AustLit
Film Details - Cambridge Productions , 1982
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Cast:
Incl. Tom Burlinson (Jim Craig); Kirk Douglas (Harrison / Spur); Sigrid Thornton (Jessica Harrison); Jack Thompson (Clancy); Terence Donovan (Henry Craig); Lorraine Bayly (Rosemary Hume); Tommy Dysart (Mountain Man); Bruce Kerr (Man in Street); David Bradshaw (Banjo Paterson); Tony Bonner (Kane); June Jago (Mrs Bailey); Chris Haywood (Curly); Kristopher Steele (Moss); Gus Mercurio (Frew); Howard Eynon (Short Man); John Nash (Tall Man); Robert Lowe [uncredited]; Ian Zimmerman (Stable Boy - uncredited).
Mountain Horsemen: Jack Lovick, Charlie Lovick, John Lovick, Frank Hearn, Jack Purcell.
Crack Riders: Gerald Egan, Ken Connley, Mick Hulse, Max Scanlon, Peter McElroy, Dick Forrest, Chester Wallis, Brian Wallis, Peter Wallis, Bernie Wallis, Terry Walsh, Geoff Burrowes, Graeme Stoney, Lloyd Parkes, Bill Stacey, Brendan Purcell, Greg Purcell, Paul Purcell, Rob Purcell, Ron Purcell, Noel Egan, Basil Egan, Ricky Spottiswood, Bruce McCormack, John Coombes, Adrian Daniels, Gerard Comerford, Bill Willoughby.
Additional Riders: Rocky Black, Heath Harris, Jim James, Joe Jury, Peter Maher, Stan McKay, Tom Purcell, Kevin Stewart, Louis Trifunovic, Bob Vienna, Jim Walsh.
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Location:
- Filmed on location in Victoria around the Mansfield district and in Merrijig. Interior scenes filmed at studios in Melbourne.
Awards:
- Australian Film Institute Awards (1982), Best Original Music Score - Bruce Rowland (winner)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (1982), Best Achievement in Cinematography - Keith Wagstaff (nominated)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (1982), Best Achievement in Sound - Terry Rodman, Gary Wilkins, and Robert J. Litt (nominated)
- Golden Globes (1983), Golden Globe, Best Foreign Film (nominated)
- Montréal World Film Festival (1982), Most Popular Film (winner)