The Case of Private Hamp

The Case of Private Hamp is a 1962 Australian television film which aired on the ABC.

[4] It was based on a 1955 novel by James Lansdale Hodson which was turned into the 1964 film King and Country.

[5][6] The court martial of Private Arthur Hamp who was accused of desertion in Passchendaele, France, 1917.

Designer Jack Montgomery created trenches by mixing bran with black earth.

"[3] The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald said it featured "capable acting"[8] The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald critic called it "a first rate piece of drama, with a case and a quality of acting that was well-nigh flawless.