The Fighting Cock (1959)
- Directed by
- William Sterling
- Genre
- theatre
- Country
- Australia, France
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A family drama set in France about a man who wants to stand against modern complacency. The story focuses on his relationships and the clash between his ideals and reality.
stageytalkydramaticdomesticstiffliterateobservational
What happens
The Fighting Cock is a 1963 Australian television play. It is an adaptation of a play by Jean Anouilh whose original French title was L'Hurluberlu. In English, it had a run on Broadway, starring Rex Harrison. It was made at a time Australian drama was relatively rare. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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