Tartuffe (1965 film)

Tartuffe is a 1965 Australian television film directed by Henri Safran and starring Tony Bonner and Ron Haddrick.[3] It was an episode of Wednesday Theatre and filmed in Sydney at ABC's Gore Hill Studios. [4][5]

"Tartuffe"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 1
Directed byHenri Safran
Teleplay byJohn Warwick
Henri Safran
Based onplay by Molière
translated by
Miles Malleson
Original air date13 October 1965 (Sydney, Melbourne)[1]
Running time75 mins[2]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6]

Plot

Tartuffe convinces the rich merchant Organ he is a saint. Organ agrees for Tartuffe to marry his daughter although Tartuffe is actually interested in seducing Organ's wife.[7]

Cast
  • Ron Haddrick as Tartuffe
  • Jennifer Wright as Elmire
  • Doreen Warburton as Dorine
  • John Gregg as Oleante
  • Ron Morse as Organ
  • Roberta Hunt as Mmse Pernelle
  • Charles Little as Damis
  • Lucia Duchenski as Marianne
  • John Stevens as Loyale
  • Jerome White as an officer
  • Doris Goddard as street girl
  • Tony Bonner as Valere

Production

Henri Safran said the play was "less a satire of hypocrisy than a condemnation of those who, by exaggerating their religious devotion, become prey for the cupidity of imposters."[8]

Reception

The Canberra Times acclaimed it as one of the best productions of the year.[9]

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References
  1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 1965. p. 10.
  2. "WEDNESDAYS". The Canberra Times. 40 (11, 283). 11 October 1965. p. 18. Retrieved 20 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "SATURDAY FEATURES AND BOOK REVIEW PAGES. TARTUFFE ON CAMERA". The Canberra Times. 9 October 1965. p. 9. Retrieved 23 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Play banned by the King". The Age. 7 October 1965. p. 16.
  5. "Wicked Wise and Witty". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 1965. p. 16.
  6. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  7. "TV Guide". The Age. 7 October 1965. p. 38.
  8. "Play Banned by a King". The Age. 7 October 1965. p. 31.
  9. "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. 31 December 1965. p. 7. Retrieved 23 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.


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