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Australian Film

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Here we have collected all things ocker, be they movies or television. You'll find Nicole Kidman rubbing shoulders with Norman Gunston, and Judy Davis with Yahoo Serious. There's Crocodile Dundee, Barry McKenzie, Mad Max, and Kath and Kim. Drama, comedy, romance and thrillers, if it's got Bryan Brown or Jack Thompson in it, chances are this is where you'll find it! Right: Dame Edna Everidge.

The Getting of Wisdom (1977)

6.6/10
Director: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Susannah Fowle, Barry Humphries, John Waters (II), Sheila Helpmann, Patricia Ken...

Based on the novel by Henry Handel Richardson (in fact a pseudonym for a 19th century female author), Bruce Beresford's coming of age drama perfectly... Read more

The FJ Holden (1977)

5.6/10
Director: Michael Thornhill
Starring: Paul Couzens, Eva Dickinson, Carl Stever, Gary Waddell, Tex Morton

Evocative of both the period and location, this uncompromising Australian classic chronicles the misadventures of Kevin and Bob, a couple of teenage r... Read more

Summerfield (1977)

7.1/10
Director: Ken Hannam
Starring: Nick Tate, Elizabeth Alexander, John Waters (II), Michelle Jarman

When teacher Simon Robinson (Nick Tate) arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his prede... Read more

The Picture Show Man (1977)

6.8/10
Director: John Power
Starring: Rod Taylor, John Meillon, John Ewart

The Picture Show Man is a lively, warm and witty comedy that chronicles the adventures of Lyle Penn, a traveling showman in 1920s Australia who brough... Read more

The Last Wave (1977)

7.2/10
Director: Peter Weir
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil

A mesmerizing thriller about the supernatural. Richard Chamberlain stars as an Australian lawyer whose defense of five aborigines accused of murder in... Read more

Break of Day (1976)

6.4/10
Director: Ken Hannam
Starring: Sara Kestelman, Andrew McFarlane, John Bell

Made during a 'Golden Age' of Australian cinema (the period saw films such as 'Picnic at Hanging Rock', 'The Devil's Playground' and 'The Getting of W... Read more

Deathcheaters (1976)

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Starring: John Hargreaves, Grant Page, Margaret Gerard

Ozploitation action specialist Brian Trenchard-Smith delivers non-stop thrills and death-defying stunt work in this tale of two adrenaline junkies (Gr... Read more

Mad Dog Morgan (1976)

6.1/10
Director: Philippe Mora
Starring: David Gulpilil, Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson, Frank Thring, Michael Pate

Dennis Hopper plays 'Mad Dog' Morgan - an outlaw who is wanted at any price, dead or alive. "Mad Dog" is set against the tumultous Gold Rush era of Au... Read more

The Devil's Playground (1976)

6.8/10
Director: Fred Schepisi
Starring: Arthur Dignam, Nick Tate, Simon Burke, John Frawley

Termed 'a comedy of sympathy about the old Christian fear of sex' (David Elliott), 'The Devil's Playground' is directed by Fred Schepisi ('The Chant o... Read more

The Young Doctors: The Best Romances (1976)

6.5/10
Starring: Tony Alvarez, Chris King, Lynda Stoner, Gwen Plumb, Mark Holden

Australia's first medical drama airing from 1976 to 1983 returns with 12 memorable episodes, including the very first show. Re-live the romances, the... Read more