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Australian New Wave

Index Australian New Wave

The Australian New Wave (also known as the Australian Film Revival, Australian Film Renaissance, or New Australian Cinema) was an era of resurgence in worldwide popularity of Australian cinema, particularly in the United States. [1]

179 relations: A Street to Die, Alvin Purple, Angela Punch McGregor, Annie's Coming Out, Attack Force Z, Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Babe (film), Backlash (1986 film), Backroads (film), Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Bill Bennett (director), Bill Hunter (actor), Bill Kerr, Bliss (1985 film), BMX Bandits (film), Breaker Morant (film), Brian May (composer), Brian Trenchard-Smith, Bruce Beresford, Bruce Smeaton, Bruce Spence, Bryan Brown, Burke & Wills, Caddie (film), Camp (style), Careful, He Might Hear You (film), Carmen Duncan, Celia (film), Chantal Contouri, Cinefamily, Cinema of Australia, Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee II, Culture of Australia, David Argue, David Gulpilil, Dead Calm (film), Dead End Drive-In, Dean Semler, Deathcheaters, Dennis Hopper, Don's Party, Donald McAlpine, Dot and the Kangaroo (film), Eliza Fraser (film), Elizabeth Alexander (actress), Emerald City (film), Empire (film magazine), Evil Angels (film), ..., Fantasm, Fantasm Comes Again, Fortress (1985 film), Fred Schepisi, Gallipoli (1981 film), Genre, George Miller (director), Gillian Armstrong, Going Down (1983 film), Gorton Government, Graeme Blundell, Harlequin (film), Harold Hopkins (actor), Heatwave (film), Hollywood, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Jack Thompson (actor), Jacki Weaver, Jeanie Drynan, John Duigan, John Hargreaves (actor), John Jarratt, John Seale, Judy Davis, Ken Hannam, Kiss or Kill (film), List of Australian films of the 1970s, List of Australian films of the 1980s, List of films considered the best, London, Lonely Hearts (1982 film), Long Weekend (1978 film), Love Serenade, Mad Dog Morgan, Mad Max, Mad Max 2, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Malcolm (film), Malpractice (film), Manganinnie, Max Cullen, Mel Gibson, Mercia Deane-Johns, Money Movers, Monkey Grip (film), Muriel's Wedding, My Brilliant Career (film), My First Wife, Newsfront, Next of Kin (1982 film), Nick Tate, Nicole Kidman, Noah Taylor, Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!, Ozploitation, Pat Bishop, Patrick (1978 film), Paul Hogan, Peter Weir, Petersen (film), Phar Lap (film), Phillip Noyce, Picnic at Hanging Rock (film), Proof (1991 film), Puberty Blues, Quentin Tarantino, Quintessence Editions, Ray Barrett, Razorback (film), Richard Franklin (director), Roadgames, Roger Ward, Romper Stomper, Russell Boyd, Sam Neill, Shame (1988 film), Shine (film), Sigrid Thornton, Simon Wincer, Snapshot (film), Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, Steve Bisley, Stone (1974 film), Stork (film), Storm Boy (1976 film), Strictly Ballroom, Summerfield (film), Sunday Too Far Away, Terry Camilleri, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Big Steal (1990 film), The Boy Who Had Everything, The Cars That Ate Paris, The Castle (1997 Australian film), The Chain Reaction, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (film), The Club (1980 film), The Devil's Playground (1976 film), The FJ Holden, The Fringe Dwellers, The Getting of Wisdom (film), The Killing of Angel Street, The Last Wave, The Lighthorsemen (film), The Man from Hong Kong, The Man from Snowy River (1982 film), The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey, The New York Times, The Odd Angry Shot, The Plumber (1979 film), The Year My Voice Broke, The Year of Living Dangerously (film), Thirst (1979 film), Tim Burstall, United States, Vernon Wells (actor), Wake in Fright, Walkabout (film), We of the Never Never (film), Wendy Hughes, Wendy Lewis, Whitlam Government, Winter of Our Dreams, World cinema, World War II, Young Einstein, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 3 to Go. Expand index (129 more) »

A Street to Die

A Street to Die is a 1985 Australian film directed by Bill Bennett and starring Chris Haywood, Jennifer Cluff, Arianthe Galani.

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Alvin Purple

Alvin Purple is a 1973 Australian comedy film starring Graeme Blundell, written by Alan Hopgood and directed by Tim Burstall.

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Angela Punch McGregor

Angela Punch McGregor (born 21 January 1953, in Sydney) is an Australian stage and film actress.

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Annie's Coming Out

Annie's Coming Out (also known as A Test of Love) is a 1984 Australian drama film directed by Gil Brealey.

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Attack Force Z

Attack Force Z (alternatively titled The Z Men) is a 1982 Australian-Taiwanese World War II film, directed by Tim Burstall.

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Australian Film, Television and Radio School

The Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school.

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Babe (film)

Babe is a 1995 Australian-American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Noonan, produced by George Miller, and written by both.

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Backlash (1986 film)

Backlash is a 1986 Australian film directed by Bill Bennett.

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Backroads (film)

Backroads is a 1977 Australian film directed by Phillip Noyce.

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Barry Crocker

Barry Hugh Crocker AM (born 4 November 1935 in Geelong, Victoria, Official Barry Crocker website Australia) is a popular Gold Logie award-winning character actor, television personality, singer, and variety entertainer with a crooning vocal style known for his iconic Australian films The Adventures of Barry McKenzie and sequel Barry McKenzie Holds His Own and singing the theme tune to the popular Australian soap opera Neighbours.

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Barry Humphries

John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author.

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Bill Bennett (director)

Bill Bennett (born 1953) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter.

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Bill Hunter (actor)

William John "Bill" Hunter (27 February 194021 May 2011) was an Australian actor of film, stage and television, who was also prominent as a voice-over artist.

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Bill Kerr

William Henry Kerr (10 June 1922 – 28 August 2014), credited as Bill Kerr, was a South African-born entertainer, who had a successful career in Britain and Australia as an actor, comedian and vaudevillian.

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Bliss (1985 film)

Bliss is a 1985 Australian film directed by Ray Lawrence, co-adapted by Lawrence and Peter Carey, author of the original novel Bliss from which it is adapted.

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BMX Bandits (film)

BMX Bandits (released as Short Wave in America) is a 1983 Australian adventure crime drama film starring Nicole Kidman.

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Breaker Morant (film)

Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian war and trial film directed by Bruce Beresford, who also co-wrote the screenplay which was based on Kenneth G. Ross' 1978 play of the same name.

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Brian May (composer)

Brian May (28 July 1934 – 25 April 1997) was an Australian film composer and conductor who was a prominent figure during the Australian New Wave.

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Brian Trenchard-Smith

Brian Trenchard-Smith (born 1946) is an English-Australian film and television director, producer, writer, consultant and actor who is notable for his contributions to the horror and action genre during the 1970s and 1980s in Australia.

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Bruce Beresford

Bruce Beresford (born 16 August 1940) is an Australian film director who has made more than 30 feature films over a 50-year career.

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Bruce Smeaton

Bruce Smeaton (born 5 March 1938) is an Australian composer who is well known for a variety of Australian film and television scores in all genres, including features, shorts, television, documentaries and advertisements.

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Bruce Spence

Bruce Spence (born 17 September 1945) is a New Zealand actor based in Australia.

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Bryan Brown

Bryan Neathway Brown, AM (born 23 June 1947) is an Australian actor.

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Burke & Wills

Burke & Wills is a 1985 Australian adventure film directed by Graeme Clifford, starring Jack Thompson and Nigel Havers.

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Caddie (film)

Caddie is an Australian film biopic directed by Donald Crombie and produced by Anthony Buckley.

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Camp (style)

Camp is an aesthetic style and sensibility that regards something as appealing because of its bad taste and ironic value.

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Careful, He Might Hear You (film)

Careful, He Might Hear You is a 1983 Australian drama film.

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Carmen Duncan

Carmen Joan Duncan (born 7 July 1942) is an Australian actress.

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Celia (film)

Celia (also known as Celia: Child of Terror) is a 1988 Australian drama film written and directed by Ann Turner.

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Chantal Contouri

Chantal Contouri (born 8 April 1949) (sometimes credited as Chantal Cantouri, Σαντάλ Κοντούρης) is a Greek Australian television and film actress, best known for her role in the 1970s soap opera Number 96, as nurse Tracy Wilson, later revealed to be the serial killer known as the imfamous "pantyhose strangler".

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Cinefamily

The Cinefamily was a non-profit cinematheque located in West Hollywood, California at the historic Silent Movie Theatre.

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Cinema of Australia

The Australian film industry has its beginnings with the 1906 production of The Story of the Kelly Gang, the earliest feature film ever made.

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Crocodile Dundee

Crocodile Dundee (stylised as "Crocodile" Dundee in the U.S.) is a 1986 Australian-American action comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City.

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Crocodile Dundee II

Crocodile Dundee II is a 1988 Australian-American action comedy film.

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Culture of Australia

The culture of Australia is a Western culture, derived primarily from Britain but also influenced by the unique geography of Australia, the cultural input of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and other Australian people.

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David Argue

David Argue (born 1959) is an Australian actor.

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David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM (born 1 July 1953), is an Australian traditional dancer and actor.

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Dead Calm (film)

Dead Calm is a 1989 Australian psychological thriller film starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane.

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Dead End Drive-In

Dead End Drive-In is a 1986 Australian action film about a teenage couple trapped in a drive-in theatre which is really a concentration camp for societal rejects.

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Dean Semler

Dean Semler, A.C.S., A.S.C., (born 1943) is an Australian cinematographer and film director.

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Deathcheaters

Deathcheaters is a 1976 Australian action adventure film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring John Hargreaves and Grant Page.

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Dennis Hopper

Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker, photographer and artist.

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Don's Party

Don's Party is a 1971 play by David Williamson set during the 1969 Australian federal election.

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Donald McAlpine

Donald McAlpine (born 1934), ACS and ASC is an Australian cinematographer.

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Dot and the Kangaroo (film)

Dot and the Kangaroo is a 1977 Australian film which combines animation and live-action.

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Eliza Fraser (film)

Eliza Fraser is a 1976 Australian bawdy adventure drama film, directed by Tim Burstall and starring Susannah York, Trevor Howard, Noel Ferrier and John Castle.

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Elizabeth Alexander (actress)

Elizabeth Alexander (sometimes credited as Liz Alexander; born 21 August 1952) is an Australian actress, director and teacher with a number of high-profile credits in film, television and theatre.

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Emerald City (film)

Emerald City is a 1988 film directed by Michael Jenkins, an adaptation of the play of the same name.

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Empire (film magazine)

Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media of Hamburg based Bauer Media Group.

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Evil Angels (film)

Evil Angels (released as A Cry in the Dark outside Australia and New Zealand) is a 1988 Australian drama film directed by Fred Schepisi.

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Fantasm

Fantasm is a 1976 softcore pornographic film, directed by Richard Franklin under a pseudonym.

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Fantasm Comes Again

Fantasm Comes Again is a 1977 soft core pornographic film from Australia.

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Fortress (1985 film)

Fortress is a 1985 Australian made-for-TV thriller film directed by Arch Nicholson and written by Everett De Roche, and starring Rachel Ward, based on Gabrielle Lord's 1980 novel the Fortress.

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Fred Schepisi

Frederic Alan Schepisi, AO (Kael, Pauline (1984). Taking It All In. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston. p. 55. born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter.

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Gallipoli (1981 film)

Gallipoli is a 1981 Australian war drama film directed by Peter Weir and produced by Patricia Lovell and Robert Stigwood, starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee, about several rural Western Australian young men who enlist in the Australian Army during the First World War.

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Genre

Genre is any form or type of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially-agreed upon conventions developed over time.

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George Miller (director)

George Miller AO (born 3 March 1945) is an Australian filmmaker and former physician.

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Gillian Armstrong

Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an award-winning Australian feature film and documentary director, who specializes in period drama.

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Going Down (1983 film)

Going Down is a 1983 Australian film about young people living in a share house.

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Gorton Government

The Gorton Government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Gorton.

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Graeme Blundell

Graeme Blundell (born 7 August 1945) is an Australian actor, director, producer, writer and biographer.

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Harlequin (film)

Harlequin (known as Dark Forces in US) is a 1980 Australian thriller film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings and Broderick Crawford.

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Harold Hopkins (actor)

Harold Douglas Hopkins (6 March 194411 December 2011) was an Australian film and television actor.

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Heatwave (film)

Heatwave is a 1982 Australian film directed by Phillip Noyce based on the murder of Juanita Nielsen.

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Hollywood

Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.

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Hugh Keays-Byrne

Hugh Keays-Byrne (born 18 May 1947) is an English character actor.

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Jack Thompson (actor)

Jack Thompson, AM (born 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and one of the major figures of Australian cinema.

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Jacki Weaver

Jacqueline Ruth Weaver (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film, and television actress.

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Jeanie Drynan

Jeanie Drynan is an Australian film and television actress well known for her roles in the television series Class of '74 and in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding.

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John Duigan

John Duigan (born 19 June 1949) is an Australian film director.

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John Hargreaves (actor)

John William Hargreaves (28 November 19458 January 1996) was an Australian actor.

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John Jarratt

John Jarratt (born 5 August 1952) is an Australian television and film actor, producer and director, who rose to fame through his work in the Australian New Wave.

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John Seale

John Clement Seale A.C.S. A.S.C. (born 5 October 1942) is a retired Australian cinematographer.

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Judy Davis

Judith Davis (born 23 April 1955) is an Australian actress known for her work in film, television and theatre.

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Ken Hannam

Ken Hannam (12 July 1929 – 16 November 2004) was an Australian film and television director.

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Kiss or Kill (film)

Kiss or Kill is a 1997 Australian thriller about two lovers and fugitives from the law who are pursued across the Australian Outback.

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List of Australian films of the 1970s

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List of Australian films of the 1980s

A list of films produced in Australia by year during the 1980s, in the List of Australian films.

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List of films considered the best

This is a list of films considered "the best ever", so voted in a notable national or international survey of either critics or the public.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Lonely Hearts (1982 film)

Lonely Hearts is a 1982 Australian film directed by Paul Cox which won the 1982 AFI Award for Best Film and was nominated in four other categories.

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Long Weekend (1978 film)

Long Weekend is an Australian horror film shot in 1977 and first shown in 1978.

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Love Serenade

Love Serenade is a 1996 Australian feature film directed by Shirley Barrett.

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Mad Dog Morgan

Mad Dog Morgan is a 1976 Australian bushranger film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson and David Gulpilil.

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Mad Max

Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller, produced by Byron Kennedy, and starring Mel Gibson as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, and Roger Ward.

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Mad Max 2

Mad Max 2 (originally released in the United States as The Road Warrior and sometimes known as Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller.

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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (also known as Mad Max 3) is a 1985 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, distributed by Warner Bros., and written by Miller and Terry Hayes.

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Malcolm (film)

Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film comedy, written by the husband-and-wife team of David Parker and Nadia Tass, and directed by Nadia Tass (who made her debut as a feature director on this film).

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Malpractice (film)

Malpractice is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Bill Bennett.

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Manganinnie

Manganinnie is an AFI Award-winning 1980 film which follows the journey of Manganinnie, a Tasmanian Aboriginal woman who searches for her tribe with the company of a young, lost white girl named Joanna.

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Max Cullen

Max Cullen (born 29 April 1940) is an Australian-born stage and screen actor.

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Mel Gibson

Mel Colmcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker.

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Mercia Deane-Johns

Mercia Deane-Johns is an Australian actress of film, stage and television.

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Money Movers

Money Movers is a 1978 Australian crime action drama film directed by Bruce Beresford.

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Monkey Grip (film)

Monkey Grip is a 1982 Australian drama film directed by Ken Cameron.

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Muriel's Wedding

Muriel's Wedding is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by P. J. Hogan.

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My Brilliant Career (film)

My Brilliant Career is a 1979 Eastmancolor Australian period drama film starring Judy Davis, Sam Neill and Wendy Hughes and is directed by Gillian Armstrong.

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My First Wife

My First Wife is a 1984 Australian drama film directed by Paul Cox.

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Newsfront

Newsfront is a 1978 Australian drama film starring Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Chris Haywood and Bryan Brown, directed by Phillip Noyce.

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Next of Kin (1982 film)

Next of Kin is a 1982 Australian horror film directed by Tony Williams.

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Nick Tate

Nicholas John Tate (born 18 June 1942) is an Australian actor best known for his role as pilot Alan Carter in the 1970s British science fiction television series Space: 1999, as well as for playing the role of James Hamilton in the 1980s Australian soap opera Sons and Daughters.

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Nicole Kidman

Nicole Mary Kidman, (born 20 June 1967) is an Australian actress and producer.

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Noah Taylor

Noah George Taylor (born 4 September 1969) is an English-Australian actor.

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Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!

Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! is a 2008 Australian documentary film about the Australian New Wave of 1970s and '80s low-budget cinema.

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Ozploitation

Ozploitation (a portmanteau of Australia and exploitation) films are exploitation films – a category of low-budget horror, comedy, and action films – made in Australia after the introduction of the R rating in 1971.

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Pat Bishop

Patricia Mary Bishop (13 June 1946 – 28 March 2000) as Pat Bishop, was an Australian actress, who was born in Northern Ireland, noted for her performances in Australian theatre, film and television series.

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Patrick (1978 film)

Patrick is a 1978 Australian science fiction horror film directed by Richard Franklin and written by Everett De Roche.

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Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan, (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian comedian, actor and television presenter.

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Peter Weir

Peter Lindsay Weir, AM (born 21 August 1944) is an Australian film director.

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Petersen (film)

Petersen is a 1974 Australian drama film directed by Tim Burstall.

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Phar Lap (film)

Phar Lap (also released as Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation) is a 1983 film about the racehorse Phar Lap.

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Phillip Noyce

Phillip Noyce (born 29 April 1950) is an Australian film director.

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Picnic at Hanging Rock (film)

Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery drama film which was produced by Hal and Jim McElroy, directed by Peter Weir, and starred Vivean Gray, Dominic Guard, Anne-Louise Lambert, Helen Morse, and Rachel Roberts.

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Proof (1991 film)

Proof is a 1991 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, and starring Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot and Russell Crowe.

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Puberty Blues

Puberty Blues is a 1981 Australian coming-of-age film directed by Bruce Beresford.

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Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American director, writer, and actor.

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Quintessence Editions

Quintessence Editions Ltd. is a publishing company based in London (UK) which is the originator of the "1001 Before You Die" series. Typically, the titles in this series are intended as reference books. They are illustrated books authored by multiple contributors. Quintessence is part of the Quarto Group.

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Ray Barrett

Raymond Charles "Ray" Barrett (2 May 19278 September 2009) was an Australian actor. During the 1960s, he was a leading actor on British television, where he was best known for his appearances in The Troubleshooters (1965–71). From the 1970s, he appeared in lead and character roles in a number of Australian films and TV series.

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Razorback (film)

Razorback is a 1984 Australian natural horror film written by Everett De Roche, based on Peter Brennan's novel, and directed by Russell Mulcahy.

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Richard Franklin (director)

Richard Franklin (15 July 1948 – 11 July 2007) was an Australian film director.

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Roadgames

Roadgames (also known as Road Games) is a 1981 Australian horror-thriller film directed by Richard Franklin and starring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis.

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Roger Ward

Roger Ward is an Australian actor, a pioneer of Australian film and television.

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Romper Stomper

Romper Stomper is a 1992 Australian drama film written and directed by Geoffrey Wright in his feature film directorial debut.

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Russell Boyd

Russell Boyd ACS ASC (born 21 April 1944) is an Australian cinematographer.

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Sam Neill

Nigel John Dermot Neill (born 14 September 1947), known professionally as Sam Neill, is a New Zealand actor who first achieved leading roles in films such as Omen III: The Final Conflict, Possession, and Dead Calm and on television in Reilly, Ace of Spies.

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Shame (1988 film)

Shame is a 1988 Australian film directed by Steve Jodrell and starring Deborra-Lee Furness as 'Asta', for which she won both the 1988 FCCA 'Best Actor' and Golden Space Needle 'Best Actress' awards; as well as the FCCA awarding 'Best Screenplay' to both Beverley Blankenship and Michael Brindley.

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Shine (film)

Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical drama film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions.

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Sigrid Thornton

Sigrid Thornton (born 12 February 1959) is an Australian actress.

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Simon Wincer

Simon Wincer (born 1943 in Sydney) is an Australian director and producer of film and television.

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Snapshot (film)

Snapshot (released in the US as The Day After Halloween and One More Minute) is a 1979 Australian thriller film.

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Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds

Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds is a 1989 Australian post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure film directed by Alex Proyas.

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Steve Bisley

Steve Bisley (born 26 December 1951) is an Australian film and television actor, best known for his roles in the films Mad Max and The Great Gatsby, and as Detective Sergeant Jack Christey in the television series Water Rats.

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Stone (1974 film)

Stone is a 1974 Australian biker film written, directed and produced by Sandy Harbutt.

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Stork (film)

Stork is a 1971 Australian comedy film directed by Tim Burstall.

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Storm Boy (1976 film)

Storm Boy is a 1976 Australian film based on a children's book, by Colin Thiele, about a lonely boy and his pet pelicans living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father.

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Strictly Ballroom

Strictly Ballroom is a 1992 Australian romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Baz Luhrmann.

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Summerfield (film)

Summerfield is a 1977 Australian film, directed by Ken Hannam, written by Cliff Green (who wrote the screenplay for Picnic At Hanging Rock) and produced by Patricia Lovell (who produced Picnic At Hanging Rock).

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Sunday Too Far Away

Sunday Too Far Away is a 1975 Australian drama film directed by Ken Hannam.

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Terry Camilleri

Terrance "Terry" Camilleri (born 1949) is a Maltese-born Australian actor who has performed actively in both the United Kingdom and United States.

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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie is a 1972 Australian film starring Barry Crocker, telling the story of an Australian 'yobbo' on his travels to the United Kingdom.

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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott.

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The Big Steal (1990 film)

The Big Steal is a 1990 Australian caper film directed by Nadia Tass starring Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan and Steve Bisley.

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The Boy Who Had Everything

The Boy Who Had Everything is a 1984 Australian film written and directed by Stephen Wallace.

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The Cars That Ate Paris

The Cars That Ate Paris is a 1974 Australian horror comedy film, produced by twin brothers Hal and Jim McElroy and directed by Peter Weir.

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The Castle (1997 Australian film)

The Castle is a 1997 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Rob Sitch.

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The Chain Reaction

The Chain Reaction is a 1980 Australian independent disaster/science fiction thriller film directed and written by Ian Barry.

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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (film)

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a 1978 Australian drama film directed, written and produced by Fred Schepisi, and starring Tom E. Lewis (billed at the time as Tommy Lewis), Freddy Reynolds and Ray Barrett.

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The Club (1980 film)

The Club is a satirical play by the Australian playwright David Williamson.

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The Devil's Playground (1976 film)

The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian semi-autobiographical film written, directed and produced by Fred Schepisi.

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The FJ Holden

The FJ Holden is a 1977 Australian film directed by Michael Thornhill.

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The Fringe Dwellers

The Fringe Dwellers is a 1961 novel written by the Western Australian author Nene Gare.

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The Getting of Wisdom (film)

The Getting of Wisdom is a 1977 Australian film directed by Bruce Beresford and based on the 1910 novel of the same name by Henry Handel Richardson.

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The Killing of Angel Street

The Killing of Angel Street is a 1981 Australian thriller film loosely based on the BLF (Builders Labourers Federation) green bans against development in inner Sydney city waterside suburbs.

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The Last Wave

The Last Wave is a 1977 Australian mystery drama film directed by Peter Weir.

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The Lighthorsemen (film)

The Lighthorsemen is a 1987 Australian feature film about the men of a World War I light horse unit involved in Sinai and Palestine Campaign's 1917 Battle of Beersheeba.

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The Man from Hong Kong

The Man from Hong Kong (known in the U.S.A. as The Dragon Flies) is a 1975 action film that marked the first Australian-Hong Kong co-production filmed in both nations.

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The Man from Snowy River (1982 film)

The Man from Snowy River is a 1982 Australian drama film based on the Banjo Paterson poem "The Man from Snowy River".

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The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey is a 1988 feature film, an official Australian-New Zealand co-production, directed by Vincent Ward. It won numerous New Zealand and Australian awards, including the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film, and several awards at European fantasy film festivals.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Odd Angry Shot

The Odd Angry Shot is an Australian 1979 war and action film with elements of comedy written, directed and produced by Tom Jeffrey (with Sue Millikin), the film is based on the book of the same title by William Nagel, it follows the experiences of Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War.

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The Plumber (1979 film)

The Plumber is a 1979 Australian psychological thriller film about a psychotic plumber who befriends a woman.

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The Year My Voice Broke

The Year My Voice Broke is a 1987 coming of age drama film written and directed by John Duigan and starring Noah Taylor, Loene Carmen, and Ben Mendelsohn.

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The Year of Living Dangerously (film)

The Year of Living Dangerously is a 1982 Australian romantic drama film directed by Peter Weir and co-written by Weir and David Williamson adapted from Christopher Koch's 1978 novel The Year of Living Dangerously.

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Thirst (1979 film)

Thirst is a 1979 Australian horror film directed by Rod Hardy and starring Chantal Contouri and Max Phipps and British actor David Hemmings.

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Tim Burstall

Timothy Burstall AM (20 April 1927 – 19 April 2004) was an English Australian film director, writer and producer, best known for hit Australian movie Alvin Purple (1973) and its sequel Alvin Rides Again.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vernon Wells (actor)

Vernon George Wells (born 31 December 1945) is an Australian actor.

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Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright (initially released as Outback outside Australia) is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thompson.

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Walkabout (film)

Walkabout is a 1971 British-Australian survival drama film set in the Australian outback, directed by Nicolas Roeg, and starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, and David Gulpilil.

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We of the Never Never (film)

We of the Never Never is a 1982 Australian drama film, directed by Igor Auzins, based on the autobiographical novel We of the Never Never by Jeannie Gunn.

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Wendy Hughes

Wendy Hughes (29 July 19528 March 2014) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television.

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Wendy Lewis

Wendy Lewis (born 1962) is an Australian writer working in Sydney who has written a number of non-fiction books about Australian people, history and events.

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Whitlam Government

The Whitlam Government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.

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Winter of Our Dreams

Winter of Our Dreams is a 1981 Australian film directed by John Duigan.

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World cinema

World cinema is not the sum-total of all films made around the world.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Young Einstein

Young Einstein is a 1988 Australian comedy film written, produced, directed by and starring Yahoo Serious.

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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is a film reference book edited by Steven Jay Schneider with original essays on each film contributed by over 70 film critics.

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3 to Go

3 to Go is a portmanteau Australian film consisting of three stories (Judy, Michael, and Toula), each presenting a young Australian at a moment of decision about their future.

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Australian film renaissance, Australian film revival.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_New_Wave

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