The Harp in the South (British TV play)

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The Harp in the South
Directed by Alan Burke
Written by Bruce Stewart
Based onnovel The Harp in the South by Ruth Park
Produced by Eric Tayler
Distributed byBBC
Release date
  • 10 July 1964 (1964-07-10)
Running time
75 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Harp in the South is a 1964 British television film. It was based on a novel of the same name by Ruth Park. It was directed by an Australian, Alan Burke, with many Australians in the cast including Ed Devereaux. [1] [2]

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Alan Burke had written a musical adaption of Harp in the South which has not been professionally produced. [3]

The Daily Telegraph said "it never managed to transfer a genuine spark of drama to the screen." [4]

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (February 18, 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  2. ↑ "U.S. may buy A.B.C. series". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 32, no. 12. Australia, Australia. 19 August 1964. p. 19. Retrieved 18 September 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "The Australian Novelists 5. RUTH PARK", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., 82 (4227), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald (published 1880), 15 Feb 1961, ISSN   0007-4039, nla.obj-700190507, retrieved 18 September 2023– via Trove
  4. ↑ "Melodramatic study of Sydney slums". The Daily Telegraph. 11 July 1964. p. 10. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT A Close-up of "The Mob"", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., 81 (4470), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald (published 1880), 30 Oct 1965, ISSN   0007-4039, nla.obj-702571264, retrieved 18 September 2023– via Trove
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