| Escape from Singapore | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Power |
| Written by | John Power |
| Produced by | John Power |
| Starring | Don Crosby John Meillon Martin Vaughan Peter Gwynne |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | 1973 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Escape from Singapore is a 1973 Australian TV dramatised documentary about General Gordon Bennett and his escape from Singapore in World War II.[1]
It was a number of dramatised documentaries Power made for Australian TV. He spent ten months researching it, accessing papers provided by Bennett's widow.[2] It won Best Documentary at the 1974 TV Week Logie Awards.[3]
Cast
Reception
The Sun Herald praised it saying "a medal for this one."[4]
References
- ↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p29
- ↑ Review at Sydney Morning Herald 23 September 1973 accessed 26 June 2013
- ↑ TV Week Logie Awards 1974 Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 26 June 2013
- ↑ "A medal for the general". The Sun Herald. 30 September 1973. p. 81.
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