The Life and Death of King Richard II (1960 film)
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The Life and Death of King Richard II was a 1960 Australian live TV production of the play by William Shakespeare directed by Raymond Menmuir.[2] It aired on 5 October 1960 and was one of the most elaborate productions made for Australian TV at that time.[3][4]
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The Life and Death of King Richard II | |
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Genre | Shakespeare |
Based on | play by William Shakespeare |
Screenplay by | Alan Seymour |
Directed by | Ray Menmuir |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Ray Menmuir associate Storry Walton |
Production company | ABC |
Budget | £6,000[1] |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 5 October 1960 (1960-10-05) (Sydney, live) 12 October 1960 (1960-10-12) (Melbourne, taped)[1] |
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The ABC decided to suspend peak-hour programs to transmit the show live using all three of the ABC's Gore Hill TV studios. An obituary of Menmuir called this "a concept of such complexity and audacity that it was never repeated."[5]