The Battlers
1994•M•3h 11m•7.0•Released
DramaTV Movie
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.
Director
George Ogilvie
Writer
Peter Yeldham
Languages
English
Studio
South Australian Film Corporation
Cast
Gary Sweet
Snow
Jacqueline McKenzie
Dancy Grimshaw
Marcus Graham
The Busker
Peter Stonham
Jimmy
Richard Piper
Apostle
Amanda Cross
Millie
Anne Phelan
Ma Tyrell
John Dick
Deafy
Liz Windsor
Mrs. Marks
Jamie Black
Charlie
Madeleine Blackwell
Molly
Roger Newcombe
Burning Angus
Walter Brown
Courtney
Peter Douglas
Derek
Henry Salter
Uncle Shamus
Production
Company
South Australian Film Corporation
Producer
Gus Howard
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