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| based_on = 1956 script ''[[Act of Violence (1956 film)|Act of Violence]]
| based_on = 1956 script ''[[Act of Violence (1956 film)|Act of Violence]]''
| writer = [[Iain MacCormick (writer)|Iain MacCormick]]
| writer = [[Iain MacCormick (writer)|Iain MacCormick]]
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| runtime = 75 mins<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121589381/?terms=%22act%20of%20violence%22&match=1|date=25 March 1959|title=TV Guide|page=14|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
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| network = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]
| released = {{Start date|1959|03|25|df=y}} (Sydney, live)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131620870 |title=ELECTRIC TRAINS TO HAWKESBURY |newspaper=[[The Cumberland Argus]] |issue=4954 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=25 March 1959 |accessdate=1 January 2018 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><br>{{Start date|1959|04|01|df=y}} (Melbourne, taped)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=26 March 1959|title=TV Guide|page=31|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122324990/?terms=%22act%20of%20violence%22&match=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TV Guide|newspaper=The Age|date=1 April 1959|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122302220/?terms=%22act%20of%20violence%22&match=1}}</ref>
| released = {{Start date|1959|03|25|df=y}} (Sydney, live)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131620870 |title=ELECTRIC TRAINS TO HAWKESBURY |newspaper=[[The Cumberland Argus]] |issue=4954 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=25 March 1959 |accessdate=1 January 2018 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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'''''Act of Violence''''' is a 1959 television play broadcast by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. It was based on a play by Australian writer Iain MacCormick which had [[Act of Violence (1956 TV play)|previously been broadcast in Britain]] in 1956. This was typical of Australian television at the time - most locally produced drama consisted of adaptations of overseas stories.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>
'''''Act of Violence''''' is a 1959 television play broadcast by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. It was based on a play by Australian writer Iain Mac Cormick which had [[Act of Violence (1956 TV play)|previously been broadcast in Britain]] in 1956. This was typical of Australian television at the time - most locally produced drama consisted of adaptations of overseas stories.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
It is set in the capital city of a country that has endured war and revolution and the rule of dictators.
It is set in the capital city of a country that has endured war revolution and the rule of dictators.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*Owen Weingott as Alexander
*[[Owen Weingott]] as Alexander
*Joan Landor as Leonara
*Joan Landor as Leonara
*[[Annette Andre]]
*[[Annette Andre]]
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*Henry Gilbert
*Henry Gilbert
*John Gray
*John Gray
*Charles McCallum
*[[Charles McCallum (actor)|Charles McCallum]]
*[[Robert McDarra]]
*[[Robert McDarra]]
*Peter Wagner
*Peter Wagner
*Ossie Wenban
*[[Ossie Wenban]]


==Production==
==Production==
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[[Category:1950s Australian television plays]]
[[Category:1950s Australian television plays]]
[[Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming]]
[[Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming]]
[[Category:English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Australian English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Australian live television shows]]
[[Category:Australian live television shows]]
[[Category:Black-and-white Australian television shows]]
[[Category:Black-and-white Australian television shows]]
[[Category:1959 television plays]]
[[Category:1959 Australian television plays]]
[[Category:Television plays filmed in Sydney]]
[[Category:Australian Broadcasting Corporation television plays]]
[[Category:Television plays directed by Paul O'Loughlin]]




Latest revision as of 00:24, 9 August 2024

For other uses, see Act of Violence (disambiguation).

Act of Violence
Sydney Morning Herald advertisement, 23 Mar 1959
Based on1956 script Act of Violence
Written byIain MacCormick
Directed byPaul O'Loughlin
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time75 mins[1]
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release25 March 1959 (1959-03-25) (Sydney, live)[2]
Release1 April 1959 (1959-04-01) (Melbourne, taped)[3][4]

Act of Violence is a 1959 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was based on a play by Australian writer Iain Mac Cormick which had previously been broadcast in Britain in 1956. This was typical of Australian television at the time - most locally produced drama consisted of adaptations of overseas stories.[5]

Plot

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It is set in the capital city of a country that has endured war revolution and the rule of dictators.

Cast

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Production

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It was the third of MacCormick's plays to be adapted by the ABC, the others being The Small Victory and The Sound of Thunder.[6]

An advertisement at the time said the production "was in line with ABC policy, followed since the establishment of television, regularly to present fine plays with Australian casts." The ad also claimed it was the ABC's 54th live TV drama.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 1959. p. 14.
  2. ^ "ELECTRIC TRAINS TO HAWKESBURY". The Cumberland Argus. No. 4954. New South Wales, Australia. 25 March 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 1 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 26 March 1959. p. 31.
  4. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 1 April 1959. p. 5.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  6. ^ "Play By Local Writer". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 March 1959. p. 19.
  7. ^ "Advertisement". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 March 1959. p. 19.
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