Wuthering Heights (1959 TV play)
| Wuthering Heights | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Burke |
| Written by | Nigel Kneale |
| Based on | novel by Emily Bronte |
| Starring |
Lew Luton Delia Williams |
Production company |
ABC |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release dates | 1959 |
Running time | 100 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Wuthering Heights is a 1959 Australian TV play adapted from the novel Wuthering Heights. It was directed by Alan Burke and based on a script by Nigel Kneale.
Cast
- Lew Lutton as Heathcliffe
- Delia Williams as Cathy
- Annette Andre
- David Bluford
- Richard Davies
- Geoffrey King
- Hugh Stewart
- Nancye Stewart
- Lou Vernon
Production
The story was mostly filmed lived, but with some pre-recorded segments filmed around Sydney.[1] Lew Luton was a DJ and presenter of teen shows at the time.[2]
Reception
It was one of three plays Alan Burke directed that year. He said they all received "tiny ratings" and that Wuthering Heights "was too large for our television conditions, and things went wrong."[3]
The reviewer for The Age said the play was disappointing, "the atmosphere of bleakness and howling winds was not created with realism. Noises off were much too prevalent. The casting was not up to standard... Luton showed a lack of understanding on the part of both actor and producer."[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "T.V. Highlights". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 28 October 1959. p. 11. Retrieved 21 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑
- ↑ Interview with Alan Burke
- ↑ "Disappointing TV Drama" 17 December 1959