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Adaptation of
Dusty : The Story of a Sheep Dog
1946
single work
children's fiction
Issue Details:
First known date:
1983...
1983
Dusty
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Film Details - Dusty Productions , 1983
Producers:
Gil Brealey (Producer)
Brian Douglas (Supervising Producer - Kestral Films
Production Companies:
Dusty Productions
Kestral Films Australia
Finance Organisations:
Film Victoria
Director of Photography:
Alex McPhee
Editors:
David Grieg
Production Designers:
Robbie Perkins
Composer:
Jerry Goldsmith
Frank Strangio
Cast:
Bill Kerr (Tom Lincoln), Noel Trevarthen (Harry Morrison), Carol Burns (Clara), John Stanton (Railey Jordan), Nick Holland (Jack Morrison), Dan Lynch (Ron), Kati Edwards (Mrs Muspratt), William Kerr (Jim Logan), Ed Thurley (Fred Patterson), Mary Howlett (Mrs Patterson), Peter Aanensen (Mr Brownless), Pam Murphy (Mrs Brownless), Reg Gorman (Watson), Nevil Thurgood (Arch Jackson), Kim Trengove (Barmaid), Andrea Butcher (Sally), Terry Trimble (Commentator), Phillip Day (Shearer), Andrew Clement (Shearer).
Release Dates:
1. Released in Australia on 23 April 1983.
2. Released on videocassette format ca. 1990 by Dusty Productions and Kestral Films.
Awards:
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1982) Best Actor in a Lead Role - Bill Kerr (nomination)
Notes:
Also known as Dusty - Viisas Koiraystävä (Finland) and Dusty, der Wüstenhund (West Germany)
