Australian films of the 1960s
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n films of the 1960s. For a complete alphabetical list, see :Category:Australian films.
1960s
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| 1960 1960 in film The year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I... |
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| Shadow of the Boomerang Shadow of the Boomerang Shadow of the Boomerang is a 1960 Australian drama film directed and written by Dick Ross. It was a 'Christian Western' about a cattle station manager who learns to overcome his prejudice against aboriginals.-Trivia:... |
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| The Sundowners The Sundowners The Sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an Australian outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic sheep-herding ways and the wife's and son's desire to settle down in one place... |
Fred Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann was an Austrian-American film director. He won four Academy Awards and directed films like High Noon, From Here to Eternity and A Man for All Seasons.-Life and career:... |
Deborah Kerr Deborah Kerr Deborah Kerr, CBE was a Scottish film and television actress from Glasgow. She won the Sarah Siddons Award for her Chicago performance as Laura Reynolds in Tea and Sympathy, a role which she originated on Broadway, a Golden Globe Award for the motion picture The King and I, and was a three-time... , Robert Mitchum Robert Mitchum Robert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time... |
Australian/British/American co-production | |
| Three in a Million | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| 1961 1961 in film The year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB... |
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| Bungala Boys Bungala Boys -Cast:* Peter Couldwell - Tony Wakeford* Alan Dearth - Brian Wakeford* Terry Bentley - Normie* Julie Youatt - Nancy Phelan* Ross Vidal - Timmy... |
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| 1962 1962 in film The year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government.... |
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| Adam and Eve | Dusan Marek | Short/Animation | IMDb | |
| Bypass to Life | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| Night Freighter | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| They Found a Cave They Found a Cave They Found a Cave is a 1962 Australian children's adventure film directed by Andrew Steane. The movie was originally made into a book by the same name by author Nan Chauncy... |
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| 1963 1963 in film The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City.... |
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| The Land That Waited | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| 1964 1964 in film The year 1964 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 29 - The film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is released.... |
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| The Dancing Class | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| Forgotten Loneliness | ||||
| I The Aboriginal | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| 1965 1965 in film The year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:... |
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| Clay Clay (1965 film) Clay is a 1965 Australian drama film directed by Giorgio Mangiamele. The film was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival, but it lost to The Knack ...and How to Get It.-Plot:... |
Giorgio Mangiamele Giorgio Mangiamele Giorgio Mangiamele was an Italian/Australian photographer and filmmaker who made a unique contribution to the production of Australian art cinema in the 1950s and 60s. His films included Il Contratto , The Spag , Ninety Nine Per Cent and Clay... |
Entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival 1965 Cannes Film Festival -Jury:*André Maurois *Olivia de Havilland *Goffredo Lombardo *Max Aub *Michel Aubriant *Rex Harrison *François Reichenbach... |
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| Funny Things Happen Down Under Funny Things Happen Down Under Funny Things Happen Down Under is a 1965 Australian musical/family film directed by Joe McCormick. Today it is best remembered for being Olivia Newton-John's first film.-Plot:... |
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| The Legend of Damien Parer | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| Stronger Since The War | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| The Warning | Chris Löfvén | Short | IMDb | |
| 1966 1966 in film The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer... |
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| Blunderball, or from Dr. Nofinger with Hate | Albie Thoms | George Brandt, Richard Brennan Richard Brennan Richard Brennan is an Alexander Technique teacher, author and trainer based in Galway, Ireland. He was born in Portsmouth, UK on 15 March 1953 to Dr. James Brennan, a medical doctor, and Joan Brennan, a teacher. He was educated at St John’s College, Southsea, Hants and Highbury Technical College,... , Louis Davis, Clive Graham, Christine Hill, Arthur King Arthur King Arthur King may refer to:*Arthur Henry King , British poet, writer and academic*Arthur Scott King , American physicist and astrophysicist*Arthur King , Scottish footballer... , Terence McMullen, Brian Mills Brian Mills Brian Mills was a British television director, mainly for Granada TV. His credits include Strangers, Bulman, First Among Equals and Coronation Street and the Sherlock Holmes series. He was married to the stage and TV actress Brigit Forsyth. He died on 3 June 2006 aged 72.-External links:... , Richard Neville Richard Neville Richard Neville may refer to:*Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick , known as 'Warwick the Kingmaker', English noble, fought in the Wars of the Roses... , Mary Patterson, Cam Perry, Darcy Waters |
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| Concerto for Orchestra | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| Nightwait | ||||
| The Story of Making the Film They're a Weird Mob | ||||
| They're a Weird Mob | Based on a novel of the same title They're a Weird Mob They're a Weird Mob is a 1966 film based on the novel of the same name by John O'Grady under the pen name "Nino Culotta", the name of the main character of the book. It was one of the last collaborations of the British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger... |
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| 1967 1967 in film The year 1967 in film involved some significant events. It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film.-Events:* December 26 - The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour airs on British television.... |
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| Cardin in Australia | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| Journey Out of Darkness | ||||
| The Pudding Thieves | ||||
| Wheels Across a Wilderness | Malcolm Leyland, Mike Leyland | Documentary | IMDb | |
| 1968 1968 in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts.* November 1 - The MPAA's film rating system is introduced.-Top grossing films :- Awards :... |
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| The Change at Groote | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| The Pictures That Moved: Australian Cinema | ||||
| Ride a White Horse | ||||
| Skindeep | ||||
| The Talgai Skull | AFI winner for Best Film | |||
| Time in Summer | ||||
| 1969 1969 in film The year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980... |
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| 2000 Weeks 2000 Weeks 2000 Weeks is a 1969 Australian film directed by Tim Burstall.Paul Byrnes from the NFSA comments: "2000 Weeks was one of the first features of the modern era in Australian cinema, after decades in which almost the only productions were British and American films in search of exotic locales. ..... |
Tim Burstall Tim Burstall Tim Burstall was an Australian film director, writer and producer, best known for the motion picture Alvin Purple.... |
Mark McManus | IMDb | |
| Age of Consent | ||||
| Color Me Dead | ||||
| Headland 69 | Kevin Kearney | Tully | Musical/Documentary | UBU News No. 14 April |
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| It Takes All Kinds | ||||
| Jack And Jill: A Postscript | Phillip Adams Phillip Adams Phillip Andrew Hedley Adams, AO is an Australian broadcaster, film producer, writer, social commentator, satirist and left-wing pundit. He currently hosts a radio program, Late Night Live, four nights a week on the ABC, and he also writes a weekly column for the News Limited-owned newspaper, The... (also wrote, produced, cinematographer) |
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| Little Jungle Boy | ||||
| Sampan | ||||
| Savage Shadows | ||||
| Stockman Joe | ||||
| Strange Holiday | ||||
| Thunderbolt | ||||
| Will Ye No' Come Back Again? | ||||
| You Can't See 'round Corners You Can't See 'round Corners You Can't See 'round Corners is a 1969 Australian drama film directed by David Cahill. The film is a theatrical version of the TV show You Can't See Round Corners. It was based on the novel by Jon Cleary updated to the Vietnam War.-Cast:... |
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