Emerald City

Emerald City

92 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 9, 1988

A comedy of life's temptations - lust, greed and power. The city in question is Sydney and the colour green signifies greed and envy in David Williamsons amusing satire on its film and publishing industries. The story centers around the Rogers family, loosely modelled on Williamson's own.

Emerald City

92 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 9, 1988

Emerald City
A comedy of life's temptations - lust, greed and power. The city in question is Sydney and the colour green signifies greed and envy in David Williamsons amusing satire on its film and publishing industries. The story centers around the Rogers family, loosely modelled on Williamson's own.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers Limelight Productions, New South Wales Film Corp.
Original title Emerald City
Directors Maria Phillips, Henry Osborne, Chris Webb, Michael Jenkins
Writers David Williamson

Cast

Nicole Kidman

as Helen McCord

John Hargreaves

as Colin Rogers

Chris Haywood

as Mike McCord

Robyn Nevin

as Kate Rogers

Ruth Cracknell

as Elaine Ross

Dennis Miller

as Malcolm Bennett

Nicholas Hammond

as Ian Wall

Ella Scott

as Penny Rogers

Haydon Samuels

as Sam Rogers

Michelle Torres

as Kath Mitchell

Bruce Venables

as Limousine Driver

Rebel Penfold-Russell

as Kate's Friend

Robert L. Rosen

as Society Photographer

Wenanty Nosul

as Polish Director

Philip Dodd

as 'Coastwatchers' Director

Aki Taninaka

as Japanese Officer

David Hobbs

as Coastwatcher

Jan Ringrose

as Make-up Girl

Rocky McDonald

as U.S. Airman

Dar Davies

as Japanese Soldier

Don Vaughn

as Japanese Soldier