The Misunderstanding

Summary

Rediffusion production for ITV of Albert Camus’ The Misunderstanding.

Theatre play

The Misunderstanding [Le Malentendu] by Albert Camus [more information]

Play synopsis

A peasant widow and her daughter are in the habit of murdering lonely travellers who stop at their mountain inn, but one night they murder the long-lost son/brother, whom they do not recognize.

Production history

First staged in Paris in 1943.

Date of transmission

Monday 21 June 1965

Time

9.40-11.00pm

Series

Play of the Week

Channel

ITV

Production company

Rediffusion (1964-68)

Credits

Director

Joan Kemp-Welch (1906-1999)

Playwright

Albert Camus

Translator

Kitty Black

Designer

Roy Stannard

Executive Producer

Antony Kearey

Cast

Ewan Hooper	Jan
Ruth Meyers	Martha
Pauline Munro	Maria
Flora Robson (1902-1984)	Mother
Patrick Troughton	The Manservant

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

Czech Republic, as theme or setting; French drama; murder

Print sources

Title

Television Briefing / Where & When (Newspaper listing)

Reference

The Observer, 20 June 1965, p. 22

Title

The Misunderstanding (Archive file)

Archive

BFI Reuben Library [more information]

Address

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London
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UK

Email

Use the contact form at http://www.bfi.org.uk/form/contact-bfi-library

Website

http://www.bfi.org.uk/education-research/bfi-reuben-library/visiting-bfi-reuben-library

Access

The BFI Library is open from 10.30am to 7.00pm, Tuesday to Saturday. Access to special collections material is by appointment.

Reference

Special Collections, Associated-Rediffusion Television papers, file reference ART/931

Notes

File contains cast list, Programme as Telecast document and contracts.

Title

The Misunderstanding on ITV (Newspaper review)

Author/creator

Mary Crozier (Reviewer)

Reference

The Guardian, 22 June 1966, p. 7

Title

TV Times, 17 June 1965 (Magazine)

Linking notes

pp. 17 (illustrated article) and 31 (listing)