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The Runaway (1966)

The Runaway poster
Directed by
Storry Walton
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A television play about a person who runs away from home. The story follows what happens after they leave and the people they meet.

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What happens

"The Runaway" is a 1966 Australian television play. It aired on 19 October 1966 in Sydney, and on 16 November 1966 in Melbourne, on ABC as part of Wednesday Theatre. It was written by John Croyston, who was better known as a producer; this was his first script for TV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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