The Leith Ratten case

A dramatised recreation of the trial and conviction of Leith Ratten for the murder of his wife in Shepparton in 1970. Examines the events preceeding the trial and reexamines the evidence. Stars Danny Adcock and Julie Dawson.

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Credits

director

Tristram Miall

producer

Murray Travers

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508131

Language

English

Subject categories

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Trials

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1980

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