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The Man Who Shot the Albatross

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'The Man Who Shot the Albatross' is a 1972 television film based on the play by Ray Lawler about the Rum Rebellion. It featured the same cast that were in the 1971 stage production.

Cast



*Leo McKern as Captain Bligh

*Michael Aitkens

*John Ewart

*Gary Day

*Peter Norton

*John Orcsik

*Frank Thring

*Simon Chilvers

*Patricia Kennedy

*Malcolm Phillips

Production



Ray Lawler's play premiered at the MTC in 1971 and was directed by John Sumner. It marked Leo McKern's return to Australia after a number of years away. It was Lawler's first play produced in Australia for a number of years.

The production toured around Australia.

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