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Film Details - McElroy and McElroy ; Western Film Productions ; UAA Films , 1984
Producers:
Hal McElroy.
Production Companies:
McElroy and McElroy, UAA Films, and Western Film Productions.
Director of Photography:
Dean Semler.
Editors:
William M. Anderson.
Production Designers:
Bryce Walmsley.
Music:
Iva Davies.
Cast:
Gregory Harrison (Carl Winters), Arkie Whiteley (Sarah Cameron), Bill Kerr (Jake Cullen), Chris Haywood (Benny Baker), David Argue (Dicko Baker), Judy Morris (Beth Winters), John Howard (Danny), John Ewart (Turner), Don Smith (Wallace), Mervyn Drake (Andy), Redmond Phillips (the Magistrate), Alan Becher (Counsel), Peter Schwarz (Lawyer), Beth Child (Louise Cullen), and Rick Kennedy (Farmer).
Release Dates:
19 April 1984 (Australia).
Location:
- Filmed in New South Wales, including Silverton and Broken Hill.
Awards:
- Cinematographer of the Year, Australian Cinematographers Society, 1984.
- Best Achievement in Cinematography, AFI Award, 1984.
- Best Achievement in Editing, AFI Award, 1984.
- Best Original Music Score (nomination), AFI Awards, 1984.
- Best Achievement in Sound (nomination, AFI Award, 1984.
- Best Achievement in Production Design (nomination), AFI Award, 1984.
- Grand Prize (nomination), Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, 1985.
Settings:
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
