''Moving On'' is a 1974 Australian film about a sheep farmer George Collier who moves to a county town. It was made by

Film Australia Film Australia was a company established by the Government of Australia to produce films about Australia in 1973. Its predecessors were the Cinema and Photographic Branch (1913–38), the Australian National Film Board (1939–1955, under diffe ...

to help draw attention to the problems the rural poor.''Moving On''
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Cast

*Ewen Solon as George Collier *Kay Taylor as Elizabeth Collier *

Ken Shorter Ken Shorter (born -1947), also credited as Kenneth Shorter. is an Australian actor best known for playing the title role in the biker film ''Stone'' (1974), and ''You Can't See 'round Corners'' (1969).> Television appearances include '' Skippy ...

as Alan *Lyndell Rowe as Anne *Carole Yelland as Pauline *Brian Anderson as Ron *Michaelle Brooker as Margaret *Jonathan Hardy as Anne's boyfriend *jeff Ashby as city man *

Bruce Spence Bruce Spence (born 17 September 1945) is a New Zealand–Australian actor. Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theatre. Biography Spence won an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1971 comedy ...

as road worker *

Roger Ward Roger Ward (born 1936) is an Australian actor who has had a considerable career in film and television, noted for "tough guy" roles in which he often did his own stunts. Biography Ward was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1936. His car ...

as sotcik agent * John Fegan as unemployed grower *Robert McDarra as financier *

Carole Ashby Carole Ashby (born 24 March 1955 in Cannock, Staffordshire) is an English actress and pinup girl. She appeared as a glamour girl in the British news media during the 1970s. Career In 1972, Ashby was named "Britain's most glamorous schoolgirl." A ...

Release

The film was widely distributed through non-theatrical film libraries in Australia and screened on television in January 1974. The writer won an award with the Australian Writers Guild.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p274

References

External links

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