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form y separately published work icon The Drover's Wife : The Legend of Molly Johnson single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of The Drover's Wife Leah Purcell , 2016 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 The Drover's Wife : The Legend of Molly Johnson
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Film Details - Tahlee Productions , 2020

Producers:

David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin, Bain Stewart, and Angela Littlejohn, and Leah Purcell.

Production Companies:

Tahlee Productions.

Finance Organisations:

Screen Australia.

Director of Photography:

Mark Wareham.

Editors:

Dany Cooper.

Cast:

Including Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, and Sam Reid.

Awards:

  • AACTA Award, Best Lead Actor in Film (nominated), 2022.
  • AACTA Award, Best Lead Actress in Film (winner), 2022.
  • AACTA Award, Best Supporting Actor in Film (nominated), 2022.
  • AACTA Award, Best Supporting Actress in Film (nominated), 2022.
  • AACTA Award, Best Cinematography in Film (nominated), 2022.
  • AACTA Award, Best Costume Design in Film (nominated), 2022.
  • AACTA Award, Best Production Design in Film (nominated), 2022.
  • AACTA Award, Best Original Score in Film (nominated), 2022.
  • AACTA Award, Best Sound in Film (nominated), 2022.
Settings:
  • Snowy Mountains, Cooma - Snowy - Bombala area, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,
  • 1893
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