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Screen cap from promotional trailer
Adaptation of
The Removalists
1971
single work
drama
Issue Details:
First known date:
1975...
1975
The Removalists
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Film Details - Margaret Fink Productions , 1975
Producers:
Margaret Fink (Producer)
Richard Brennan (Associate Producer)
Production Companies:
Margaret Fink Productions
Finance Organisations:
Australian Film Development Corporation
Director of Photography:
Graham Lind
Editors:
Anthony Buckley
Production Designers:
William Hutchinson
Music:
Original music written and performed by Galapagos Duck
Cast:
Peter Cummins (Sergeant Dan Simmonds), John Hargreaves (Constable Neville Ross), Jacki Weaver (Marilyn Carter), Kate Fitzpatrick (Kate Mason), Martin Harris (Kenny Carter), Chris Haywood (Rob, The Removalist).
Release Dates:
1. Premiered on 16 October 1975 at the Century Theatre, Sydney.
2. Released on videocassette format in the 1980s (n. yr.) by Maxwell's Multimedia Collection and Video Classics. Re-released on DVD format in 2007 by Umbrella Entertainment.
Notes:
1. The first feature production by Margaret Fink's production company, The Removalists was made on a budget of $250,000, with the major investment being through the Australian Film Development Corporation. While reviews were generally favourable, the film failed to generate the same popularity as the play.
