Levkas Man
| Author | Hammond Innes |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Knopf[1] |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Pages | 322 |
Levkas Man is a thriller novel by British author Hammond Innes published in 1971. It tells the story of a doctor who goes to the Greek island of Levkas with his adopted son to prove a theory about prehistoric man.[2]
Television adaptation
| Levkas Man | |
|---|---|
| Based on | novel by Hammond Innes |
| Written by | Peter Yeldham |
| Directed by | Carl Schultz |
| Starring | Robert Coleby Marius Goring |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 x 1 hour |
| Production | |
| Producer | Damien Parer |
| Production companies | Australian Broadcasting Corporation Portman Productions Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 18 March – 22 April 1981 |
Levkas Man was adapted into a six-episode mini television series by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), which aired from 18 March until 22 April 1981. It was a joint Australian–British–West German production, and was shot on location in Greece.[3]
Cast
- Robert Coleby - Paul Gerrard
- Marius Goring - Dr. Pieter Gerrard
- Ann Michelle - Nicola
- T.P. McKenna - Holroyd
- Kenneth Cope - Bert
- Takis Emmanuel - Kotiades
- Ferdy Mayne - Borg
References
- ^ https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/hammond-innes-14/levkas-man/
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p210
- ^ "PRODUCTION notes". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 6 August 1980. p. 146 Supplement: FREE Your TV Magazine. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
External links
- Levkas Man at IMDB
- Levkas Man at AustLit
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