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form y separately published work icon We of the Never Never single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of We of the Never-Never Mrs Aeneas Gunn , 1908 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 We of the Never Never
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Film Details - Adams Packer Film Productions , 1982

Producers:

Phillip Adams (executive producer).
Greg Tepper (producer).

Production Companies:

Adam Packer Film Productions.

Finance Organisations:

Film Corporation of Western Australia.

Director of Photography:

Gary Hansen.

Editors:

Cliff Hayes.

Production Designers:

Josephine Ford.

Music:

Peter Best.

Cast:

Including Angela Punch McGregor (Jeannie Gunn), Arthur Dignam (Aeneas Gunn), Martin Vaughan (Dan), Lewis Fitz-Gerald (Jack), John Jarratt (Dandy), Tony Barry (Mac), Tommy Lewis (Jackaroo), Donald Blitner (Goggle Eye), Mawuyul Yanthalawuy (Rosie), Cecil Parkee (Cheon), and Sibina Willy (Bett Bett).

Release Dates:

4 November 1982 (Australia).

Location:

  • Filmed in the Northern Territory, including Katherine, Mataranka, and Roper River.

Post Production:

Spectrum Films International.

Awards:

  • Best Achievement in Cinematography, AFI Award, 1982.
  • Best Achievement in Costume Design (nomination), AFI Award, 1982.
  • Best Original Music Score (nomination), AFI Award, 1982.
Subjects:
  • Bush,
  • 1900s
Settings:
  • Roper River area, East Arnhem Land, Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,
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