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Script cover page (from the Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
form y separately published work icon The Messenger Birds single work   film/TV   crime   thriller  
Alternative title: The Pigeon Carriers
Issue Details: First known date: 1972... 1972 The Messenger Birds
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Film Details - Crawford Productions ; Seven Network , 1973

Producers:

Terry Stapleton (executive producer).

Production Companies:

Crawford Productions.

Cast:

The following information is derived from material held in the Crawford Collection:
Anna Volska (Melina Jaconelli), Keith Lee (Enzo Jaconelli), Norman Yemm (Carl Hoffman), Kevin Miles (John Hillier), Deryck Barnes (Father Dalton), Julie Day (Chris Turner), Carryl Browne (Else Harvey), Nanette Goode (Mrs. Murphy), and Tony Sprague (Motor Cycle Policeman).

The casting call sheets held in the Crawford Collection also show the following information:
Actors considered for the role of Melina Jaconelli includes Arna Maria Winchester, Helen Morse, Elli MacLure, and Gillian Jones.
Actors considered for the role of Enzo Jaconelli included Tom Farley, Don Crosby, and Max Osbiston.
Actors considered for the role of Carl Hoffman included Peter Aanensen, Jack Thompson, and John Stanton.
Actors considered for the role of Chris Turner included Maggie Millar, Margaret Cruickshank, and Vicki Hammond.

Release Dates:

According to Don Storey, 30 July 1973.
The script itself has a copyright date of 1972.

Notes:

Script editors: Terry Stapleton and Roger Le Mesurier.

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