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form y separately published work icon Blue Fin single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of Blue Fin Colin Thiele , 1969 single work children's fiction
Issue Details: First known date: 1978... 1978 Blue Fin
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Film Details - South Australian Film Corporation ; McElroy and McElroy , 1978

Producers:

Hal McElroy

Production Companies:

McElroy & McElroy

Finance Organisations:

South Australian Film Corporation

Director of Photography:

Geoffrey Burton

Editors:

Rod Adamson

Production Designers:

David Copping

Composer:

Michael Carlos

Music:

'Waltzing Matilda' Lyrics by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson Music by Christina Macpherson (Played on recorders at the Miss Tuna contest scene)

Cast:

Hardy Kruger, Greg Rowe, Liddy Clark, John Jarratt, Hugh Keays-Byrne

Release Dates:

16 November 1978 (Australia)

Location:

  • South Australian coast

Notes:

Budget: AUD 750,000 (estimated)
Gross: AUD 703,000 (Australia)
Source: imdb.com (Sighted 02/03/12)
The trailer for Blue Fin is available here: http://youtu.be/n4R7_j6dQr
(Sighted 02/03/12)

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