The Battlers
July 14, 1994•3h 11m•★ 7.0
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 OgilvieWriters
Cast
Gary Sweet
Snow
Jacqueline McKenzie
Dancy Grimshaw
Marcus Graham
The Busker
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Peter Stonham
Jimmy
Richard Piper
Apostle
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Amanda Cross
Millie
Anne Phelan
Ma Tyrell
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John Dick
Deafy
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Liz Windsor
Mrs. Marks
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Jamie Black
Charlie
Madeleine Blackwell
Molly
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Roger Newcombe
Burning Angus
Walter Brown
Courtney
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Peter Douglas
Derek
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Henry Salter
Uncle Shamus
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Todd Telford
Policeman
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Jim Morrissey
Sergeant
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Russell Bedford
Policeman
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Paul Coulson
Policeman
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Steve Adams
Policeman