List of Australian films of 1983

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1983
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Abra CadabraAlex StittVoices: John Farnham, Jacki Weaver, Hayes GordonAnimationIMDb
AlliesMarian WilkinsonDocumentaryIMDb
BMX BanditsBrian Trenchard-SmithDavid Argue, John Ley, Bryan Marshall, Angelo D'Angelo, Nicole Kidman, James LugtonAction / Drama Feature filmIMDb
The Body CorporateEric TaylorLeonard Teale, Pat McDonald, Mervyn Drake, Michael Carman, Claire Crowther, Jeanie Drynan, Ron Hackett, Betty LucasDrama ABC TV film
BuddiesArch NicholsonColin Friels, Kris McQuade, Harold Hopkins, Bruce Spence, Norman Kaye, Simon Chilvers, Lisa Peers, Dennis MillerComedy / Drama Feature filmIMDB, AFI Award, Best Original Screenplay for John Dingwall[1]
Bush ChristmasHenri SafranJohn Howard, John Ewart, Peter Sumner, Manalpuy, Nicole Kidman, James Wingrove, Mark SpainDrama Family Feature filmIMDb
Careful, He Might Hear YouCarl SchultzWendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, John Hargreaves, Nicholas Gledhill, Geraldine Turner, Isabelle Anderson, Peter Whitford, Colleen Clifford, Peter WhitfordDrama Feature filmIMDb
Chase Through The NightHoward RubieRon Blanchard, Brett Climo, John Jarratt, Scott McGregor, Nicole Kidman, Paul Sonkkila, Lyn Collingwood, Roger Cox, Steve Dodd, Justine Saunders, Alan Dargin, Jeff TrumanAdventure / Drama / Family ABC TV film
The Dean CaseKevin DobsonLewis Fitz-Gerald, Ivar Kants, Lola Brooks, Alexander Archdale, Celia de BurghDrama ABC TV filmBased on Verdict series
Desert FarmingIvor BowenDocumentaryIMDb
The Disappearance Of Azaria ChamberlainMichael ThornhillJohn Hamblin, Elaine Hudson, Max Phipps, Peter Carroll, John Clayton, Tony Barry, Ray Meagher, Jim HoltDrama TV filmaka Who Killed Baby Azaria (International title)
Douglas Mawson: The SurvivorDavid ParerDramaIMDb, Melbourne International Film Festival 1983[2]
DustyJohn RichardsonBill Kerr, Noel Trevarthen, Carol BurnsDramaIMDb
Fight to the DeathWang LeeChang Li, Bruce Tse, Ron Van CliefWarIMDb
First ContactBob ConnollyRichard Oxenburgh, Daniel Leahy, Mick LeahyDocumentaryIMDb
For Love or MoneyMegan McMurchy & Jeni ThornleyNoni Hazlehurst, narratorDocumentaryIMDb
Going DownHaydn KeenanTracy Mann, Vera Plevnik, Julie BarryDramaIMDb
Goodbye ParadiseCarl SchultzRay Barrett, Paul Chubb, Guy Doleman, Robyn Nevin, Don PascoeDramaIMDb
HostageFrank ShieldsKerry Mack, Ralph Schicha, Gabrielle Barraket, Judy Nunn, Henk Johanne, Doris Goddard, Clare BinneyDrama / Thriller Feature filmIMDb, aka "Savage Attraction"[3]
Man of FlowersPaul CoxNorman Kaye, Alyson Best, Chris Haywood, Sarah Walker, Julia Blake, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Bob EllisDrama Feature filmIMDb, Screened at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival[4]
Midnite SparesQuentin MastersJames Laurie, Gia Carides, Max Cullen, Bruce Spence, Graeme Blundell, David Argue, Jonathan ColemanAction / ComedyIMDb
MollyNed LanderClaudia Karvan, Garry McDonald, Ruth Cracknell, Les Dayman, Reg Lye, Melissa Jaffer, Lucky Grills, Slim de Grey, Molly, Mercia Deane-Johns, Joy HrubyDrama / Family Feature filmIMDb
Moving OutMichael PattinsonVince Colosimo, Maurice Devincentis, Tibor GyapjasDramaIMDb
Now and ForeverAdrian CarrCheryl Ladd, Robert Coleby, Carmen DuncanDrama / RomanceIMDb
Passionless MomentsJane CampionDavid Benton, Ann BurrimanShortIMDb, Screened at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival[5]
Phar LapSimon WincerTom Burlinson, Martin Vaughan, Ron Leibman, Judy Morris, John Stanton, Peter Whitford, Celia de Burgh, Les Foxcroft, Vincent Ball, Georgia CarrDrama Feature filmIMDb
Platypus CovePeter MaxwellTony Barry, Carmen Duncan, Paul Smith, Bill Kerr, Henri Szeps, Martin Lewis, Simone Buchanan, Aileen Britton, Mark Hembrow, John Ley, Dennis MillerAdventure / Family ABC TV filmIMDb
The Return of Captain InvinciblePhilippe MoraAlan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Kate FitzpatrickMusical / Fantasy / ComedyIMDb
The Schippan MysteryDi DrewSally McKenzie, Joseph Furst, Dorothy Alison, Desiree Smith, Michael Winchester, Arthur Dignam, Brandon Burke, Yves Stening, Martin VaughanDrama ABC TV filmBased on Verdict series.
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville CurseNarrated by Peter O'Toole, Ron Haddrick, Earle CrossAnimationIMDb
A Slice of LifeJohn D. LamondRobin Nedwell, John Ewart, Juliet JordanComedyIMDb
Stanley: Every Home Should Have OneEsben StormPeter Bensley, Graham Kennedy, Nell Campbell, Michael Craig, Susan Walker, Joy Smithers, David Argue, Max Cullen, Lorna Lesley, Leonard Teale, Harold Hopkins, Willie Fennell, Jon EwingComedy / Romance Feature filmaka Stanley
StationsJackie McKimmieNoni Hazlehurst, Tim Burns, Elaine CusickShortIMDb
Tukana - husat i asua?Chris Owen, Albert ToroAlbert Toro, Regina Talsa, Wenceslas NorukeComedy / DramaIMDb
UndercoverDavid StevensMichael Pare, Genevieve Picot, John Walton, Sandy Gore, Peter Phelps, Barry Otto, Caz Lederman, Wallas Eaton, Nicholas Eadie, Ian Gilmour, Slim de Grey, Julie Nihill, Greig PickhaverComedy / Drama Feature filmIMDb, 6 AFI nominations[6]
Warming UpBruce BestBarbara Stephens, Henri Szeps, Queenie Ashton, Lloyd Morris, Tim Grogan, Adam Fernance, Patrick Ward, Wayne Pygram, Ron Blanchard, Kevin GolsbyComedy / Drama Feature filmOriginally intended as TV film
The Weekly's WarStephen RamseyNoni Hazlehurst, Jane Harders, Michael Caton, Jacqueline Kott, Pat Thomson, Patricia Kennedy, Judi Farr, Peter Fisher, Bill Hunter, Ray MeagherDrama TV film
The Wild DuckHenri SafranLiv Ullmann, Jeremy Irons, Lucinda Jones, John Meillon, Arthur Dignam, Rhys McConnochie, Colin Croft, Marion Edward, Peter de Salis, Jeff Truman, Michael PateDrama / Historical Feature filmIMDb
The Winds of JarrahMark EgertonTerence Donovan, Susan Lyons, Harold Hopkins, Steve Bisley, Martin Vaughan, Isabelle Anderson, Steven Grives, Dorothy Alison, Les Foxcroft, Emil MintyDrama / Romance Feature filmIMDb
The Voyage of Bounty's ChildMichael Edolsnarrated by Leo McKernDocumentary / BiographyIMDb

See also

References
  1. "AACTA Awards". aacta.org. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. "MIFF Archive".
  3. Savage Attraction (1983) - IMDb, retrieved 29 May 2021
  4. "Festival de Cannes - From 15 to 26 may 2013". 4 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. "Festival de Cannes - From 15 to 26 may 2013". 5 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. "AACTA Awards". aacta.org. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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