British TV play based on a 1957 book by Morris West.
Cast
Francesca Annis as Carla
Maria Antippas as Zizzachiona
Joseph Cuby as Francisco
Griffith Davies as Daniele
Mark Eden as Giovanni Spada
Norman Florence as Mario Borrelli
Brian Hammond as Tonino
Leslie Hart as Giacomo
Robert James as Public prosecutor
Original book
West researched the book over six months in Naples.
The book was West's first international success. (Although it did not sell well in America.)
It was a best seller in Europe and England and marked a turning point in the career of West. The Sydney Morning Herald said "with this work, West not only found his way as a writer but discovered the theme that would underpin almost all of his subsequent books — the nature and misuse of power. Of the 18 novels he was to write post-1957, 15 are on this subject.
TV adaptation
In 1959 it was announced the show would be adapted for the Australian anthology series Shell Presents. This did not happen.
It was adapted for ITV anthology television series ITV Television Playhouse in 1961. It was made by Anglia TV.
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