Drama ·TV Movie · Australia · 1994 · 3h 11m

The Battlers

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Director
George Ogilvie
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
Crew
Roger Dowling — Director of Photography Denise Haratzis — Editor Peter Yeldham — Writer Kylie Tennant — Novel Gus Howard — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
depression erabar fightbuskernomadmigratory workershorse drawn carriage
Key Collaborators
George Ogilvie Director Roger Dowling Director of Photography Denise Haratzis Editor Peter Yeldham Writer Kylie Tennant Novel Gus Howard Producer
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