List of Australian films of 1979

1979

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Alison's BirthdayIan CoughlanJoanne Samuel, Lou Brown, Martin Vaughan, Margie McCrae, John Bluthal, Bunney Brooke, Lisa Peers, Robyn Gibbes, Vincent Ball, Eric Oldfield, Ralph Cotterill, Marion Johns, Belinda Giblin, Ros Speirs, Ian CoughlanHorror / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
All in the Same BoatShortIMDb
ApostasyZbigniew FriedrichRod McNicol, Juliet Bacskai, Phil Motherwell, Irene Baberis, Ian MoneyDrama Feature filmIMDb
As a Matter of FactShort / DocumentaryIMDb
Banana BenderCaz Adams, Maurie Fields, John Hargreaves, Lyndel RoweDrama Short film
Born to RunDon ChaffeyRobert Bettles, Tom Farley, Mary Ward, Andrew McFarlane, Julieanne Newbould, Alexander Archdale, John Meillon, Wyn Roberts, Kit Taylor, Les Foxcroft, Aileen Britton, Nigel LovettFamily Feature film originally screened on 'The Wonderful World of Disney' series 1979[1]
Buckeye and PintoPhil PinderMitchell Faircloth, Simon Thorpe, Gary AdamsShortIMDb
Burn The ButterfliesOscar WhitbreadRay Barrett, Fred Parslow, Gerard Maguire, George Mallaby, Alan Hopgood, Monica Maughan, John Wood, John Bowman, Burt Cooper, Rowena WallaceDrama ABC TV filmaka ABC Teleplay
Cathy's ChildDonald CrombieMichele Fawdon, Alan Cassell, Bryan Brown, Arthur Dignam, Harry Michaels, Robert Hughes, Flavia Arena, Anna Hruby, Sophia Haskas, Frankie J Holden, Sally McKenzie, Willie FennellDrama Feature film Drama based on a true storyIMDb
Dawn!Ken HannamBronwyn Mackay-Payne, Ron Haddrick, Bunny Brooke, Tom Richards, Ron Haddrick, John Diedrich, Ivar Kants, Gabrielle Hartley, Judi Farr, John ClaytonSports / Biography Feature filmIMDb, entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival
DimboolaJohn DuiganMax Gillies, Bruce Spence, Natalie Bate, Alan Rowe, Bill Garner, Evelyn Krape, Tim Robertson, Irene Hewitt, Terry McDermott, Val Jellay, Max CullenComedy Feature filmIMDb
EvictionsRichard LowensteinDavid Scott, Marion Edward, Cathy HurleyShortIMDb
ExitsPaul DaviesRobert Antoniades, Kim Bannikoff, Monica BannikoffDramaIMDb
FelicityJohn D. LamondGlory Annen, Marilyn Rodgers, Christopher Milne, Joni Flynn, Jody HansenDrama / Erotica / Romance Feature filmIMDb
The Franky Doyle StoryGraeme ArthurCarol Burns, Peita Toppano, Val Lehman, Colette Mann, Patsy King, Sheila Florance, Fiona Spence, Patricia Kennedy, Barry Quin, Elspeth BallantyneDrama TV filmBased on Prisoner TV series.
IleksenDennis O'RourkeDocumentaryIMDb, aka: "Ileksen: Politics for Papua New Guinea"[2]
In search of AnnaEsben StormRichard Moir, Judy Morris, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter, Gary Waddell, Ian Nimmo, Alex Taifer, Maurie FieldsMystery Drama Feature film[1]
The John Sullivan StoryDavid StevensAndrew McFarlane, Olivia Hamnett, Frank Gallacher, Ronald Lewis, Jonathan Hardy, Roger Oakley, Carol Burns, Ronald Falk, Alan Jervis, Vera PlevnikDrama / War TV filmBased on The Sullivans TV series.
The JournalistMichael ThornhillJack Thompson, Elizabeth Alexander, Sam Neill, Charles Tingwell, Carol Raye, Jane Harders, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Michelle Jarman, Stuart Wagstaff, Slim de Grey, Frankie J Holden, Ray Meagher, Martyn Sanderson, Frank Wilson, Anna HrubyComedy / Romance Feature filmIMDb
Just Out of ReachLinda BlaggLorna Lesley, Sam Neill, Martin Vaughan, Judi Farr, Ian Gilmour, Jackie Dalton, Lou BrownDrama Feature filmIMDb
The King of the Two Day WonderKevin AndersonWalter Dobrowolski, Sigrid Thornton, Allen Bickford, James Robertson, Peter Sumner, Maureen O'LoughlinDrama Feature filmIMDb
KostasPaul CoxTakis Emmanuel, Wendy Hughes, John Waters, Kris McQuade, Chris Haywood, Dawn Klingberg, Graeme Blundell, Maurie Fields, Norman Kaye, Tony Llewellyn-JonesDrama / Romance Feature filmIMDb
The Last of the KnucklemenTim BurstallGerard Kennedy, Michael Preston, Steve Bisley, Michael Caton, Peter Hehir, Michael Duffield, Dennis Miller, Stewart Faichney, Steve Rackman, Denise Drysdale, Saviour Sammut, Tim RobertsonDrama Feature filmIMDb
The Little ConvictYoram GrossVoice: Rolf HarrisAnimation, Live Action / Drama / Comedy Feature filmIMDb
Mad MaxGeorge MillerMel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, Vincent Gil, Roger Ward, Reg Evans, Sheila Florance, Amanda Muggleton (uncredited)Action / Adventure Feature filmIMDb
Mallacoota StampedePeter TammerDonny Mason, Deborah Conway, Michael BladenIMDb
Money MoversBruce Beresfordfeature film[1]
Morris Loves JackSonia HofmannJohn Hargreaves, Bill Hunter, Kris McQuadeShortIMDb
Mutiny on the Western FrontRichard DennisonF. Birdwood, Bill Gammage, Kaiser Wilhelm IIDocumentary / WarIMDb
My Brilliant CareerGillian ArmstrongJudy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Max Cullen, Patricia Kennedy, Peter Whitford, Aileen Britton, Carole Skinner, Alan Hopgood, Ray Meagher, Julia Blake, Simone BuchananBiography / Drama / Romance Feature filmIMDb
Now and ThenMark TurnbullTony Barry, Ian Gilmour, Lisa PeersShort / DramaIMDb
Now You're TalkingKeith GowDon Bradman, Leo McKernDocumentary ShortIMDb
The Odd Angry ShotTom JeffreyGraham Kennedy, John Hargreaves, Graeme Blundell, Bryan Brown, Richard Moir, Ian Gilmour, Tony Barry, Ray Meagher, Frankie J Holden, Brandon Burke, Graham Rouse, Max Cullen, Joy WestmoreAction/ Comedy / War Feature filmIMDb
Palm BeachAlbie ThomsBryan Brown, Nat Young, Ken Brown, Julie McGregor, John Flaus, John Clayton, David Elfick, Amanda BerryDrama Feature film[1]
The PlumberPeter WeirJudy Morris, Ivar Kants, Robert Coleby, Candy Raymond, Paul Sonkkila, Henri SzepsThriller TV filmIMDb
Prophecies of NostradamusPaul DraneJohn Waters, Kirk Alexander, Richard ButlerDocumentary / HistoryIMDb
Pussy Pumps UpAntoinette StarkiewiczShortIMDb
Puttin' on the RitzAntoinette StarkiewiczShortIMDb
SnapshotSimon WincerChantal Contouri, Robert Bruning, Sigrid Thornton, Robert Bruning, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Vincent Gil, Julia Blake, Denise Drysdale, Jon Sidney, Jacqui Gordon, Lisa CrittendenDrama / Thriller Feature filmIMDb, aka: "One More Minute"[3]
ThirstRod HardyChantal Contouri, David Hemmings, Henry Silva, Max Phipps, Shirley Cameron, Max Phipps, Rod Mullinar, Rosie Sturgess, Robert Thompson, Walter Pym, Amanda MuggletonHorror / Thriller Feature filmIMDb
This Woman Is Not a CarMargaret DoddPhil Colson, Richard Morecroft, Daniel SedgwickShortIMDb
TimMichael PatePiper Laurie, Mel Gibson, Alwyn Kurts, Pat Evison, Peter Gwynne, Deborah Kennedy, David Foster, James Condon, Allan Penney, Margo Lee, Louise PajoDrama / Romance Feature filmIMDb
Witches, Faggots, Dykes and PooftersDigby DuncanJude KuringDocumentary[4] IMDb
Yesterday's HeroNeil LeiferIan McShane, Suzanne SomersDramaIMDb

See also

References

  1. Clark, Al, ed. (1983). The Film Year Book.
  2. Ileksen (1979) - IMDb, retrieved 22 May 2021
  3. One More Minute (1979) - IMDb, retrieved 23 May 2021
  4. ACMI Archived 18 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 27 October 2010
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