The Bushranger (1976 film)

The Bushranger is a 1976 Australian TV movie.[1]

The Bushranger
Based onThe Wanted Dead
by Kenneth Cook
Written byMargaret Pomeranz
Directed byFederico Chentrens
StarringLeonard Teale
John Hamblin
Kate Fitzpatrick
Liz Harris
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerFederico Chentrens
CinematographyOscar Scherl
Running time85 mins
Production companyFedra Film
Original release
NetworkNine Network
Release1976 (1976)

The movie was directed by Federico Chentrens, an Italian director who came to Australia to make a TV series about bushrangers. The series was not made but Chentres liked Australia and decided to settle there permanently.[2]

The film was based on a 1972 novel by Kenneth Cook, The Wanted Dead. The Sydney Morning Herald reviewing the book, called it "a bookful of excitement."[3] A script was originally done by Cook and Eleanor Witcombe and was sold to the ABC who were going to make it in collaboration with an Italian company. However, this floundered after problems with Actors' Equity.[4]

The movie was part of a nine-picture slate from the Nine network made at a cost of $2 million. Others included Paradise, The Human Target, Spiral Bureau, and Polly Me Love.[5]

The film was shot entirely on the ranch of Smokey Dawson. The film was shown as part of three 90 minute TV movies on "Australian Film Week" on GTV-9 along with Polly Me Love and Murcheson Creek.[6]

Premise

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A police inspector searches for a criminal only known as "Hutton".

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p21
  2. ^ "ITALIAN FILM DIRECTOR SETTLES IN AUSTRALIA". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 40, no. 33. Australia, Australia. 17 January 1973. p. 2. Retrieved 16 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ McPhee, Maggie (25 November 1972). "Paperbacks". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Curly problem", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 26 May 1973, nla.obj-1642970288, retrieved 16 July 2024 – via Trove
  5. ^ "$2 million feature film program". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 April 1976. p. 99.
  6. ^ "GTV9 shows 90 minute Australian films". The Age. 24 June 1976. p. 39.
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