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==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | Subtitled “An Adventure in Biography it tells of Sam, | + | Subtitled “An Adventure in Biography it tells of Sam, a writer who is visited by ghosts from his past – himself at the ages of twenty, forty, and sixty. |
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Performed at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, (Feb 12, 1963 - Jun 29, 1963) | Performed at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, (Feb 12, 1963 - Jun 29, 1963) | ||
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Translated into German as ''[[Endspurt]]'' ("Final Sprint"). | Translated into German as ''[[Endspurt]]'' ("Final Sprint"). | ||
| − | Made into a German movie in 1963 (directed by Harry Meyen) and an | + | Made into a German movie in 1963 (directed by Harry Meyen) and an Australian television movie (teleplay) that aired on ABC as part of the Wednesday Theatre series in 1965. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:35, 28 September 2026
Photo Finish is a comedy by Peter Ustinov (1921 – 2004)
Contents
The original text
Subtitled “An Adventure in Biography it tells of Sam, a writer who is visited by ghosts from his past – himself at the ages of twenty, forty, and sixty.
Performed at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York, (Feb 12, 1963 - Jun 29, 1963)
Published as Photo Finish. An Adventure in Biography in Three Acts by Little, Brown and co in 1962.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into German as Endspurt ("Final Sprint").
Made into a German movie in 1963 (directed by Harry Meyen) and an Australian television movie (teleplay) that aired on ABC as part of the Wednesday Theatre series in 1965.
Performance history in South Africa
1996: The German stage version performed in Cape Town by Das Kleine Theater am Kap.
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4121814/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_2_accord_1_cdt_c_23
https://openlibrary.org/works/OL35320661W/Photo_Finish?edition=key%3A/books/OL51003415M
https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/99654/photo-finish
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/photo-finish-2986
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065694/
The KTK website (last updated in 2000, now defunct) http://www.ktk.co.za/default.htm
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