The 1942 play written by Fritz Hochwälder was originally performed in German as Das heilige Experiment, then translated into French then English.

According to one report, "With 16 speaking roles and extras numbering 23, The Strong Are Lonely will have the largest cast to appear in a “live” Australian TV drama.

[5] It was advertised as "the ABC's 56th live TV play, with an all-Australian cast... acclaimed in London, Paris and Rome as an outstanding contribution to contemporary drama.

[7] The Sydney Morning Herald called it "an absorbing live-play" where "the author's skilful working of the big issues involved being _matched in vital places by acting forceful and sizable enough to ensure safepassage for his arguments."

But, with television acting being such a difficult combination of both kinds of playing, they were fortunate to have the guidance of a producer like Raymond Menmuir, and the net outcome of the production, though finally a little flat and disappointing, was an entertainment of stature, substance and challenge.