| Series: | Wednesday Theatre |
| Season: | 1 |
| Episode: | 39 |
| Director: | Henri Safran |
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| Length: | 75 mins[1] |
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"Tartuffe" is a 1965 Australian television film directed by Henri Safran and starring Tony Bonner and Ron Haddrick.[2] It was an episode of Wednesday Theatre and filmed in Sydney at ABC's Gore Hill Studios.[3] [4] It aired on 13 October 1965 in Sydney and Melbourne,[5] and on 20 October 1965 in Brisbane.[6]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[7]
Tartuffe convinces the rich merchant Organ he is a saint. Organ agrees for Tartuffe to marry his daughter although Tartuffe is actually interested in seducing Organ's wife.[8]
Henri Safran said the play was "less a satire of hypocrisy than a condemnation of those who, by exaggerating their religious devotion, become prey for the cupidity of imposters."[9]
The Canberra Times acclaimed it as one of the best productions of the year.[10]
The Age called it "a thoroughly enjoyable experience."[11]