Cirrus

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Film Details - Oilrag Productions , 1997

Producers:

Chris Kennedy and John Winter.

Production Companies:

Oilrag Productions.

Director of Photography:

Andrew Lesnie.

Editors:

Ken Sallows.

Production Designers:

Roger Ford.

Music:

Peter Best.

Cast:

Including Richard Roxburgh (Boyd), Miranda Otto (Patsy), Matt Day (Ralph), Tony Barry (Dwayne), Roy Billing (Dad), Colette Brus (Waitress), Annie Byron (Mum), Tyler Coppin (Bobby Joe), Laurence Coy (Alfie), Shayne Francis (TV Reporter), Tom Long (Brad Goodall), Gus Mercurio (Tyrone), Kiri Paramore (Ken), Wayne Pygram (Geoff Spinks), Jeff Truman (Warren), Frank Whitten (Watson), and Wayne Goodwin (Violin).

Release Dates:

25 September 1997 (Australia).

Location:

Filmed in New South Wales (Carrathool and Griffith).

Awards:

Award of Distinction, Australian Cinematographers Society, 1998.
AFI Award (Best Achievement in Cinematography), Australian Film Institute, 1997.
AFI Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role), Australian Film Institute, 1997.
AFI Award (Best Original Music Score), Australian Film Institute, 1997.
AFI Award (Best Achievement in Costume Design), Australian Film Institute, 1997.
AWGIE Award (Feature Film: Original), Australian Writers Guild, 1997.
FCCA Award (Best Music Score), Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, 1998.
FCCA Award (Best Cinematography), Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, 1998.
FCCA Award (Best Actor: Male), Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, 1998.
Special Achievement Award, San Diego International Film Festival, 1998.

Subjects:

Settings:

Queensland,
Nashville, Tennessee,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,

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