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Film Details - Kennedy Miller Entertainment , 1989
Producers:
George Miller, Terry Hayes, Doug Mitchell
Production Companies:
Kennedy Miller Productions
Director of Photography:
Dean Semler
Editors:
Richard Francis-Bruce
Production Designers:
Graham 'Grace' Walker
Composer:
Graeme Revell
Cast:
Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane
Release Dates:
25 May 1989 (Australia)
Location:
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Gold Coast, Great Barrier Reef, and Hamilton Island, Queensland, and Sydney
Post Production:
Spectrum Films International
Awards:
- Winner, AFI Awards: Best Achievement in Cinematography, Best Achievement in Editing, Best Achievement in Sound, Best Original Music Score
Notes:
The film was also nominated for AFI categories Best Achievement in Production Design, Best Director, Best Film, and Best Screenplay, Adapted.
The NFSA holds copies of the original release at Title No: 143083 plus documentation and photographs.