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form y separately published work icon Castor and Pollux single work   film/TV  
Alternative title: Castor and Pollux : A Tale of Two Spiritual Brothers
Issue Details: First known date: 1973... 1973 Castor and Pollux
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Film Details - Australian Film and Television School , 1973

Producers:

Tom Manefield

Production Companies:

Australian Film and Television School

Director of Photography:

Phillip Noyce

Editors:

Phillip Noyce
David Stiven

Release Dates:

1. 1973
2. Released on videocassette format by the Australian Film and Television School (n. yr.).

Awards:

  • Sydney Film Festival (1974) Rouben Mamoulian Award (winner)

Notes:

1. Additional camera work by Tom Cowan and Bill Constable.
2. Filmed on a budget of $3,000, Castor and Pollux is an early Australian example of the 'direct cinema' (or cinema verite) that had already become popular in Europe.

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