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Film Details - Window III Productions , 1985
Producers:
Anthony Buckley
Production Companies:
Window III Productions
Finance Organisations:
New South Wales Film Corporation
Quantum Financial Group
Director of Photography:
Paul Murphy
Editors:
Wayne LeClos
Production Designers:
Owen Paterson
Composer:
Peter Best
Cast:
Barry Otto (Harry Joy), Lynette Curran (Bettina Joy), Helen Jones (Honey Barbara), Gia Carides (Lucy Joy), Miles Buchanan (David Joy), Jeff Truman (Joel), Tim Robertson (Alex Duval), Bryan Marshall (Adrian Clunes), Jon Ewing (Aldo), Kerry Walker (Alice Dalton), Paul Chubb (Reverend Des), Sarah De Teliga (Harry's Mother), Saskia Post (Harry's Daughter), George Whaley (Vance), Robert Menzies (Damien), Nique Needles (Ken McLaren), Marc Colombani (Dwarf) Tommy Dysart (De Vere), Les Foxcroft (Paul Bees), Alexander Hay (Nursie), Allan Penney (Bettina's Father), Rob Steele (Hastings), Paul Keane (Box), Gerry Duggan, Kati Edwards, Peter Carmody, David Nettheim, John Doyle, Ritchie Singer, Stephen Wall, Chrissie James, Tony Barber (as himself), Hayden Topperwien.
Release Dates:
1. Premiered in Australia on 19 September 1985. Screened at the 1985 New York Film Festival (USA) and given limited release in the USA beginning 21 February 1986.
2. Released on videocassette format ca. 1985 by Window III and Southern Star Video. Released on videocassette format in the USA in 1991 by Starmaker Entertainment. Re-released on DVD format by Roadshow Entertainment in 2005.
Location:
- Filmed largely on location in Sydney, including Newtown and at the Iron Cove Bridge.
Awards:
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Director - Ray Lawrence (winner)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Film - Anthony Buckley (winner)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Achievement in Cinematography - Paul Murphy (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Achievement in Costume Design - Helen Hooper (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Achievement in Editing - Wayne LeClos (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Achievement in Production Design - Owen Paterson and Wendy Dickson (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Kerry Walker (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Achievement in Sound - Dean Gawen, Peter Fenton, Phil Heywood, Gary Wilkins, Helen Brown and Ron Purvis (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Actor in a Lead Role - Barry Otto (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Jon Ewing (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Actress in a Lead Role - Lynette Curran (nomination)
- Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards (1985) Best Original Music Score - Peter Best (nomination)
- Cannes Film Festival, France (1985) Golden Palm - Ray Lawrence (nomination)
Notes:
1. Also known as Blogosc (Poland), Espérame en el Infierno (Spain), Viva Enquanto Puder (Brazil).
2. The 2005 'Director's Cut' version is 130 minutes in length.
3. 25th Anniversay screening, Canberra International Film Festival 5 November, 2010.
