Treason (1959)

- Directed by
- William Sterling
- Country
- Australia
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This is a live Australian television drama about the 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler during World War Two. It follows the conspirators as they plan and carry out their failed attempt.
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What happens
Treason is a 1959 Australian television live drama, which aired on ABC about the 20 July plot during World War Two. Originally broadcast 16 December 1959 in Melbourne, a kinescope ("telerecording") was made of the program and shown in Sydney on 13 January 1960. It was an adaptation of a stage play by Welsh writer Saunders Lewis, which had previously been adapted as an episode of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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