The Stuntmen

The Stuntmen is a one-hour documentary for Australian TV written and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith.

The Stuntmen
Directed byBrian Trenchard-Smith
Written byBrian Trenchard-Smith
StarringGrant Page
Production
company
Trenchard Productions
Distributed byNine Network
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$16,000[1]

It won Best Documentary at the 1973 Australian Film Awards.[2]

It was through this film that Trenchard-Smith met Grant Page, who he put under a five-year contract and featured in a number of films. The film also acted as a "calling card" which enabled the director to get finance for The Man from Hong Kong (1975).[3]

References

  1. Richard Brennan, 'Brian Trenchard-Smith', Cinema Papers, Dec-Jan 1979-80 p 601-603
  2. "FILM FESTIVALS". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 456. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 June 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 29 August 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  3. 'INTERVIEW: DIRECTOR BRIAN TRENCHARD-SMITH (NIGHT OF THE DEMONS 2)', Joblo 5 August 2011 accessed 21 October 2012


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