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Film Details - Hemdale Film Corporation ; Seon Films ; Film and General Holdings , 1987
Producers:
Bryce Menzies and Andrew Wiseman.
Production Companies:
FGH, Hemdale Films, and Seon Films.
Finance Organisations:
Film Victoria.
Director of Photography:
Steve Mason.
Editors:
Roger Scholes.
Production Designers:
Bryce Perrin.
Music:
Paul Schutze.
Cast:
Melita Jurisic (Ruby Rose), Chris Haywood (Henry Rose), Rod Zuanic (Gem), Martyn Sanderson (Bennett), Sheila Florance (Grandma), Sheila Kennelly (Cook), John McKelvey (Tasker), Wilkie Collins (Father), Nell Dobson (Mrs Bennett), Terry Garcia (Vassi), Marie-Rose Jones (Singer), Graham Davis (Town man), Phil Hammomd (Dead Bennett).
Release Dates:
18 August 1988 (Australia).
Location:
- Filmed in the Central Highlands of Australia.
Awards:
- AFI Award, Best Original Music Score, 1987.
- Elvira Notari Prize, Venice Film Festival, 1987.
- Pasinetti Award, Venice Film Festival, 1987.
- Also nominated for AFI Awards for Best Director and Best Film, and for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Settings:
- Tasmania,
- 1933
