The Runner | |
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Written by | Alan Seymour |
Directed by | Brett Porter |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 60 mins |
Original release | |
Release | 24 October 1962 |
The Runner is a 1962 Australian television play written by Alan Seymour which screened on ATN 7. [1]
A copy of the script was sent to Herb Elliott to see if he would take offence. He wrote back saying he approved of the play. [2]
In January 1961 it was announced the play had been filmed. [3]
It aired on Wednesday 24 October 1962 at 8 pm as part of a series of programs called By Special Request. [4]
The critic for the Sydney Morning Herald wrote that the play "exemplified his [Seymour's] gift for finding subjects of universal potential combined with a central relevance to Australian occupations..."The Runner" promised well by taking as its central character a young Australian athlete rigorously trained to achieve fame far outdistancing his personal readiness for it." [5]