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Frank Shields (director)
Frank Shields (born 29 March 1947) is an Australian director of film and TV. He broke into the film industry in the 1970s by making a film about Breaker Morant which he shot partly in Africa. Select Credits *''The Breaker'' (1974) (documentary about Breaker Morant) accessed 20 February 2013 *'''' (1983) *'' The Surfer'' (1986) *'' Fatal Sky
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Breaker Morant
Harry "The Breaker" Harbord Morant (born Edwin Henry Murrant, 9 December 1864 – 27 February 1902), more popularly known as Breaker Morant, was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, bush poet, military officer, and war criminal who was convicted and executed for murdering six prisoners-of-war (POWs) and three captured civilians in two separate incidents during the Second Anglo-Boer War. While serving as a lieutenant with the Bushveldt Carbineers, Morant was arrested and court-martialled for committing murder on active serviceone of the first such prosecutions in British military history. According to military prosecutors, Morant retaliated for the death in combat of his commanding officer with a series of revenge killings against both Boer POWs and many civilian residents of the Northern Transvaal. Morant's defence attorney, Major James Francis Thomas, demanded the acquittal of his clients under what is now called the Nuremberg Defence, alleging that his clients could ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hostage (1983 Film)
''Hostage'' (also known as ''Savage Attraction'') is a 1983 Australian crime film based on a true story. Plot synopsis Based on actual events, Christine Lewis is a teenager living in Wollongong Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wa ... in the 1970s and ends up marrying a sadistic German bank robber named Walter Maresch.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p266 Cast * Kerry Mack as Christine Maresch * Ralph Schicha as Walter Maresch * Michael Harrs as John Hoffman * Clare Binney as Freda Hoffman * Doris Goddard as Mrs. Hoffman * Judy Nunn as Mrs. Lewis * Henk Johannes as Wolfgang * Burt Cooper as Helmut * Ian Mortimer as Gary * The Shamoroze family References External links * ''Hostage''at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Surfer
A surfer takes part in the sport of surfing. Surfer may also refer to: * ''Surfer'' (EP), a 2001 EP by NOFX *Surfer (advertisement), an advertising campaign to promote Guinness-brand draught stout * ''Surfer'' (magazine), an American surfing culture magazine Film * ''The Surfer'' (1986 film), an Australian film * ''The Surfer'' (upcoming film), American-Australian film starring Nicolas Cage See also *Surfing (other) Surfing is a surface water sport in which the rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving wave. Related activities include: *Bodyboarding, water sport using a bodyboard *Bodysurfing, riding a wave without the ass ... * Surfer Dude (other) * Surfers Paradise (other) * Surfer hair {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatal Sky
''Fatal Sky'' (a.k.a. ''Project Alien'') is a 1990 science fiction thriller film. The script was alternately known as ''No Cause for Alarm'', ''Deadfall'' and ''Vanished'' in its initial preproduction stages. It was an American/ British/ Australian/ Yugoslavian co-production. The movie was not theatrically released and went straight to video.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p56 Plot Prior to crashing, the pilot of a military plane radios about seeing many lights in the sky. NATO tries to quash the story, but two famous newsmen (George Abbott and Jeff Milker) decide to investigate the story, with the aid of a female pilot named "Bird" McNamara. They discover the area around the crash site is extremely desolate and discover the presence of a mysterious disease. Strange sores begin to appear on members of the local population and the bodies of animals are found mutilated. What is the military covering up? Cast * Michael Nouri as J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurrah (film)
''Hurrah'' is a 1998 Australian film directed by Frank Shields about a man living on his own in an isolated farm property who is visited by a mysterious woman. Retrieved 26 February 2013 References External links *''Hurrah'' at BFI
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The Finder (film)
''The Finder'' is a 2001 Australian film. Plot An ex-cop sets himself up as "a finder" and gets involved in a mysterious kidnapping. Production The film was an idea of producer-writer Phil Avalon's. It was shot in 2000 with privately raised finance. Reception The film was finished by December 2000. It was sold to Israel, China, Russia and the CIR and was screened at the American Film Market in February 2001. It had a one off screening at Avalon's own bar in Sydney before being released on DVD. The critic for ''Screen Daily'' said that: Unable to unlock the potential of their sun/surf/sleuth concept, Avalon and veteran director Frank Shields instead deliver a compendium of overfamiliar situations, characters and dialogue, with an occasional ill-judged sequence of 'comic relief'. A committed bunch of talented actors do their best to energise an otherwise limp affair whose true home may well prove to be off-peak cable television. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Film Directors
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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