Denis Whitburn Denis Whitburn i(A25962 works by)
Born: Established: 1944 ;
Gender: Male
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1 form y separately published work icon Elephant Tales Mario Andreacchio , Denis Whitburn , John Wild , ( dir. Mario Andreacchio ) Australia France : Adelaide Motion Picture Company Myriad Pictures Outlook Films Breakout Films , 2006 Z1887002 2006 single work film/TV children's fantasy

'A moving and magical tale of two elephant brothers in search of their mother. Just days after the birth of baby elephant Tutu, hunters decimate the herd. Faced with the loss of their family, Tutu and Zef set off across the African plain in search of a future. Spectacular in scope and rife with the exotic beauty of Africa, ELEPHANT TALES weaves a heartwarming tale of trust and leadership between siblings and new friends.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 12/9/2012)

1 1 form y separately published work icon Billy's Holiday Denis Whitburn , ( dir. Richard Wherrett ) Sydney : Billy's Holiday Pty Ltd , 1995 Z150601 1995 single work film/TV humour Billy Apple is a middle-aged shopkeeper with not much going for him, apart from the pub jazz band he sings with. In the eyes of his teenage daughter, he's a loser, and his girlfriend can't seem to find the key to his heart. But when Billy finds he can sing like his idol, the legendary Billie Holiday, life changes. Fame, fortune, and Faust turn Billy's world on its head.
1 y separately published work icon Billy's Holiday Denis Whitburn , Sydney : Pan , 1995 Z126305 1995 single work novel humour
1 form y separately published work icon Bony Howard Griffiths , Jan Sardi , Greg Haddrick , Ray Harding , Denis Whitburn , David Worthington , Shane Brennan , Alister Webb , ( dir. Paul Moloney et. al. )agent Australia Germany : Reg Grundy Enterprises ZDF Seven Network , 1992 6384258 1992 series - publisher film/TV crime detective

A television series ostensibly based on Arthur Upfield's series of detective novels, and stemming from a telemovie aired two years earlier.

After protests from Indigenous groups about the casting of a white actor as a descendant of Detective Napoleon Bonaparte, the production was altered to make the character a white man who had once lived with Indigenous Australians. As such, it bears little real connection to Upfield's novels.

The series was not a success, and was cancelled after the first thirteen episodes.

1 form y separately published work icon Sher Mountain Killings Mystery The Cursed Mountain Mystery Denis Whitburn , ( dir. Vince Martin ) Australia : InterTropic Films , 1990 Z1871048 1990 single work film/TV horror fantasy

According to Robert Hood, 'Supernatural thriller about a stone that conveys immortality. Some bad guys want it and most of the film is an extended chase scene over Sher Mountain as they pursue the good guys who have the stone. There's a ghost called The Ranger too. Pretty listless'.

Source: Robert Hood, ''Killer Koalas: Australian (and New Zealand) Horror Films'. Tabula Rasa (http://www.tabula-rasa.info/AusHorror/OzHorrorFilms2.html). (Sighted: 29/6/2012)

1 11 form y separately published work icon Blood Oath Denis Whitburn , Brian A. Williams , ( dir. Stephen Henry Wallace ) Australia : Blood Oath Productions , 1990 Z1232452 1990 single work film/TV

Based on the true story of an Australian Army captain who, in 1946, was assigned by the Australian Army Legal Corps to prosecute Japanese soldiers for their role in the Laha Massacre (1942) and other incidents at Ambon Island POW camp between the fall of Ambon to the Japanese in 1942 and the end of the war.

Set against the background of international power politics, the script attempts to portray the perplexing issue of war guilt through the rhetoric of courtroom drama. It can usefully be compared with the Japanese documentary The Tokyo Trial (1984), the second half of which deals with the trial of twenty-eight alleged war criminals.

1 4 form y separately published work icon Bodysurfer Christopher Lee , Suzanne Hawley , Denis Whitburn , ( dir. Ian Barry ) Sydney Australia : John Sexton Productions ABC Television , 1989 Z822410 1989 series - publisher film/TV

A television mini-series based on the award-winning collection of short stories by Robert Drewe, Bodysurfer combines a number of characters and incidents to create a single narrative focusing on the troubled personal life of Sydney architect David Lang. The narrative takes place over a period of some eighteen months, beginning shortly after the failure of Lang's marriage. He begins a series of casual affairs, but memories of his past come flooding back to stir his feelings of guilt and he has a breakdown.

1 form y separately published work icon The Last Bastion Denis Whitburn , David Williamson , ( dir. Chris Thomson et. al. )agent Australia : Channel 10 , 1984 Z1606956 1984 series - publisher film/TV historical fiction

The Last Bastion explores the events of 1941 to 1942, when Australian Prime Minister John Curtin waged a political battle against US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in an attempt to shore up support against the prospective Japanese invasion of Australia.

1 The Natural Life of an Australian Classic Denis Whitburn , 1983 single work criticism
— Appears in: This Australia , Winter vol. 2 no. 3 1983; (p. 14-17)
1 form y separately published work icon Crosstalk Denis Whitburn , Mark Egerton , Linda Lane , ( dir. Mark Egerton ) Australia : Wall to Wall Limited , 1982 6197110 1982 single work film/TV crime thriller science fiction

An intelligent computer resorts to violence to defend itself, after it becomes the only witness to a murder.

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