| Rope | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | thriller |
| Based on | Rope (play) 1927 play by Patrick Hamilton |
| Directed by | William Sterling |
| Starring | Bruce Beeby Roger Climpson June Collis |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | William Sterling |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 21 August 1957 (Sydney, live)[1] |
| Release | 20 September 1957 (Melbourne, tape)[2] |
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Rope is a 1957 Australian television film based on the play Rope by Patrick Hamilton. It was presented in real time.[3][4]
Broadcast live in Sydney, it was kinescoped/telerecorded for showing in Melbourne (these were the only Australian cities with TV at the time). Based on the play by Patrick Hamilton, it aired in a 70-minute time-slot on non-commercial ABC.
It was one of several Patrick Hamilton adaptations done on Australian television.[5] It was also arguably one of the first depictions of queer characters on Australian television.[6] Murder mysteries were popular subjects for Australian television plays.[7]
- ^ "All the TV Programmers". ABC Weekly. 21 August 1957. p. 34.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 19 September 1957.
- ^ "Talk about". ABC Weekly. 21 August 1957. p. 46.
- ^ "Television news". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1957. p. 7.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (20 March 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: Reflections in Dark Glasses". Filmink. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (14 June 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: A Season in Hell". Filmink.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 April 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Big Killing". Filmink. Retrieved 12 August 2024.