Directed by Colin Dean Country Australia Director Colin Dean | Distributed by ABC Language English Running time 55 minutes | |
Based on the novel King and Country by James Lansdale Hodson. Release date 17 October 1962 (Sydney)
28 November 1962 (Melbourne) | ||
The Case of Private Hamp is a 1962 Australian television film which aired on ABC. Despite the wiping of the era, a copy of the presentation exists as a kinescope recording.
Contents
It was based on a novel which was turned into the 1964 film King and Country.
Plot
The court martial of Private Arthur Hamp who was accused of desertion in Passchendaele, France, 1917.
Cast
Reception
The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald said it featured "capable acting"
References
The Case of Private Hamp Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA