The Battlers

The Battlers

191 mins | Drama, TV Movie | July 14, 1994

Fairly sensitive melodrama about life on the back-roads in Australia at the height of the Great Depression. Centring on the developing romance between two drifters this presents a commendable level of period detail. Based on the novel by Kylie Tennant.

The Battlers

191 mins | Drama, TV Movie | July 14, 1994

The Battlers
Fairly sensitive melodrama about life on the back-roads in Australia at the height of the Great Depression. Centring on the developing romance between two drifters this presents a commendable level of period detail. Based on the novel by Kylie Tennant.
Producers South Australian Film Corporation
Original title The Battlers
Directors Christie McGuinness, Toby Pease, Joanne McLennan, Karan Monkhouse, George Ogilvie
Writers Kylie Tennant, Peter Yeldham

Cast

Gary Sweet

as Snow

Jacqueline McKenzie

as Dancy Grimshaw

Marcus Graham

as The Busker

Peter Stonham

as Jimmy

Richard Piper

as Apostle

Amanda Cross

as Millie

Anne Phelan

as Ma Tyrell

John Dick

as Deafy

Liz Windsor

as Mrs. Marks

Jamie Black

as Charlie

Roger Newcombe

as Burning Angus

Peter Douglas

as Derek

Henry Salter

as Uncle Shamus

Todd Telford

as Policeman

Jim Morrissey

as Sergeant

Russell Bedford

as Policeman

Paul Coulson

as Policeman

Steve Adams

as Policeman

David Kendall

as Magistrate

Syd Brisbane

as Smith

Heidi Abbey

as Betty

Stephen Pridgeon

as Bryson

Jeremy Owen

as Whitefield

Don Barker

as Publican

Patrick Frost

as Moss

Luke Gee

as Freddy

Troy Handley

as Brian

Barbara West

as Aunt Edna

Jo Peoples

as Sister

Tony Clay

as Dawson

Iain Herridge

as Logan Husband

Darren Brealey

as Bystander

Amy Todd

as Nurse

Lisa Hughes

as Logan Wife

Stephen Sheehan

as Logan Man

Lisa Clough

as Ma's Daughter

Alan Holy

as Thirty Bob

Mary Louise Sheid

as Manageress

Susanna Gibbs

as Smart Shopper

Rob George

as Derelict

Bill Willoughby

as Butcher

Philip Spruce

as Postman

Damian Woodards

as Baker

Paul Simpson

as Coal Merchant

Sue Quinn

as Country Mother

Shirley Hay

as Post mistress

Richard Bennett

as Warder

Shane Cooper

as Dray man

Leo Sclanders

as Farmer

Audine Leith

as Dora