Dead Men Running is a 1971 Australian mini series based on the final novel by D'Arcy Niland about the effect in Australia of the political troubles in Ireland early in the twentieth century.[2]
| Dead Men Running | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Dead Men Running by D'arcy Niland |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Eric Tayler |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Lloyd Shiels[1] |
| Running time | 35 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 10 February – 18 March 1971 |
The Age said it was "cast in the mould of My Brother Jack."[3]
Premise
editThe adventures of an Irish migrant in an Australian country town in World War One.
Cast
edit- Ewen Solon as Starky Moore
- Brendon Lunney as Emmett
- Diane Craig as Tessa Doherty
- Peter Gwynne
- Jack Fegan
- Bernadette Hughson as Prostitute
- Stewart Ginn
- Don Crosby
- Chips Rafferty
- Ruth Cracknell
- Graham Rouse
- Tom Farley
- Michael Boddy
- John Armstrong
- Peter Reynolds
- Irene Inescourt
- Slim de Grey
Production
editFilming started in August 1970 in Gulgong, New South Wales.[4]
Reception
editThe Sun Herald said "what a first class piece it turned out to be."[5]
References
edit- ^ "NEVIL SHUTE STORY ON TV". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 39, no. 38. Australia, Australia. 16 February 1972. p. 9. Retrieved 4 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 141
- ^ "Maigret's man sets tone in Australian serial". The Age. 4 February 1971. p. 29.
- ^ "The box at its best". The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1970. p. 114.
- ^ Marshall, Valda (21 March 1971). "It's a Happening World". The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald. p. 106.
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