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The Criminals (film)

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The Criminals
Ad from The Sydney Morning Herald 5 September 1962
Written byWilliam Haulke
Eric Paice,
Directed byHenri Safran
StarringKen Goodlet
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins[1]
Original release
Release5 September 1962 (1962-09-05)

The Criminals is a 1962 Australian TV movie. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[2]

Plot

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In London, a cracksman helps people in a firm help him with a robbery. Four men people are trapped after a robbery.

Cast

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Production

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It was Henri Safran's last play before he left for a six-month overseas tour. The production was shot in Sydney.[3]

Reception

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The Bulletin said it was "no Rififi but it was fairly good television drama, with a solid performance by Ken Goodlet."[4] The Woman's Weekly called it "well produced".[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 1962. p. 15.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  3. ^ "Criminals Live TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 1962. p. 14.
  4. ^ Roberts, Frank (15 September 1962). "REVIEWS TELEVISION DINNY WAS "BLOODY TINNY"". The Bulletin. p. 34.
  5. ^ "How TV will cover the America's Cup". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 19 September 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via Trove.
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