Anthony Buckley AO (born 27 July 1937) is an Australian film producer and editor.
Anthony Buckley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 July 1937 |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, editor |
| Years active | 1958–2019 |
Career
editOn leaving school, Buckley went to work for Cinesound Productions as a projectionist and assistant editor. He worked in Canada and Britain before returning to Australia in 1965. He went to work at Ajax Films and moved into producing.[1]
He edited Michael Powell's Age of Consent.[2]
In 1974 he produced the train film A Steam Train Passes.[3] 24 years later he produced another two train films, Savannahlander and Gulflander. He produced the mini-series The Harp in the South and its sequel Poor Man's Orange.[4]
Honours and awards
edit- 1977 Order of Australia[5]
- Raymond Longford Award Lifetime Achievement Award
- Ken G. Hall Award
Partial filmography
editAs editor
edit- The Stowaway (1958) (assistant)
- Age of Consent (1969)
- Adam's Woman (1970)
- Wake in Fright (1971)
- Don Quixote (1973)
As producer
edit- Forgotten Cinema (1967) – documentary
- Snow, Sand and Savages
- Caddie (1976)
- A Steam Train Passes (1974)
- The Night the Prowler (1978)
- The Killing of Angel Street (1981)
- Bliss (1985)
- The Harp in the South (1986)
- Poor Man's Orange (1987)
- The Heroes (1989) – mini-series
- Roads Without Wheels. Man on the Rim: The Peopling of the Pacific. Landmark Media. 1989.[6]
- More Winners – Mr Edmond (1990)
- Heroes II: The Return (1991) – mini-series
- Nazi Supergrass (1993)
- Bedevil (1993)
- The Celluloid Heroes (1995) - documentary series
- Yum Cha Cha (2001)
- Oyster Farmer (2004)
- Savannahlander (2008)
- Gulflander (2010)
- At the Coliseum Deluxe (2019)
References
edit- ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p11
- ^ "Age of Consent (1969)". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
- ^ "A Steam Train Passes (1975)". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Anthony Buckley". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Anthony Buckley AM – Australian Screen Editors". www.screeneditors.com.au. 2 March 2006.
- ^ Roads Without Wheels (DVD). Man on the Rim: The Peopling of the Pacific. Robert Raymond (Director). Alan Thorne (Narrator). Anthony Buckley (Producer). Falls Church, VA: Landmark Media. 1989. OCLC 664751633.
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