form y separately published work icon Weekend of Shadows single work   film/TV   crime   thriller  
Adaptation of The Reckoning Hugh Atkinson , 1965 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 Weekend of Shadows
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When a local housewife is found murdered, suspicion centres on a Polish immigrant, despite the lack of any evidence to connect him to the crime. The men of the town mount a search into the surrounding hills after the fleeing man. The posse includes the local sergeant, desperate to restore his reputation after his negligence led to the deaths of two youths, and misfit Rabbit, who doubts the man's guilt but is urged into the pursuit by his wife.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Form: screenplay
    • Paddington, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Samson Productions , 1978 .
      Extent: 92p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Release script, revised as at September /​ 1978.

    • Paddington, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Samson Productions , ca. 1978 .
      Alternative title: The Reckoning : Final Draft Screenplay
      Extent: 143p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Includes plot synopsis.

Awards

1978 nomination Australian Film Institute Awards Best Screenplay, Adapted
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  • Adelaide, South Australia,
  • 1930s
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