The Amorous Dentist
| The Amorous Dentist | |
|---|---|
| Based on | The Amorous Dentist: A True Story by Robert Travers |
| Written by | Ted Roberts |
| Directed by | Peter Fisk |
| Starring | Robert Grubb |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Burke |
| Running time | 75 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 1983 |
The Amorous Dentist is a 1983 Australian television film which was the second of four telemovies called Verdict produced by the ABC dramatising real cases (the others being The Dean Case, Who Killed Hannah Jane?, and The Schippan Mystery).[1]
Premise
[edit]In 1865, Sydney-based dentist Dr Louis Bertrand falls in love with a patient's wife. When the patient dies he is arrested for murder.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Robert Grubb as Dr. Louis Bertrand
- Juliet Jordan as Maria Kinder
- Robin Bowering as Henry Kinder
- David Atkins as Alfred Burne
- Rhys McConnochie
- Elaine Mangan as Jane Bertrand
- Ron Haddrick as Butler
References
[edit]- ^ "Waters and Thornton to star in new Crawford mini-series". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 158. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 September 1982. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p5-6
External links
[edit]- The Amorous Dentist at Austlit
- The Amorous Dentist at IMDb
- The Amorous Dentist at Screen Australia
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