Filmmakers
Above the lineFS
Director
Fred Schepisi
FS
Screenplay
Fred Schepisi
RC
Screenplay
Robert Caswell
IB
Cinematography
Ian Baker
Director of Photography
JB
Editing
Jill Bilcock
Editor
BS
Music
Bruce Smeaton
Original Music Composer
WD
Production Design
Wendy Dickson
GL
Production Design
George Liddle
BF
Costume Design
Bruce Finlayson
Cast
154MS
Meryl Streep
Lindy Chamberlain
SN
Sam Neill
Michael Chamberlain
BM
Bruce Myles
Barker
NF
Neil Fitzpatrick
Phillips
CT
Charles Tingwell
Muirhead
MF
Maurie Fields
Barritt
NT
Nick Tate
Charlwood
LF
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Tipple
JH
John Howard
Lyle Morris
DA
Dorothy Alison
Avis Murchison
DL
Debra Lawrance
Sally Lowe
PT
Pat Thomson
Sandra Kambouris
PH
Peter Hosking
Mackney
BK
Bruce Kilpatrick
Peter Dean
DM
Dennis Miller
Sturgess
BH
Brendan Higgins
Kirkham
IS
Ian Swan
Cavanagh
RW
Robert Wallace
Pauling
DH
David Hoflin
Aidan, 8 years
JR
Jason Reason
Aidan, 11 years
DR
Dale Reeves
Aidan, 6 years
MW
Michael Wetter
Reagan, 4 years
KB
Kane Barton
Reagan, 6 years
TR
Trent Roberts
Reagan, 9 years
JC
Jane Coker
Kahlia, newborn
RH
Rae-Leigh Henson
Kahlia, 18 months
NM
Nicolette Minster
Kahlia, 4 years
BJ
Brian James
Cliff Murchison
MB
Matthew Barker
O'Loughlin
SG
Sandy Gore
Joy Kuhl
KM
Kevin Miles
Professor Cameron
EM
Edgar Metcalfe
Dr Brown
GF
Gary Files
Professor Chaikin
PA
Peter Aanensen
Sims
JF
Jon Finlayson
Professor Boettcher
DR
David Ravenswood
Professor Nairn
RW
Roderick Williams
Les Harris
EG
Eve Godly
The Jury
RE
Reg Evans
Jury Foreman
DH
Douglas Hedge
The Jury
JW
James Wright
The Jury
LC
Luciano Catenacci
The Jury
BJ
Bill Johnston
The Jury
RD
Robin Dene
The Jury
GO
Geoffrey O'Connell
The Jury
MC
Michael Croft
The Jury
GV
George Viskich
The Jury
MC
Merrin Canning
The Jury
VP
Valma Pratt
The Jury
JH
Jim Holt
John Eldridge
FH
Frankie J. Holden
Leslie Thompson
TR
Tim Robertson
Wallace
PS
Patsy Stephen
Anne Houghton
IG
Ian Gilmour
John Buckland
PS
Peter Sardi
De Luca
BG
Bill Garner
Mark Furnell
MM
Marion McKenzie
Monya Chatfield
JQ
Johnny Quinn
Frank Kennedy
DF
Deborra-Lee Furness
Magazine Reporter
CF
Chuck Faulkner
Conrad Grey
TW
Terrie Waddell
Mary Walsh
JH
James Higgins
Chandla
QM
Quentin MacLaine
Stanbury
GM
Greta Mendoza
Journalist
VV
Vincent Vaccari
Journalist
AH
Abbe Holmes
Journalist
DW
David Wilson
Additional Journalist
JH
John Heywood
David Hall
JA
John Allan
Ted Jackson
PB
Peter Byrne
George Samson
ME
Maureen Edwards
Kate Woodman
JG
Justin Gaffney
Colin McRae
LR
Lynne Ruthven
Alice Steel
BC
Bruce Carter
Newsreader
PF
Peter Flett
Boshoff
DM
Davini Malcolm
Grey's Guest
JC
James Condon
Reginald Scholes
JT
James Taylor
Justice Gallagher
MP
Mike Perso
Newsreader
PH
Philip Holder
Newsreader
MD
Mervyn Drake
Gilroy
VG
Vincent Gil
Roff
BC
Burt Cooper
Golligan
ML
Mark Little
Constable Morris
TM
Tony Martin
Lincoln
BV
Bruce Venables
Metcalfe
LH
Lawrence Held
Plumb
PY
Paul Young
Sergeant Cocks
TK
Trevor Kent
Bomb Scare Policeman
IM
Iain Murton
Operation Ochre Policeman
DP
Daryl Pellizzer
Beer Garden Policeman
BM
Bill McCluskey
Greg Lowe
SR
Sunday Rennie
Chantelle Lowe
WM
Warwick Tennant Moss
Bill West
BA
Brenda Addie
Judy West
EC
Emma Crapper
Catherine West
CG
Caroline Gillmer
Amy Whittaker
RG
Reg Gorman
Mr Whittaker
KG
Kate Gorman
Rosalie Whittaker
SD
Steve Dodd
Nipper Winmatti
DB
David Bradshaw
Murray Haby
SC
Sally Cooper
Bobby Downs
JT
Jeff Truman
Mr McCombe
MP
Marilynne Paspaley
Mrs McCombe
PT
Patricia Thompson
Flo Wilkins
PC
Peter Corbett
Barber
JF
Jan Friedl
Infiniti Store Manger
BG
Beverley Gardiner
Soup Lady
JK
Janette Kearns
Soup Lady
P
Pintapinta
Nuwe
AN
Alice Nampitjimpa
Barbara
YN
Yuyuya Nampitjimpa
Daisy
GL
Grahame Litchfield
Truckie
BK
Bill Kupfer
Truckie
DR
Don Reid
Pastor Kennaway
SL
Susan Leith
Jenny Richards
AH
Alan Hopgood
President Cox
BC
Bruce Clarkson
Les Smith
BB
Bob Baines
Chief Minister
IM
Ian McFadyen
Attorney General
MM
Maggie Millar
Sister
RH
Ruby Hunter
Prisoner Rhoda
RF
Ron Falk
Pastor Olsen
BH
Billie Hammerberg
Mrs Herron
DB
Don Bridges
Farmer
JB
John Bishop
Salesman
RT
Roy Thompson
Truckie
GH
George Harlem
Factory Worker
PT
Peter Tabor
TV Producer
DK
David Paul Kirkpatrick
TV Film Editor
GS
Gary Samolin
School Teacher
MM
Mark Mitchell
School Teacher
GR
Glenn Robbins
Young Father
RR
Robert Ratti
Fruiterer
SG
Shane Gooch
Butcher
PM
Peter Mazaris
Florist
MM
Marijke Mann
Dinner Party
EV
Eleonora Varrenti
Dinner Party
PT
Peter Tulloch
Dinner Party
PK
Paul Karo
Lecturer
JB
Julian Branagan
Student
AM
Andrew Maj
Student
GN
Gillian Norwood
Tennis Lady
MD
Max Davidson
Bowler
JF
John Ford
Bowler
MF
Marty Fields
Commuter
TB
Tim Bell
Barrister
JL
John Larking
Barrister
JH
John Hannan
Trendie
BC
Beth Child
Trendie
KG
Kim Gyngell
Actor
RH
Ray Hare
Actor
PR
Paula Ruzek
Editor
RY
Rick Yacoubian
Executive
Departments
27Production
- Rhonda SchepisiCasting
- Yoram GlobusExecutive Producer
- Menahem GolanExecutive Producer
- Verity LambertProducer
Camera
- Ian JonesCamera Operator
- Geoffrey HallFirst Assistant Camera
- Leigh MackenzieFirst Assistant Camera
- Grahame LitchfieldKey Grip
- Peter WhiteSecond Assistant Camera
- Ian JonesSteadicam Operator
- Vivian ZinkStill Photographer
Sound
- Terry RodmanSound
- David KnightSound
Art
- Brian EdmondsArt Direction
- Dale DuguidArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- J. Roy HellandHairstylist
- Cheryl WilliamsHairstylist
- J. Roy HellandMakeup Artist
- Noriko WatanabeMakeup Department Head
Visual Effects
- Roger CowlandVisual Effects
Crew
- Joe PampanellaStunts
Writing
- John BrysonNovel
Directing
- Steve E. AndrewsFirst Assistant Director
- Philip A. PattersonSecond Assistant Director
- Toby PeaseSecond Assistant Director
- John MeredithThird Assistant Director
- Janine SchepisiThird Assistant Director