Waters of the Moon (1961)

Directed by

Christopher Muir

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of wealthy British expatriates in India gather at a hill station. They deal with loneliness and lost love during their stay.

stageytalkymelancholicbritisharistocraticnostalgicquietdramatic

What happens

Waters of the Moon is a 1951 stage play by N. C. Hunter which originally ran for two years at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from April 1951 to May 1953. It was adapted into a 1961 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. This version was directed by Christopher Muir. In 1978 it was revived at the Theatre Royal Haymarket with Ingrid Bergman as Helen Lancaster and Wendy Hiller, who had appeared in the original 1951 production, now playing the role of Mrs. Whyte. It was also televised by ITV (H.M. Tennent for ATV) on 14 November 1956, in the Play of the Week strand and by the BBC on 27 December 1959, 24 December 1968 and 30 December 1983. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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