Country Town
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Country Town is a 1971 Australian drama film
directed by Peter Maxwell
, produced by Fenton Rosewarne and starring Terry McDermott, Gary Gray and Lynette Curran
. It was a film version of the Australian television series Bellbird.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Peter Maxwell
Peter Maxwell
Peter Maxwell is an Austrian-born director of British films and television.-Selected filmography:* Blind Spot * The Desperate Man * The Ghost Train Murder * The Long Shadow * Impact...
, produced by Fenton Rosewarne and starring Terry McDermott, Gary Gray and Lynette Curran
Lynette Curran
Lynette Curran is an Australian actress best known for her roles in Australian television series and films. Between 1967 and 1974 she was a regular in soap opera Bellbird. She also acted in the film version of the serial, Country Town ....
. It was a film version of the Australian television series Bellbird.
Cast
- Fenton Rosewarne (Producer)
- Terry McDermott - Max Pearson
- Gary Gray - David Emerson
- Lynette CurranLynette CurranLynette Curran is an Australian actress best known for her roles in Australian television series and films. Between 1967 and 1974 she was a regular in soap opera Bellbird. She also acted in the film version of the serial, Country Town ....
- Rhoda Wilson - Gerard MaguireGerard MaguireGerard Maguire is an Australian stage, voice and television actor, best known for his role as Deputy Governor Jim Fletcher in Prisoner...
- Philip Henderson - Sue Parsons - Jean Fowler
- Carl Bleazby - Jim Emerson
- Maurie FieldsMaurie FieldsMaurie Fields was an Australian actor, vaudeville performer and stand-up comedian. He became a well-known face on television thanks to his dramatic roles in Bellbird, The Box, Prisoner and The Flying Doctors...
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- Brian Anderson - Stan Bacon
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