. They are confronted by Antiope and Hippolyte.
Cast
- Tony Ward as Heracles
- Reg Livermore as Theseus
- Fernande Glyn as Antiope, the Amazonian Queen
- Arlene Dorgan as Hippolyte
- Neva Carr Glyn as Hera
- Chris Christensen as Zeus
- Sheila Kennelly as Hippobomene
- Ethel Lang as Thalestris
- Susanne Haworth
Production
Benn Levy's play had been performed by the Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1960. Star Tony Ward was best known at the time for presenting the show Seven Days.[2]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "amusingly lively and buoyant."[4]
References
- ^ "Greek Myth Becomes Comedy". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 August 1964. p. 23.
- ^ a b "Homer brought up to date". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 September 1964. p. 23. Retrieved 23 April 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Levy Comedy". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 1964. p. 12.
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