It was based on a play by Jean-Paul Sartre and was directed by Royston Morley.
A recording was made of this and shown in Brisbane on 17 November 1959[1] and Melbourne on 10 February 1960.
[4] At the end of World War Two, in the mythical European country of Illythia, the German armies are retreating from the Russians.
Hugo, a young intellectual who wants to be revolutionary hero, sets about assassinating Hoederer, leader of the local communist party.
[5] The Sydney Morning Herald TV reviewer wrote that the play was "a little slow in movement, because of the sheer weight of its talk... [but] was given an absorbing live performance... the cast was uncommonly strong.