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Photo Finish (1965)

Photo Finish poster
Directed by
Oscar Whitbread
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly man reflects on his past as various versions of himself appear. The story plays out as a theatrical confrontation with his younger selves.

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What happens

"Photo Finish" is a 1965 Australian teleplay based on a play by Peter Ustinov. It screened on ABC and was produced by Oscar Whitbread and starred Frank Thring. "Photo Finish" aired on 10 November 1965 in Melbourne and Sydney. Thring played the role on stage the year before. It was part of Wednesday Theatre. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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