Point of Departure (1966)

Directed by

Henri Safran

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A television film commemorating Greek theatre, part of a series of plays produced by the ABC. It tells a story about departure in some form, set against a classical background.

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What happens

"Point of Departure" is a 1966 Australian television film. It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. "Point of Departure" aired on 22 June 1966 in Sydney, on 29 June 1966 in Melbourne, and on 27 July 1966 in Brisbane. It was one of three plays put on by the ABC to commemorate 2,500 years of Greek theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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