AustLit

1. This adaptation of Robbery Under Arms had the largest budget in the history of Australian filmmaking to that time (it was later beaten by Max Max III: Beyond Thunderdome). The film was jointly funded by Robert Holmes à Court's international production company, ITC Entertainment, and the South Australian Film Commission.

2. Also known as Bandit aus Gutem Haus (West Germany).

3. Originally conceived as a television mini-series, Robbery Under Arms's early production costings were deemed to be too high ($6 million+) for television. The producers subsequently decided to split the costs by filming two versions: the miniseries and a feature film. (The eventual production for both came in at around $7.3 million).

4. Because the project had two different target audiences in mind, the producers set an Australian film industry precedent by hiring two separate writers (Tony Morphett and Graeme Koestveld) and two internationally recognised directors (Ken Hannam and Donald Crombie). Post-production saw the television series cut first, with editing of the film completed afterwards. According to Crombie, the film was created by cutting down segments of the miniseries and 'putting in the least amount of story. [We then edged] material back in until we were absolutely sure that it was the best story [we could tell] in the shortest time' (ctd. Sheila Johnston and Neil Roddick Cinema Papers May 1985, p. 58).