Christopher Muir Christopher Muir i(A130443 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 1 form y separately published work icon Shadow on the Wall Ru Pullan , ( dir. Christopher Muir ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1968 22801075 1968 single work film/TV
1 3 form y separately published work icon The Tower Noel Robinson , ( dir. Christopher Muir ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1965 7119714 1965 single work film/TV

A faithful adaptation of Hal Porter's The Tower. 

Synopsis of the original play:

"The Tower takes place in 1850s Hobart, in the mansion of wealthy Sir Rodney de Havilland. Members of Sir Rodney’s household include his spinster sister Hester, his wheelchair-bound step-daughter Amy, his new 19 year-old-wife Selina, and creepy 14 year old son Edwin. Amy falls off the new tower being built on top of the house and signs point to it not being an accident. Was it suicide? Was she pushed? There are lots of twists and memorable characters (including a hunky ex-convict and dodgy maid), and the house is a wonderfully creepy setting in the style of Thornfield Hall or Manderley."

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1 2 form y separately published work icon The Astronauts Don Houghton , ( dir. Christopher Muir ) Melbourne : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1961 15959806 1961 single work film/TV

'An original Australian TV play about men training to be astronauts (two Americans, a Britisher and an Australian) at an Australian research facility' (FilmInk)
1 1 form y separately published work icon Eye of the Night Kay Keavney , ( dir. Christopher Muir ) Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1960 6464548 1960 single work film/TV thriller crime

According to a contemporary newspaper report, the television play 'concerns a mature man who throughout his life been has dominated by his mother.'

The report also paraphrases producer/director Christopher Muir as noting that 'preparation for the drama entailed visits to the Police department to study criminal detection techniques–and conferences with leading psychologists.'

Source:

'Psychological Drama', The Age, 18 February 1960, p.12.
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