Dusty | |
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Directed by | John Richardson |
Written by | Sonia Borg |
Based on | novel by Frank Davison |
Produced by | Gil Brealey |
Starring | Bill Kerr |
Distributed by | Umbrella Entertainment |
Release date |
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Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Box office | A$710,000 (Australia)[1] |
Dusty is a 1983 Australian film about the friendship between a drover (Bill Kerr) and his part-dingo dog, Dusty.
Based on the popular novel by Frank Dalby Davison, it was shot on location in northern Victoria.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Bill Kerr as Drover
- Reg Gorman as Watson
Television series
[edit]Dusty | |
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Written by | Graeme Farmer John Misto |
Directed by | Colin Budds |
Starring | John Heywood Brenton Whittle Kris McQuade Asher Keddie John Jarratt |
Country of origin | Australia France |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Running time | 85 mins |
Original release | |
Release | 20 February 1989 |
The film led to a mini series which cost $3 million.[3]
Cast
[edit]- John Heywood
- Brenton Whittle
- Kris McQuade
- Asher Keddie
- John Jarratt
References
[edit]- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria accessed 24 October 2009
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p73
- ^ Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 153