Broken Hill
2009 | 102m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Dagen Merrill |
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| Writer: | Dagen Merrill |
| Staring: |
| A sheep-rancher's son aspires to win a music conservatory scholarship, but to apply he needs musicians who can play his music. Circumstances lead him to form a band out of prison inmates. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 11, 2009 |
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| Director: | Dagen Merrill |
| Writer: | Dagen Merrill |
| Genres: | Family, Drama |
| Keywords | prison, rural, music |
| Production Companies | |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $54,058
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Luke Arnold | Tommy McAlpine |
| Alexa PenaVega | Kat Rogers |
| Timothy Hutton | George McAlpine |
| Rhys Wakefield | Scott Price |
| Nathan O'Keefe | Officer Tim |
| Andy McPhee | Bear |
| Adam Morgan | Curious Guard Bob |
| Che Timmins | Kalai Takalua |
| John Clark | Maestro Pindari |
| Leo Taylor | Warden Bill Rude |
| George Kapiniaris | Ricardo Romero |
| Ebony Ween | Ricardo's Daughter |
| Luke O'Loughlin | Fuzz |
| Adam Groecke | Jock Boy |
| Peter Lamb | Officer Jack Taylor |
| Todd Telford | Bells Player - Jeffrey |
| Hung Le | Cho the Violin Player |
| Maude Davey | Social Worker - Dinnattee |
| Emma Rancie | Sharon |
| Denis Noble | Senior Sergeant Brady |
| Roger Newcombe | Mr Woolley |
| Chrissie Page | Magistrate Cowler |
| Wayne Anthoney | Older Emcee |
| John Doherty | Frank Strickland |
| Rob MacPherson | Kat's Dad - Paul Rogers |
| Andrea Nicolas | Sharon (Newsreader) |
| Alex Hart | Daniel (Newsreader) |
| Klayton Stainer | Watermelon Thief |
| Nicholas Cawthorn | Bluegrass Band |
| Trevor Warner | Bluegrass Band |
| Karl Pink | Bluegrass Band |
| Robin Breugelmans | Acapella Group |
| Cameron du Rieu | Acapella Group |
| Kieran O'Dea | Acapella Group |
| Matthre Lykos | Acapella Group |
| Checc Musolino | Chanting Vocalist |
| Michael Moody | Chanting Vocalist |
| Dwight Adams | Chanting Vocalist |
| Daniel 'Doc' Richards | Chanting Vocalist |
| Chris Tseregounes | Chanting Vocalist |
| Oskar Pichler | Whistling Prisoner |
| Wayne Mattei | Inmate #1 |
| Darren Dawe | Inmate #2 |
| Colin Shearing | Government Agent |
| Tim Carter | Student DJ |
| Brendan Pearn | Cellist #1, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Briohny Campbell | Cellist #2, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| PJ Oaten | Drums, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Lani John Tupu | Maestro Pindari (voice) |
| Jade Amantea | Robert |
| Lachlan Ward | Julian |
| Phil Austin | Officer Dixon |
| Melissa Cropley | Tommy's Mother |
| Jasmin Radibratovic | Kat's Friend |
| Adrian Medhurst | Additional Player |
| Rebekah Rimington | Stage Mother |
| Isabella Rositano | Self - Member of Audience |
| Andrea Warren | Football Supporter |
| Matt Connelly | Corrections Officer (uncredited) |
| Daniel Knowles | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Pippa Strickland | Bass Player, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Lindsay Heesom | Clarinet Player, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Carolyn Burgess-Johansson | Harpist, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Amanda Neubauer | Drums, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Talitha Best | Oboist, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Jason Thomas | Violinist #1, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Carolyn Lam | Violinist #2, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Madi Green | Violinist #3, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Robyn Tannhauser | Violinist #4, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Neil Thompson | Viola Player #1, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Karen Danardi | Viola Player #2, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Simon Varga | Timpani Player, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Stefan Ammer | Pianist, Tommy's Imaginary Players |
| Henri Phillips | Clumsy Percussionist, Student Band |
| Daniel Hartley | Student Cellist, Student Band |
| Suzie Wieszyk | Young Pianist, Student Band |
| Thomas Helps | Student Violinist #1, Student Band |
| Laura Wilkinson | Student Violinist #2, Student Band |
| Andrew Simmons | Beat Boxer Prisoner |
| Ray Smith | Anvil Basher Prisoner |
| Jimmy Leiged | Percussionist Prisoner |
| Daniel Busch | Percussionist Prisoner |
| Mark Cheway | Percussionist Prisoner |
| Mick Wordley | Col Legno Player Prisoner |
| Rob Riley | Col Legno Player Prisoner |
| Richard Tonkin | Col Legno Double Bass Prisoner |
| Lyelle Woodbury | Tired Inmate Prisoner |
| John Hamilton | Card Playing Inmate Prisoner |
| Terry Christou | Card Playing Inmate Prisoner |
| Michael Eglezos | Card Playing Inmate Prisoner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Gill | Unit Manager |
| Dagen Merrill | Writer, Director |
| Nick Remy Matthews | "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography |
| Jules Wurm | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Natasha Phillips | Third Assistant Director |
| Mike Saenz | Editor |
| Angela Heesom | Casting |
| Robert Webb | Production Design |
| Tuesday Stone | Art Direction |
| Mariot Kerr | Costume Design |
| Marion Lee | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Cherie Morisson | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Michelle Morrisson | Makeup & Hair |
| Suzie Warhurst-Steele | Hair Designer, Makeup Designer |
| Tracy Reeby | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Scott McDonald | Production Manager |
| Leon Anderson | ADR Recordist |
| Justin Astbury | ADR Recordist |
| Mike Bakaloff | Boom Operator |
| Adrian Bilinsky | Sound Effects Editor |
| Nicholas Byrnes | Sound Effects Editor |
| James Currie | Sound Recordist |
| John Dennison | Sound Supervisor |
| Russ Gorsline | ADR Recordist |
| Dan Johnston | Foley Artist, Foley Editor |
| Duncan McAllister | Foley Recordist, Foley Editor |
| Simon Rosenberg | ADR Recordist |
| Brian C. Roth | ADR Recordist |
| Tony Vaccher | Dialogue Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Supervisor |
| Tim Crosbie | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Fred Chapman | Visual Effects |
| James Furlong | Matte Painter |
| Dean Gould | Stunt Double |
| Amanda Graver | Stunt Double |
| Reg Roordink | Stunt Coordinator |
| Chris Davies | Additional Grip |
| Anny Duff | Camera Trainee |
| Dave Foreman | "C" Camera Operator |
| Geoff Hodge | Jimmy Jib Operator |
| Marie-Pier Labelle | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Bryan Mason | "B" Camera Operator |
| Matt Nettheim | Still Photographer |
| Django Nou | Assistant Grip |
| Louis Puli | Steadicam Operator |
| Jem Rayner | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Richard Rees-Jones | Gaffer |
| Matt Richardson | Assistant Grip |
| Viv Scanu | Aerial Camera |
| Henry Smith | Assistant Camera |
| Mike Smith | Key Grip |
| Darcy Sullivan | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Lisa Tomasetti | Additional Still Photographer |
| Ben Walsh | Assistant Grip |
| Rick Beecroft | First Assistant Director |
| Travis Kalendra | Second Assistant Director |
| Ruthmary Bond | Extras Casting |
| Angie Christophel | Casting Coordinator |
| Abdul-Majeed Moulvi | Casting Assistant |
| Rebecca Waddingham | Casting Assistant |
| Meredith Goyne | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Lachy Lang | Costume Assistant |
| Warren Lynch | Colorist |
| David Scarborough | Assistant Editor |
| Nikki Freeman | Post Production Coordinator |
| Mark Kraus | Production Accountant |
| Robbie Clissold | Stunt Double |
| Storm Ashwood | Best Boy Electric |
| Christopher Brady | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kieth Merrill | Executive Producer |
| Chris Wyatt | Producer |
| Sean Covel | Executive Producer |
| Steve Keung | Associate Producer |
| Peter Rancie | Executive Producer |
| Julie Ryan | Producer |
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