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| Director: | Gillian Armstrong |
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| Writer: | Miles Franklin, Eleanor Witcombe |
| Staring: |
| A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1979 |
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| Director: | Gillian Armstrong |
| Writer: | Miles Franklin, Eleanor Witcombe |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | woman director |
| Production Companies | New South Wales Film Corp., Margaret Fink Productions, Greater Union Organisation (GUO) |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Judy Davis | Sybylla Melvyn |
| Sam Neill | Harry Beecham |
| Wendy Hughes | Aunt Helen |
| Robert Grubb | Frank Hawdon |
| Max Cullen | Mr. McSwatt |
| Aileen Britton | Grandma Bossier |
| Peter Whitford | Uncle Julius |
| Patricia Kennedy | Aunt Gussie |
| Alan Hopgood | Father |
| Julia Blake | Mother |
| David Franklin | Horace |
| Marion Shad | Gertie |
| Aaron Wood | Stanley |
| Sue Davies | Aurora |
| Gordon Piper | Barman |
| James Moss | Pub Drinker |
| Basil Clarke | Butler |
| Bill Charlton | Joe |
| Suzanne Roylance | Biddie |
| Zelda Smyth | Ethel |
| Bobbie Ward | Mrs. Butler |
| Amanda Pratt | Blanche Derrick |
| Dorothy St. Heaps | Mrs. Derrick |
| Gerry Duggan | Squatter |
| Babs McMillan | Miss Benson |
| Carole Skinner | Mrs. McSwatt |
| Tony Hughes | Peter McSwat |
| Tina Robinson Hansen | Lizer McSwat |
| Aaron Corrin | Jimmy McSwat |
| Sharon Crouch | Sarah McSwat |
| Robert Austin | Willie McSwat |
| Mark Spain | Tommy McSwat |
| Simone Buchanan | Mary Anne |
| Hayley Joye | Rosie Jane |
| Kathleen Percival | Baby |
| Ray Meagher | Mailman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gillian Armstrong | Director |
| Miles Franklin | Novel |
| Eleanor Witcombe | Writer |
| Nathan Waks | Original Music Composer |
| Nicholas Beauman | Editor |
| Hilary Linstead | Casting |
| Liz Mullinar | Casting |
| Luciana Arrighi | Production Design |
| Neil Angwin | Art Direction |
| Anna Senior | Costume Design |
| Jill Porter | Makeup Artist |
| Greg Bell | Sound Editor |
| Roger Cowland | Visual Effects |
| Grahame Litchfield | Grip |
| David Burr | Focus Puller |
| David Kynoch | Still Photographer |
| Peter Moss | Camera Operator |
| Richard Merryman | Second Assistant Camera |
| Ross Erickson | Key Grip |
| Treisha Ghent | Production Accountant |
| Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography |
| Louis Irving | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Margaret Fink | Producer |
| Jane Scott | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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