The Misanthrope is a 1974 Australian film adaptation of the play The Misanthrope by Moliere. It was one of a series of four play adaptations the ABC made around this time, others including Hamlet, A Hard God and Spoiled.
John Tasker produced the original stage production for the Greenroom Society at the University of New South Wales. Robyn Graham did the stage design. The production was so well received it was filmed by the ABC.
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Premise
Alceste is determined to tell the truth in life. He falls in love with Celimene.
Cast
John Krummel as Alceste
Fay Kelton as Celimene
Neil Fitzpatrick as Oronte
June Collins as Arsinoe
Paul Roebuck as Philinte
Rosalind Hinde as Eliante
Graham Byrne as Clitandra
Denis Scott as Dubois
Pierre Romano as Basque