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Issue Details: First known date: 1979... 1979 Mad Max
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Film Details - Kennedy Miller Entertainment , 1979

Producers:

Byron Kennedy.

Production Companies:

Mad Max Pty Lyd.

Director of Photography:

David Eggby.

Editors:

Tony Paterson.
Cliff Hayes.

Production Designers:

John Dowding.

Composer:

Brian May.

Cast:

Incl. Mel Gibson (Max), Steve Bisley (Jim Goose), Joanne Samuel (Jessie), Hugh Keays-Byrne (Toecutter), and Tim Burns (Johnny the Boy).

Awards:

  • Special Achievement in Editing, AFI Award, 1979.
  • Best Achievement in Sound, AFI Award, 1979.
  • Best Original Music Score, AFI Award, 1979.
  • Special Jury Award, Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, 1980.
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role (nomination), AFI Award, 1979.
  • Best Director (nomination), AFI Award, 1979.
  • Best Film (nomination), AFI Award, 1979.
  • Best Screenplay, Original (nomination), AFI Award, 1979.
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Australian Outback, Central Australia,
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