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Adaptation of Numunwari Grahame Webb , 1980 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 Dark Age
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Film Details - F. G. Film Productions ; Film and General Holdings ; RKO Pictures , 1987

Producers:

Antony I. Ginnane and Bill Gavin (executive producers); Basil Appleby (producer).

Production Companies:

F.G. Film Productions, FGH, and RKO Pictures.

Finance Organisations:

Made under the 10BA tax scheme.

Director of Photography:

Andrew Lesnie.

Editors:

Adrian Carr.

Production Designers:

David Copping.

Music:

Danny Beckermann.

Cast:

John Jarratt (Steve Harris), Nikki Coghill (Cathy Pope), Max Phipps (John Besser), Burnham Burnham (Oondabund), David Gulpilil (Adjaral), Ray Meagher (Rex Garret), Jeff Ashby (Mac Wilson), Paul Bertram (Jackson), Ron Blanchard (Bluey Noakes), Gerry Duggan (Joe Blunt), Ken Radley (Reynolds), Janet Kingsbury (Ann Wilson), James Fitzgerald (Smithy), Hank Mosby (Hitchins), and James Mann (Hitching).

Release Dates:

Never released in Australia.

Location:

  • Filmed on location in and around Cairns and Alice Springs.
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Arnhem Land, Top End, Northern Territory,
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