Uniform Title |
Battlers (Television min-series : 1994) |
Title |
The battlers. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2019. |
©1993 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (191 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID3809. |
Originally produced in 1993 and released as a made-for-TV movie in 1994. |
Based on the book of the same name by Kylie Tennant. |
Credits |
Produced by Gus Howard ; directed by George Ogilvie. |
Performers |
Gary Sweet, Jacqueline McKenzie, Marcus Graham, Anne Phelan. |
Summary |
It was the winter of 1934, the height of the Depression, and thousands of the men and women of Australia were on the roads. They had no job, they were homeless, their children were hungry - there was no choice but to take to the track in search of work. Trudging the back roads in old carts or broken down motor vehicles, the "battlers" roamed from town to town. It was a life of dole-book rations, hardship and deprivation, but also of laughter, kindness and camaraderie. -- Container. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby audio, PAL, region all, aspect ratio (full frame) 4:3 standard. |
Language note |
English. No subtitles. |
Subjects |
Tennant, Kylie, -- 1912-1988 -- Television adaptations |
Depressions -- 1929 -- Australia -- Drama |
Television mini-series -- Australia |
Television programs, Australian |
Australia -- Economic conditions -- 1922-1945 -- Drama |
Genre |
Historical television programs |
Television mini-series |
Television adaptations |
Fiction television program |
Other Names |
Ogilvie, George, 1931-2020 director. |
Howard, Gus producer. |
Sweet, Gary actor. |
McKenzie, Jacqueline, 1967- actor. |
Graham, Marcus, 1963- actor. |
Phelan, Anne Mary actor. |
Tennant, Kylie, 1912-1988. The battlers Television adaptation of (work) |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Graham, Marcus, 1963- .
- Howard, Gus .
- McKenzie, Jacqueline, 1967- .
- Ogilvie, George, 1931-2020 .
- Phelan, Anne Mary .
- Sweet, Gary .
- Tennant, Kylie, 1912-1988. The battlers .
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