The Criminals (film)

The Criminals is a 1962 Australian TV movie. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]

The Criminals
Ad from SM 5 Sep 1962
Directed byHenri Safran
Written byWilliam Haulke
Eric Paice,
StarringKen Goodlet
Distributed byABC
Release dates
5 September 1962
26 September 1962[1]
Running time
60 mins[2]
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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

Cast

Production

It was Henri Safran's last play before he left for a six-month overseas tour. The production was shot in Sydney.[4]

Reception

The Bulletin said it was "no Rififi but it was fairly good television drama, with a solid performance by Ken Goodlet."[5] The Woman's Weekly called it "well produced".[6]

See also

References

  1. ""Trapped" Suspense". The Age. 20 September 1962. p. 15.
  2. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 1962. p. 15.
  3. Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  4. "Criminals Live TV". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 September 1962. p. 14.
  5. Roberts, Frank (15 September 1962). "REVIEWS TELEVISION DINNY WAS "BLOODY TINNY"". The Bulletin. p. 34.
  6. "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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