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Adam’s Woman *** (1970, Beau Bridges, Jane Merrow, James Booth, John Mills) – Classic Movie Review 12,198

Jane Merrow is Adam’s Woman. The 1970 Australian Victorian period drama film also stars Beau Bridges as convict Adam. Director Philip Leacock’s very watchable and attractively offbeat 1970 Australian Victorian period drama film Adam’s Woman […]

Jun, 24

The Earthling ** (1980, William Holden, Ricky Schroder, Jack Thompson) – Classic Movie Review 11,721

Director Peter Collinson’s well meaning but gloomy and maudlin 1980 American-Australian adventure drama film The Earthling was filmed in Australia in 1979 and stars William Holden, Ricky Schroder and Jack Thompson. Holden plays an old […]

Nov, 12

Travelling North *** (1987, Leo McKern, Julia Blake, Graham Kennedy, Henri Szeps) – Classic Movie Review 11,001

Director Carl Schultz’s poignant and thoughtful 1987 comedy drama Travelling North stars Leo McKern, who returns to his native Australia to star as Frank, a curmudgeonly ex-communist who falls in love with elegant middle-aged divorcee […]

Mar, 08

Compo * (1989, Jeremy Stanford, Bruce Kerr, Christopher Barry, Elizabeth Crockett) – Classic Movie Review 10,985

Producer-director Nigel Buesst’s 1989 Australian low-budget independent film Compo is a well-meaning if rather dreary satirical comedy-drama from Down Under about office bureaucracy and romance. It is based on the play Claim No. Z84 by […]

Mar, 04

Comrades **** (1986, Keith Allen, Dave Atkins, Stephen Bateman) – Classic Movie Review 10,965

Director Bill Douglas’s 1986 British historical drama Comrades is a humane and spectacular epic account of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the six Dorset agricultural workers who were transported to Australia in 1834 for trying to found […]

Feb, 26

We of the Never Never *** (1982, Angela Punch McGregor, Arthur Dignam, Martin Vaughan, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, John Jarratt) – Classic Movie Review 10,841

Director Igor Auzins’s 1982 Australian biographical drama film We of the Never Never stars Angela Punch McGregor, who gives a fine, subtle, layered performance as an Aussie town lass, Jeannie Gunn, who goes to live with […]

Jan, 28

Sunstruck *** (1972, Harry Secombe, Maggie Fitzgibbon, John Meillon, Dawn Lake, Peter Whittle, Bobby Limb) – Classic Movie Review 10,772

Director James Gilbert’s 1972 Australian romantic comedy drama Sunstruck stars Harry Secombe, who is ideally cast as Stanley Evans, an amiable but reticent Welsh teacher who acts on a poster he sees offering work in […]

Jan, 09

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