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Film Details - Hexagon Productions , 1974
Producers:
Tim Burstall (Producer)
Alan Finney (Associate Producer)
Production Companies:
Hexagon Productions
Director of Photography:
Robin Copping
Editors:
David Bilcock
Production Designers:
William Hutchinson
Composer:
Peter Best
Cast:
Jack Thompson (Tony Petersen), Jacki Weaver (Susie Petersen), Wendy Hughes (Dr Patricia 'Trish' Kent), Belinda Giblin (Moira), Arthur Dignam (Prof. Charles Kent), Charles 'Bud' Tingwell (Father), Helen Morse (Jane), John Ewart (Peter), David Phillips (Heinz), Christine Amor (Annie), Sandra McGregor (Marge), Joey Hohenfels (Debbie), Amanda Hunt (Carol), George Mallaby (Executive), Anne Scott-Pendlebury (Peggy), Dina Mann (Robin), Karen Petersen (Teresa), Syd Conabere (Annie's father), Charmain Jacka (Annie's mother), John Orcsik (Walter), Robert Hewitt (Bikie), Lindsay Smith (Bikie), Tim Robertson (Bikie), Graham Mathrick (Bikie), Moira Farrow (Mrs Blunden), Sheila Florance (Tony's Mother), Warwick Randall (Hotel Manager), David Ravenswood (Dr Fredericks), Sandy Gore (Suburban Housewife), Bill Bennett (Bushman), Cliff Ellen (Bushman).
Release Dates:
1. Australian premiere held on 25 October 1974 at the Rapallo Theatre, Sydney. The film was released in the USA in November 1975. It was also released in England in late 1975.
2. Released on DVD format in 2004 by Roadshow Entertainment.
Location:
- Melbourne
Notes:
1. Also known as 'Jock' Petersen (USA) and La Moglie del Professore (Italy).
2. Originally to be titled 'Campus,' Petersen was a pivotal moment in the emerging Australian film renaissance of the early 1970s. The numerous scenes of sexual activity, with much full-frontal nudity, were seen as liberating by some and scandalous by others. The film subsequently did well at the box-office, aided by strong performances from Jack Thompson, Jacki Weaver, and Wendy Hughes.
3. Further reference: Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper. Australian Film 1900-1977, A Guide to Feature Film Production (1980, q.v.), p. 356.
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