The Battlers
191 mins
Fairly sensitive melodrama about life on the back-roads in Australia at the height of the Great Depression. Centring on the developing romance between two drifters this presents a commendable level of period detail. Based on the novel by Kylie Tennant.
Peter Stonham
Jimmy
Amanda Cross
Millie
John Dick
Deafy
Liz Windsor
Mrs. Marks
Jamie Black
Charlie
Roger Newcombe
Burning Angus
Peter Douglas
Derek
Henry Salter
Uncle Shamus
Todd Telford
Policeman
Jim Morrissey
Sergeant
Russell Bedford
Policeman
Paul Coulson
Policeman
Steve Adams
Policeman
David Kendall
Magistrate
Heidi Abbey
Betty
Stephen Pridgeon
Bryson
Jeremy Owen
Whitefield
Luke Gee
Freddy
Troy Handley
Brian
Jo Peoples
Sister
Tony Clay
Dawson
Iain Herridge
Logan Husband
Darren Brealey
Bystander
Amy Todd
Nurse
Lisa Hughes
Logan Wife
Stephen Sheehan
Logan Man
Lisa Clough
Ma's Daughter
Alan Holy
Thirty Bob
Mary Louise Sheid
Manageress
Susanna Gibbs
Smart Shopper
Rob George
Derelict
Bill Willoughby
Butcher
Philip Spruce
Postman
Damian Woodards
Baker
Paul Simpson
Coal Merchant
Sue Quinn
Country Mother
Shirley Hay
Post mistress
Richard Bennett
Warder
Shane Cooper
Dray man
Leo Sclanders
Farmer
Lawrence Woodward
Rider
Kylie Tennant
Novel
Peter Yeldham
Writer
Des Monaghan
Executive Producer
Gus Howard
Producer
Valerie Hardy
Executive Producer
Tom Donald
Executive Producer
Denise Haratzis
Editor
Roger Dowling
Director of Photography
Anna French
Costume Designer
Ken James
Art Direction
Carl Vine
Music
Zev Eleftheriou
Stunt Coordinator
Toivo Lember
Sound Recordist
Frank Lipson
Supervising Sound Editor
Pete Smith
Sound Mixer
Fiona Rees-Jones
Hairstylist
Wendy Freeman
Makeup Artist
Toby Pease
First Assistant Director
Karan Monkhouse
Second Assistant Director
Christie McGuinness
Third Assistant Director
Gary Buss
Unit Manager
Elizabeth Symes
Production Manager
John Haratzis
Scenic Artist
Ian Jobson
Set Dresser
Joanne McLennan
Continuity
Peter Stubbs
Special Effects
Jeff Little
Special Effects