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Screen cap from promotional trailer
Adaptation of
Caddie: A Sydney Barmaid : An Autobiography Written by Herself
1953
single work
autobiography
Issue Details:
First known date:
1976...
1976
Caddie
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Film Details - Anthony Buckley Productions , 1976
Producers:
Anthony Buckley
Production Companies:
Anthony Buckley Productions
Nine Network
Roadshow Entertainment
Southern Cross Feature Film Company
Finance Organisations:
Australian Film Commission
Director of Photography:
Peter James
Editors:
Tim Wellburn
Production Designers:
Owen Williams
Composer:
Patrick Flynn
Cast:
Helen Morse (Caddie Marsh), Takis Emmanuel (Peter), Jack Thompson (Ted), Jacki Weaver (Josie), Melissa Jaffer (Leslie), Ron Blanchard (Bill), Drew Forsythe (Sonny), Kirrily Nolan (Esther), Lynette Curran (Maudie), June Salter (Mrs Marks), John Ewart (Paddy Reilly), John Gaden (Solicitor), Jane Harders (Vikki), Phillip Hinton (John Marsh), Mary Mackay (Mater), Lucky Grills (Pawnbroker), Robyn Nevin (Black Eye), Sean Hinton (Terry Marsh), Marianne Howard (Ann Marsh), Pat Evison (Mrs. Norris), Carmel Cullen (Pianola Woman), Bryan Niland (Dole Clerk - as Brian Nyland), Willie Fennell (Doctor), Les Foxcroft (Mr Norris), Jack Allen (Saloon Pianist), Vivienne Garrett.
Release Dates:
1. 9 April 1976 (Australia). Released in Finland (27 April 1979), Hungary (9 October 1980), and the USA (8 February 1981).
2. Released on videocassette format in 1976 by Anthony Buckley Productions. Released on DVD format in 2002 by Roadshow Entertainment.
Post Production:
Spectrum Films International
Awards:
- Australian Cinematographers Society Awards (1977), Cinematographer of the Year - Peter James (winner)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (1976), Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Melissa Jaffer and Jacki Weaver (co-winners)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (1976), Best Actress in a Lead Role - Helen Morse (winner)
- Australian Film Institute Awards (1976), Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Drew Forsythe (winner)
- San Sebastian International Film Festival (1976), Prize San Sebastian, Best Actress - Helen Morse (winner)
- San Sebastian International Film Festival (1976), Special Prize of the Jury - Donald Crombie
Notes:
1. Produced in association with the Australian National Advisory Committee for International Women's Year
2. Also known as Eine Frau geht ihren Weg (West Germany)
3. Further reference: Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper. Australian Film 1900-1977, A Guide to Feature Film Production (1980, q.v.), pp.376-377.
Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
