Darlings of the Gods is a 1989 Australian mini series about the 1948 trip to Australia by Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh and the Old Vic Company, where Olivier and Leigh met Peter Finch.[1]
Darlings of the Gods | |
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Based on | book by Garry O'Connor |
Written by | Roger Simpson Graeme Farmer |
Directed by | Catherine Millar |
Starring | Anthony Higgins Mel Martin Jerome Ehlers |
Country of origin | Australia United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 x 2 hours |
Production | |
Producer | Roger Le Mesurier |
Running time | 120 min (2 episodes) |
Production company | Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
Film Victoria Simpson Le Mesurier Films Thames Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC (Australia) |
Release | 27 September 1989 |
Cast
edit- Anthony Higgins - Laurence Olivier
- Mel Martin - Vivien Leigh
- Jerome Ehlers - Peter Finch
- Rhys McConnochie - Ralph Richardson
- Anthony Hawkins - Cecil Tennant
- Barry Quin - Dan Cunningham
- Jackie Kelleher - Elsie Beyer
- Lindy Davies - Antonia Vaughan
- Nicki Paull - June Kelly
- Shane Briant - Cecil Beaton
Home Media
editNot Currently Available on DVD
References
edit- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p187
External links
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