The Criminals (film)

The Criminals is a 1962 Australian TV movie. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[2]

The Criminals
Ad from The Sydney Morning Herald 5 September 1962
Written byWilliam Haulke
Eric Paice,
Directed byHenri Safran
StarringKen Goodlet
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins[1]
Original release
Release5 September 1962 (1962-09-05)

Plot

In London, a cracksman helps people in a firm help him with a robbery. Four men people are trapped after a robbery.

Cast

Production

It was Henri Safran's last play before he left for a six-month overseas tour. The production was shot in Sydney.[3]

Reception

The Bulletin said it was "no Rififi but it was fairly good television drama, with a solid performance by Ken Goodlet."[4] The Woman's Weekly called it "well produced".[5]

See also

References

  1. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 1962. p. 15.
  2. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  3. "Criminals Live TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 1962. p. 14.
  4. Roberts, Frank (15 September 1962). "REVIEWS TELEVISION DINNY WAS "BLOODY TINNY"". The Bulletin. p. 34.
  5. "How TV will cover the America's Cup". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 19 September 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 23 January 2020 via Trove.


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