The Schippan Mystery Explained

Director:Di Drew
Producer:Alan Burke
Starring:Joseph Fürst
Music:Warren Abeshouse
Editor:Trevor Miller
Company:ABC
Runtime:86 minutes
Country:Australia
Language:English

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. Her sister, Mary, was initially arrested and tried for the crime, but was acquitted.[4]

Cast

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p136
  2. Web site: Details of case . 26 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160123145418/http://www.sedan.sa.au/bertha-schippan/ . 23 January 2016 . dead.
  3. News: Waters and Thornton to star in new Crawford mini-series . . 57 . 17,158 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 19 September 1982 . 12 February 2017 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: The Schippan Mystery AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. www.austlit.edu.au. 2018-12-28.
  5. Web site: The Schippan Mystery (1984) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia. www.screenaustralia.gov.au. 2018-12-28.
  6. Web site: C612 The Schippan Mystery . National Archives of Australia.