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form y separately published work icon Quigley Down Under single work   film/TV   western  
Alternative title: Quigley
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Quigley Down Under
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Film Details - Pathé Productions , 1990

Producers:

Stanley O'Toole and Alexandra Rose.

Production Companies:

Pathé Productions.

Director of Photography:

Ross Major.

Editors:

Peter Burgess.

Production Designers:

David Eggby.

Music:

Basil Poledouris.

Cast:

Including Tom Selleck (Matthew Quigley), Laura San Giacomo (Crazy Cora), Alan Rickman (Elliott Marston), Chris Haywood (Major Ashley-Pitt), Ron Haddrick (Grimmelman), Tony Bonner (Dobkin), Jerome Ehlers (Coogan), Conor McDermottroe (Hobb), Roger Ward (Brophy), Ben Mendelsohn (O'Flynn), Steve Dodd (Kunkurra), Nosepeg (as Nosepeg O.B.E.) (Elder), Billy Stockman (Elder), Gnarnayarrahe Waitairie (Kajubi), and Cory Tjapaltjarri (Little Bit).

Additional Indigenous cast members, including the following, were credited as 'Aborigine':

Paul Gurrumurruwuy Wunungmurra, Mark Yapupu, Curtis Dhambili, Johnny Djiliwuy No. 2, Wilson Wtrrikuwuy, Michael Mathangdan, Richard Bulupal, Sebastian Warrangu, Bruce Burrngu Burrngu, Trevor Warrarka, Glen Warrandalaitj, Lindsay Raparr'Awuy, Peter Daitjirri, Andrew Mangnan, Tom Murrnaling, Helen Gatja, Stephanie Djingiritj, Alice Gathayalnga, Lyn Wanyganwuy, Ruth Balpiyangay, Leonie Buminya, Dorothy Warnggarrknga, Edna Gawuda, Rachel Yandhing, Sylvia Yalumbuluwuy, Wendy Rarrumiya, Kirsten Galumay, Leonie Ganudha, Lisa Duwarringy, Rosafly Dungurrang, Phyllis Walarrangga, Kahleen Nungapan, Rosalind Wunungmurra, Simeon Rikamawuy, and Joseph Yamalpurra.


Release Dates:

17 October 1990 (premiere: Hollywood).

13 June 1991 (Australian release).


Location:

  • Filmed on location, largely in central Australia and the Northern Territory, but also in Victoria (including Warrnambool).

Awards:

  • Golden Reel Award, Best Sound Editing - Foreign Feature (won), 1991.
  • PFS Award (Political Film Society, USA), Humna Rights Award (nominated), 1991.
Subjects:
Settings:
  • c
    Australia,
    c
  • 1800-1899
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