The Irishman is an Australian 1978 romantic drama film directed and written by Donald Crombie.
| The Irishman | |
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| Directed by | Donald Crombie |
| Written by | Donald Crombie |
| Based on | The Irishman by Elizabeth O'Conner |
| Produced by | Anthony Buckley |
| Starring | Michael Craig Simon Burke Robyn Nevin John Clayton |
Production companies | Forest Home Films South Australian Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$840,000 (est.)[1] |
| Box office | A$$622,000[2] |
Cast
edit- Michael Craig as Paddy Doolan
- Simon Burke as Michael Doolan
- Robyn Nevin as Jenny Doolan
- John Clayton as Sam Brookes
- Roger Ward as Kevin Quilty
Production
editThe film is based on the 1960 book by Elizabeth O'Conner,[3] and was written and directed by Donald Crombie for whom it was "a labour of love".[4]
The movie was budgeted at $767,000 but went $800,000 over.[1] It was filmed in May through to July in 1977.
Release
editThe film was a disappointment at the box office. Crombie later said he thought it was five to ten minutes too long, and suffered from being released soon after The Mango Tree, another coming of age period movie set in Queensland, when there was a backlash against period films.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p147-149
- ^ Australian Films at the Box Office - Report to Film Victoria accessed 5 Oct 2012
- ^ "The Irishman" – via www.imdb.com.
- ^ "Interview with Donald Crombie", Signet, 18 December 1998 accessed 16 November 2012
- ^ Peter Beilby & Scott Murray, "Donald Crombie", Cinema Papers, Oct-Nov 1978 p131-132
External links
edit- The Irishman at IMDb
- The Irishman is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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