The Schippan Mystery
1984 Australian TV series or program
| The Schippan Mystery | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Kenneth G. Ross |
| Directed by | Di Drew |
| Starring | Joseph Fürst |
| Music by | Warren Abeshouse |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Alan Burke |
| Editor | Trevor Miller |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Release | 22 September 1984 (1984-09-22) |
The Schippan Mystery is a 1984 Australian television film about the murder of Bertha Schippan in 1902.[1][2] Directed by Di Drew, it was last of four telemovies called Verdict produced by the ABC dramatising real cases (the others being The Dean Case, The Amorous Dentist and Who Killed Hannah Jane?).[3] It is the only one of the four cases set outside of New South Wales.
Background
On 1 January 1902, 13-year-old Bertha Schippan was murdered in Towitta, South Australia.[4][5] Her sister, Mary, was initially arrested and tried for the crime, but was acquitted.[4]
Cast
- Sally McKenzie - Mary Schippan
- Brandon Burke - Gustave Nitschke
- Joseph Fürst - Mathias Schippan
- Dorothy Alison - Mrs. Schippan
- Desiree Smith - Bertha Schippan
- Michael Winchester - August Schippan
- Yves Stening - Willie Schippan
- Martin Vaughan - Detective Edward Priest
- Arthur Dignam - Sir Josiah Symon
- Matthew O'Sullivan - Mr. Stuart
- Julieanne Newbould
- Peter Dahlsen[7]
References
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p136
- ^ "Details of case". Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Waters and Thornton to star in new Crawford mini-series". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 158. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 September 1982. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "The Schippan Mystery | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b "The Schippan Mystery (1984) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ The Schippan Mystery, retrieved 28 December 2018
- ^ "C612 The Schippan Mystery". National Archives of Australia.
External links
- The Schippan Mystery at IMDb
- The Schippan Mystery at AustLit
- The Schippan Mystery at Screen Australia
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- My Three Angels (1962)
- The Young Victoria (1963)
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- Rusty Bugles (1965)
- Macbeth (1965)
- Dark Corridor (1965)
- The Prowler (1966)
- Antarctic Four (1966)
- The Survivor (1972)
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- Going Home (1981)
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- A Halo for Athuan (1984)
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- After Marcuse (1988)
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