A View from the Bridge
- Summary
- This Rediffusion production of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge, directed by Joan Kemp-Welch, was the first presentation of the play on British television. Raf Vallone had previously played the part of Eddie in Paris and in a film of the play.
- Theatre play
- A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller [more information]
- Date of transmission
- Monday 4 April 1966
- Time
- 9.40pm
- Series
- Play of the Week
- Channel
- ITV
- Production company
- Rediffusion (1964-68)
Credits
- Director
- Joan Kemp-Welch (1906-1999)
- Playwright
- Arthur Miller
- Designer
- Michael Yates
- Executive Producer
- Peter Willes
- Cast
Francesca Annis Catherine David Bauer Alfieri Katharine Blake Beatrice Tom Busby First Immigration Officer John Collin Marco Muguette De Braie Mrs Lipari Hal Gallili Louis Bob Howay Tony Colin Maitland Second Immigration Officer Ray Marioni Mr Lipari Bill Nagy Mike Harvey Spencer Rodolpho Raf Vallone Eddie Carbone
Additional details
- Extant status
- No archival copy is known to exist.
- Play tags
- America, as theme or setting; American drama
Print sources
- Title
- A Scene from the Television Production of Arthur Miller’s Play (Image from the production)
- Reference
- The Times, 4 April 1966, 5
- Notes
- Image of Raf Vallone, Francesca Annis and Harvey Spencer.
- Title
- A View from the Bridge, 1966 (Archive file)
- Archive
- BFI Reuben Library [more information]
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- Reference
- Special Collections, Associated-Rediffusion Television papers
- Notes
- This file contains a brochure from the Publicity Department (which includes Arthur Miller’s views on the play, on writing and on life, derived from a rare interview), the cast list and contracts.
- Title
- Arthur Miller on the small screen 4: A View from the Bridge (Blog article)
- Author/creator
- Amanda Wrigley (Author)
- Reference
- http://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/arthur-miller-4-a-view-from-the-bridge, published 2 June 2013
- Title
- Doom of a Docker (Review)
- Author/creator
- Maurice Richardson (Reviewer)
- Reference
- The Guardian, 10 April 1966, 20
- Title
- Looking In: Arthur Miller’s Ennobling Modem Tragedy (Review)
- Reference
- The Times, 5 April 1966, 13
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