Directed by Alan Burke Release date 25 February 1959 Language English Running time 1h 30m | Distributed by ABC Country Australia Director Alan Burke | |
Based on play The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder | ||
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The Skin of Our Teeth is a 1959 Australian TV play based on the play by Thorton Wilder. It starred John Ewart.
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- Vivien leigh in the skin of our teeth 1 2
- Vivien leigh in the skin of our teeth 2 2
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- References
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Plot
The story of life on Earth as lived by Mr and Mrs Antrobus, and their two children - and their maid, Sabina.
Cast
Production
It was directed by Alan Burke who had directed a production of Skin of Our Teeth on stage in Canberra in 1953 and had spent a day talking to Wilder in the US at the latter's New Haven home. He considered the meeting with Wilder one of the most important of his life.
"He is the most knowledgeable man I've ever met," said Burke. "He is a great humanist and has great faith in, mankind."
Reception
Burke said although the play had "tiny ratings... it represented the big break-through in the production of television plays."
References
The Skin of Our Teeth (1959 TV play) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA