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The Battlers
Fairly sensitive melodrama about life on the back-roads in Australia at the height of the Great Depression. Centring on the developing romance between two drifters this presents a commendable level of period detail. Based on the novel by Kylie Tennant.
Cast
- Gary Sweet as Snow
- Jacqueline McKenzie as Dancy Grimshaw
- Marcus Graham as The Busker
- Peter Stonham as Jimmy
- Richard Piper as Apostle
- Amanda Cross as Millie
- Anne Phelan as Ma Tyrell
- John Dick as Deafy
- Liz Windsor as Mrs. Marks
- Jamie Black as Charlie
- Madeleine Blackwell as Molly
- Roger Newcombe as Burning Angus
Details
- Director
- George Ogilvie
- Released
- July 14, 1994
- Runtime
- 3h 11m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Studio
- South Australian Film Corporation
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.0 / 10 from 1 votes
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