The Schippan Mystery
The Schippan Mystery is a 1984 Australian television film about the murder of Bertha Schippan in 1902.[1][2] Directed by Di Drew, it was last of four telemovies called Verdict produced by the ABC dramatising real cases (the others being The Dean Case, The Amorous Dentist, and Who Killed Hannah Jane?).[3] It is the only one of the four cases set outside of New South Wales.
The Schippan Mystery | |
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Directed by | Di Drew |
Produced by | Alan Burke |
Written by | Kenneth G. Ross |
Starring | Joseph Furst |
Music by | Warren Abeshouse |
Edited by | Trevor Miller |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | September 22, 1984 |
Running time | 86 min |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Background
On 1 January 1902, 13-year-old Bertha Schippan was murdered in Towitta, South Australia.[4][5] Her sister, Mary, was initially arrested and tried for the crime, but was acquitted.[4]
Cast
- Sally McKenzie - Mary Schippan
- Brandon Burke - Gustave Nitschke
- Joseph Fürst - Mathias Schippan
- Dorothy Alison - Mrs. Schippan
- Desiree Smith - Bertha Schippan
- Michael Winchester - August Schippan
- Yves Stening - Willie Schippan
- Martin Vaughan - Detective Edward Priest
- Arthur Dignam - Sir Josiah Symon
- Matthew O'Sullivan - Mr. Stuart[6][5]
gollark: They're "real" in that some bits of people's brains hold these preferences, and they do things about them.
gollark: Obviously, we hack the laws of physics and impose our own more ethical ones.
gollark: Strongly held preferences, I'd say.
gollark: (How would that even work?)
gollark: There does not have to be some sort of objective universe-y backing behind "ought"-ish/moral statements.
References
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p136
- "Details of case". Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- "Waters and Thornton to star in new Crawford mini-series". The Canberra Times. 57 (17, 158). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 September 1982. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- "The Schippan Mystery | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "The Schippan Mystery (1984) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- The Schippan Mystery, retrieved 28 December 2018
External links
- The Schippan Mystery on IMDb
- The Schippan Mystery at AustLit
- The Schippan Mystery at Screen Australia
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