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Film Details - 1985
Producers:
Patricia Edgar (executive producer); Sandra Levy and Julia Overton (producers).
Production Companies:
Australian Children's Television Foundation.
Director of Photography:
David Gribble.
Editors:
Paul Healy.
Production Designers:
Robert Flaherty.
Music:
Michael Norton.
Cast:
Dennis Miller (Ron Guthrie), Anne Grigg (Di Guthrie), Ken Talbot (Ben Guthrie), Sheila Florance (Esme), Toni Allaylis (Claire Guthrie), John Clayton (Wal), Candy Raymond (Jean), David Downer (Barry), Maggie Dence (Psychiatrist), Ron Graham (Abbatoir Manager), Judi Farr (Abbatoir Manager's Wife), Mercia Deane-Johns (Police), Ian Nimmo (Police), Richard Moir (Minister), John Hamblin (Doctor), Lance Curtis (Teacher), Sharon Millerchip (Amanda), Mark Kounnas (Jason), Adam Bowen (Fur Shop Salesman), Haydn Keenan (Shoe Shop Salesman), Richard Pedicini (Milk Bar Proprietor), Esben Storm (Leo George).
Awards:
- Chosen for screening at the 11th International Kinderfilm Festival, Frankfurt, 1985.
- Award finalist (Children's Program category), Banff Television Festival, Canada, 1986.
- Special Jury Prize for Cinematic Impact, Chicago International Festival of Children's Films, 1986.
