Directed by:
Tim BurstallScreenplay:
David WilliamsonComposer:
Bruce SmeatonCast:
Susannah York, Trevor Howard, Noel Ferrier, John Castle, John Waters, Bruce Spence, Bill Hunter, Gus Mercurio, David Phillips, Sandy Gore, Serge LazareffPlots(1)
Shipwrecked on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef in 1837, English sea Captain James Fraser (Noel Ferrier, The Year of Living Dangerously) and his innocent young wife Eliza (Susannah York, Tom Jones) face an uphill struggle for survival against the harsh and unforgiving Australian conditions. Waiting to be rescued, the couple takes up residency with the local aboriginal people and watch as their mutinous crew transform into savages before their very eyes. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Susannah York
UK
Best movies:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Battle of Britain (1969)
Freud (1962)
Trevor Howard
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Gandhi (1982)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Noel Ferrier
Australia
Best movies:
Paradise Road (1997)
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
Girl in Australia (1971)
John Castle
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV movie)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Blow-Up (1966)
John Waters
UK
Best movies:
All the Rivers Run (1983) (series)
'Breaker' Morant (1980)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Bruce Spence
New Zealand
Best movies:
Bill Hunter
Australia
Best movies:
Finding Nemo (2003)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Red Dog (2011)
Gus Mercurio
USA
Best movies:
All the Rivers Run (1983) (series)
The Man from Snowy River (1982)
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
Sandy Gore
Australia
Best movies:
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004) (TV movie)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Evil Angels (1988)
Serge Lazareff
China
Best movies:
The Lighthorsemen (1987)
Ned Kelly (1970)