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Adaptation of
Old Mrs Bilson
1975
single work
short story
autobiography
Issue Details:
First known date:
1976...
1976
The Singer and the Dancer
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Film Details - Columbia Pictures ; Australian Film Commission , 1976
Producers:
Gillian Armstrong.
Production Companies:
For mainstream release: Australian Film Commission (prepared the film for release as a 35mm film).
For mainstream release: Columbia Pictures (distributor).
Originally produced independently and aired at festivals.
Finance Organisations:
Film, Radio and Television Board of the Australia Council.
Director of Photography:
Russell Boyd.
Editors:
Nicholas Beauman.
Cast:
Ruth Cracknell (Mrs Bilson), Elizabeth Crosby (Charlie), Russell Kiefel (Pete), Jude Kuring (Mrs Herbert), Gerry Duggan (Doctor), Julie Dawson (Mrs Rogers), Kate Sheil (Young Mrs Bilson), Rob Steele (Jim Bilson), and Kerry Walker (Rose Buckley).
Release Dates:
Premiere: Sydney Film Festival, June 1976.
Mainstream release: April 1977 (Australia).
Location:
- Shot in Picton, New South Wales.
Awards:
- Sydney Film Festival, Greater Union Award for Best Narrative Film (1976).
