Bertrand (film)

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Bertrand
Screenplay byRomilly Cavan
Directed by Ken Hannam
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins [1]
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release27 May 1964 (1964-05-27)

Bertrand is a 1964 Australian television film. It aired on non-commercial ABC in a 60-minute time-slot. It was written by Romilly Cavan, and produced by Ken Hannam. The film aired on 27 May 1964 in Sydney [2] [3] 12 August 1964 in Melbourne [4] and on 2 September 1964 in Brisbane. [5]

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Plot

Set in Sydney, the title character of the drama was a stray cat, who brings together three people, a teenager (Michael Thomas), a recluse (Ronald Morse) and an ex-suffragette (Eve Wynne).

Cast

Production

It was originally written for British television and set in Britain.

The setting was relocated to Australia for this version. [6] The designer was Geoffrey Wedlock. His neighbour, N Jenkins, owned a cat, Tim, who was cast in the lead role. "You'd have thought he'd been around TV studios all his life," said Mrs Jenkins. "He did everything... on cue." [5]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald called it over long "and tedious" and felt adapting the story to Australia was a mistake. [7]

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References

  1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 May 1964. p. 15.
  2. ""Bertrand" on Channel 2". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 May 1964. p. 5.
  3. "The Sydney Morning Herald 18 May 1964, page Page 23". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 May 1964. p. 23.
  4. "TV Guide". The Age. 6 August 1964. p. 35.
  5. 1 2 "Cat Star, 17, Likes Caviar". TV Times. 26 August 1964. p. 14.
  6. "TELEVISION AND RADIO TODAY". The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 May 1964. p. 33. Retrieved 25 January 2020 via Trove.
  7. ""Betrand" on Channel 2". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 March 1964. p. 9.