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Rape of the Belt
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Wikipedia article
'Rape of the Belt' is a 1964 Australian television film based on the play by Benn Levy.
Plot
Heracles and Theseus, two celebrated heroes, arrive at Themiscyra, the Amazons' capital, to accomplish the ninth of the Labours of Heracles, stealing Hippolyte's belt. They are confronted by Antiope and Hippolyte.
Cast
*Tony Ward as Heracles
*Reg Livermore as Theseus
*Fernande Glyn as Antiope, the Amazonian Queen
*Arlene Dorgan as Hippolyte
*Neva Carr Glyn as Hera
*Chris Christensen as Zeus
*Sheila Kennelly as Hippobomene
*Ethel Lang as Thalestris
*Victoria Anoux as Anthea
*Susanne Haworth as Diasta
Production
Benn Levy's play had been performed by the Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1960. Star Tony Ward was best known at the time for presenting the show 'Seven Days'. Ward worked out for two months and grew a beard for the role. He injured his leg and used crutches during rehearsals.
Some scenes were shot as Kurnell and Whale Beach.
It was an early TV role for Reg Livermore.
Reception
The 'Sydney Morning Herald' called it "amusingly lively and buoyant."
References
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