Some religious stuff. 65 mins.
Premise
The story was built around the military occupation of an uneasy middle east country and a modern version of the Resurrection. Private Gregory is a soldier in an army of occupation who us caught up when local events when a seer who caused a clash is executed and his body vanishes.
Cast
- David Turnbull as Private Gregory
- Brian James as the Governor
- Frank Rich as the Corporal
- Raymond Westwell as the sergeant
- Brian Hannnn as "Short"
- David Telford as Private Alexander
- Alan Tobib as Mr Zamuth
Production
It was shot in Melbourne. Patrick Barton directed. It was called The Conscript. Filming took place on 27 June.
Writer Ron Callendar (an Australian) based it on the Gospel of St Luke Callendar Austlit reference here.
Reception
The Age said it was "another of those uninhibited attempts to tell the gospel story in terms of 20th century events and people" like BBC's Golgotha and CBCs's Open Grave adding "by way of comparison the ABC's feature more than held its own."
The Canberra Times praised Westwell's performance.
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| The Age 27 Aug 1966 p 23 |
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| The Age TV Guide 11 Aug 1966 |
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| SMH TV Guide 22 Aug 1966 |
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| The Age17 Aug 1966 p 14 |
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| Canberra Times 26 Aug 1966 p 13 |
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