Adventure Story (1961 TV play)

Adventure Story
GenreHistorical Drama
Created byTerence Rattigan
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerRudolph Cartier
Running time111 min.
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release12 June 1961 (1961-06-12)
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Adventure Story is a British television play, based on the stage play by Terence Rattigan, and tells the story of Alexander the Great and his conquest of Persia.[1] It featured Sean Connery in his first starring role[2] and was praised at the time for its acting.[3]

  1. ^ "Rattigan on DVD: Sunday Night Theatre: Adventure Story (BBC, 1961)". 28 October 2011.
  2. ^ Sean Connery: The measure of a man by Christopher Bray, Faber and Faber (2010), p.65
  3. ^ Study of Alexander the Great, The Times, 13 June 1961