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Adaptation of The Last of the Knucklemen John Powers , 1973 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 1979... 1979 The Last of the Knucklemen
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Film Details - Hexagon Productions , 1979

Producers:

Tim Burstall and Byron Kennedy.

Production Companies:

Hexagon Productions.

Finance Organisations:

New South Wales Film Corporation.

Director of Photography:

Dan Burstall.

Editors:

Edward McQueen-Mason.

Production Designers:

Leslie Binns.

Music:

Bruce Smeaton.

Cast:

Gerard Kennedy (Tarzan), Michael Preston (Pansy), Peter Hehir (Tom), Dennis Miller (Horse), Michael Caton (Monk), Steve Rackman (Carl), Michael Duffield (Methuselah), Steve Bisley (Mad Dog), Stewart Faichney (Tassie), Sean Myers (Engineer), Gerry Duggan (Old Arthur), Ross Skiffington (2nd Engineer), Les James (Barman), Tim Robertson (Man in bar), Savior Summit (Cook), Denise Drysdale (Whore), Helen Watts (2nd Whore), and Joaquín Parra (Pinip).

Release Dates:

12 July 1979 (Australia).

Location:

  • Filmed in South Australia (including Andamooka) and Melbourne, Victoria.

Awards:

  • Best Actor in a Lead Role (nomination), AFI Award, 1979.
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role (nomination), AFI Award, 1979.
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Far North South Australia, South Australia,
  • Australian Outback, Central Australia,
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