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form y separately published work icon Manganinnie single work   film/TV   children's   historical fiction  
Adaptation of Manganinnie Beth Roberts , 1979 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1980... 1980 Manganinnie
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Film Details - Tasmanian Film Corporation , 1980

Producers:

Gilda Baracchi.

Production Companies:

Tasmanian Film Corporation.

Director of Photography:

Gary Hansen.

Editors:

Mike Woolveridge.

Production Designers:

Neil Angwin.

Music:

Peter Sculthorpe.

Cast:

Including Mawuyul Yanthalawuy (Manganinnie), Anna Ralph (Joanna), Phillip Hinton (Edward), Buruminy Dhamarrandji (Meenopeekameena), Reg Evans (Quinn), Jonathan Elliot (Simon Waterman), and Timothy Latham (William Waterman).
The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) lists the following people as having appeared in uncredited roles in the film: Tas Burns, Lex Clark, Leone Dickson, Brian Duhig, Paddy Garritty, Allen Harvey, Bill McCluskey, Barrie Muir, Barry Pierce, Tony Tapp, Peter Thompson, and Brian Young.

Awards:

  • Major Award, Australian Writers' Guild, 1981.
  • Best Achievement in Cinematography (nomination), AFI Award, 1980.
  • Best Achievement in Costume Design (nomination), AFI Award, 1980.
  • Best Actress in a Lead Role (nomination), AFI Award, 1980.
  • Best Director (nomination), AFI Award, 1980.
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Tasmania,
  • 1830s
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