The read
It runs long at 3h 11m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter YeldhamWriter
- George OgilvieDirector
Cast
- Gary SweetSnow
- Jacqueline McKenzieDancy Grimshaw
- Marcus GrahamThe Busker
- Peter StonhamJimmy
- Richard PiperApostle
- Amanda CrossMillie
- Anne PhelanMa Tyrell
- John DickDeafy
- Liz WindsorMrs. Marks
- Jamie BlackCharlie
- Madeleine BlackwellMolly
- Roger NewcombeBurning Angus
Themes
depression erabar fightbuskernomadmigratory workershorse drawn carriage