The Power and the Glory

Summary: 1957 BBC Television production of Cannan and Bost’s play The Power and the Glory which is derived from Graham Greene’s novel of the same name.
Theatre play: The Power and the Glory by Denis Cannan and Graham Greene and Pierre Bost [more information]
Play synopsis: Greene’s novel ‘tells the story of a Roman Catholic priest in the state of Tabasco in Mexico during the 1930s, a time when the Mexican government, still effectively controlled by Plutarco Elías Calles, strove to suppress the Catholic Church’ (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_and_the_Glory). It has yt to be ascertained what elements of the novel provided the focus for the play.
Production history: Graham Greene’s novel The Power and the Glory was ‘adapted into a play by Denis Cannan in 1956 and performed in the Phoenix Theatre in London. [...] In 1959 it was adapted for television by the anthology series Play of the Week, with James Donald as the priest. A highly acclaimed 1961 US television version, released theatrically overseas, featured Laurence Olivier in the role.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_and_the_Glory.
Date of transmission: Thursday 1 August 1957
Time: 8.00pm (90 mins)
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Stuart Burge

Playwright

Playwright

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Designer

Associate Producer

Finlay J. Macdonald

Cast

Play tags: adaptation of novel; Mexico, as theme or setting; Roman Catholicism

Title: A Tense Play by Graham Greene: Realistic Camera Work (Newspaper review)
Reference: The Manchester Guardian, 2 August 1957, p. 5

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