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form y separately published work icon The Little Convict single work   film/TV   children's   historical fiction  
Alternative title: Toby and the Koala Bear
Note: Screenplay by John Palmer, based on an original storyline by Yoram Gross.
Issue Details: First known date: 1979... 1979 The Little Convict
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Film Details - Yoram Gross Film Studios , 1979

Producers:

Yoram Gross.

Production Companies:

Yoram Gross Films.

Finance Organisations:

The Australian Film Commission.

Director of Photography:

Brian Probyn.

Editors:

Rod Hay.

Music:

Bob Young.

Cast:

Rolf Harris (Grandpa), Paul Bertram (voice), Ron Falk (voice), Gary Files (voice), Anne Haddy (voice), Brian Harrison (voice), Sean Hinton (voice), Harry Lawrence (voice), Gary Marika (voice), Richard Meikle (voice), Kerry McGuire (voice), John Hanlon (voice), Barbara Frawley (voice), Tim Aherne (Character Actor: live action), Don Boland (Character Actor: live action), Kerry Devlin (Character Actor: live action), John Farndale (Character Actor: live action), Barry McDonald (Character Actor: live action), Albert Muir (Character Actor: live action), Robert Quilter (Character Actor: live action), and Annabel Quinn (Character Actress: live action).

Release Dates:

20 December 1979 (Australia).

Location:

  • Filmed in New South Wales, including Brisbane Water National Park, Old Sydney Town (Somersby), and Carisbrook (Lane Cove).

Notes:

Script editor: Moya Wood.

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