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Cross of Gold (1965)

Cross of Gold poster
Directed by
Patrick Barton
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A television adaptation of Balzac's novel about a young woman who lives under the control of her miserly father. It focuses on her limited life and the arrival of a relative.

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What happens

"Cross of Gold" is a 1965 Australian television film which aired on ABC. It is based on the 1833 novel Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac. It was produced in ABC's Melbourne studios. It aired in a 75-minute time-slot. Per a search of their website, the National Archives may hold a copy, with running time listed as 1:14:33. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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