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The Tower (1965)

The Tower poster
Directed by
Christopher Muir
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A TV play adaptation of Hal Porter's work. It focuses on characters in a confined setting with emotional weight.

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What happens

"The Tower" is a 1964 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It aired on 2 December 1964 as a stand-alone in Melbourne and on 28 April 1965 as part of Wednesday Theatre in Sydney. It aired on 6 January 1965 in Brisbane. It was based on a play by Hal Porter and directed by Christopher Muir in the ABC's studios in Melbourne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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