''Pudding Thieves'' is a 1967 Australian film. It was the first film from the "
Carlton
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school".
[Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p239]
Plot
Bill and George work as
photographers, with a sideline in
pornography
Pornography (often shortened to porn or porno) is the portrayal of sexual subject matter for the exclusive purpose of sexual arousal. Primarily intended for adults, . Bill's girlfriend discovers this and leaves him in disgust. Bill betrays George to the police.
Cast
*Bernice Murphy as Pete
*Bill Morgan as Bill
*
George Tibbits
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as George
*Tina Date as George's girl
*Burt Cooper as Pimp
*Dorothy Bradley as religious woman
*George Dixon as Bill's friend
*David Kendall as rival pornographer
*Julien Pringle as photographer
*
Bert Deling
Bert Deling is an Australian writer, script editor and director of film and TV best known for the cult classic ''Pure Shit'' (1975).
Select Credits
*'' Dalmas'' (1973)
*''Pure Shit
''Pure Shit'' (censored as ''Pure S'') is a 1975 Australian dra ...
as pimp
*Mandy Boyd as advertising girl
*Nick Yardley
*Chris Maudson
*Peter Nicholls as the buyer
*Sue Ingleton as model
*Pat Black as model
*Penny Brown as model
Production
The film was shot from 1963 to 1967 on borrowed
16 mm film
16 mm film is a historically popular and economical gauge of film. 16 mm refers to the width of the film (about inch); other common film gauges include 8 and 35 mm. It is generally used for non-theatrical (e.g., industrial, educ ...
equipment. It was largely funded by director Brian Davies who was a director at
La Mama Theatre. The script evolved during production and three separate endings were shot.
Reception
The film was not widely seen but was influential as many people associated with La Mama became key players in the
Australian film revival of the 1970s.
[David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p275] The film was screened at the
Melbourne International Film Festival
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venice Film Fest ...
(MIFF) in 2022.
[https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/melbourne-international-film-festival-miff-2022/pudding-thieves-miff-70/]
References
External links
*
''The Pudding Thieves''at Oz Movies
''The Pudding Thieves''at BFI Film Forever
1967 films
Australian drama films
1960s English-language films
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