The Strong are Lonely

Summary
Granada Television production for ITV of The Strong are Lonely, an English version of Das Heilige Experiment by Fritz Hochwälder.
Theatre play
The Strong are Lonely [Das Heilige Experiment] by Fritz Hochwälder (1911-1986) [more information]
Date of transmission
Wednesday 29 October 1958
Time
8.30-10pm
Series
Play of the Week
Channel
ITV
Production company
Granada Television (1956-)

Credits

Director
Julian Amyes
Playwright
Fritz Hochwälder (1911-1986)
Translator
Eva Le Gallienne (into English)
Designer
Darrell Lass
Cast
Aleksander BrowneCandia
Alfred BurkeLorenzo Querini
Roger DelgadoAlvaro Catalde
Robert EddisonDon Pedro de Miura
Victor FrancenFather Provincial
Arthur GomezGarcia Queseda
Laurence HardyBishop of Buenos Aires
Peter IllingAndre Cornelis
Paul LeeLadislaus Oros
Emrys LeyshonWilliam Clarke
Jan MuzurusYoung Indian
George PravdaRochus Lieberman
Nicholas ShiafkalisYoung Indian
Frank SinguineauNaguacu
Shivendra SinhaBarrigua
Julian SomersJose Bustillos
Derek SydneyCaptain Arago
Inia Te WiataAcatu
Leonard WhiteCaptain Villano

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
18th-century setting; Christianity; Paraguay, as theme or setting; Roman Catholicism

Print sources

Title
Plays for the Millions: The First 75. A Cross Index of Granada TV Play Productions (Book)
Reference
Published by Granada TV Network, 1960
Title
TV Times, 24 October 1958 (Magazine)
Linking notes
listing, p. 31

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