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The Fourth Wish
TheFourthWish.jpg
Directed byDon Chaffey
Produced byJohn Mirros
Jill Robb (associate)
Matt Carroll (associate)
Written byMichael Craig
Based onTV series The Fourth Wish by Michael Craig
Starring
John Meillon
Robert Bettles
Music byTristram Cary
CinematographyGeoff Burton
Production
company
Galaxy Productions
South Australian Film Corporation
Release date
16 July 1976
Running time
107 mins.
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetAU$240,000[1]

The Fourth Wish is a 1976 Australian family film directed by Don Chaffey based on a three-part 1974 TV drama from the ABC.[2]




Contents





  • 1 Plot


  • 2 Cast


  • 3 Television mini-series


  • 4 Production


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links




Plot


Casey learns that his 12-year-old son Sean has leukaemia and will die in a few months. Casey leaves his job to devote himself to making his son happy, seeing to grant three wishes of Sean: to own a dog, be reunited with his mother, and meet the Queen.



Cast



  • John Meillon ... Casey


  • Robert Bettles ... Sean


  • Michael Craig ... Dr. Richardson


  • Anne Haddy ... Dr. Kirk


  • Ron Haddrick ... Harbord


  • Robyn Nevin ... Connie


  • Julie Hamilton ... Jenny


  • Brian Anderson ... Wally


  • Julie Dawson ... Hannah


  • Edwin Hodgeman ... Simms (as Ted Hodgeman)


  • Norman Yemm ... Specialist


  • Brian James ... Jarvis


  • Don Crosby ... Priest


  • Cul Cullen ... Patcheck


  • Gordon McDougall ... Policeman


Television mini-series


















The Fourth Wish
Written byMichael Craig
Directed byEric Taylor
Starring
John Meillon
Mark Shields-Brown
Noeline Brown
Country of originAustralia
Original language(s)
English

No. of episodes		3 x 75 mins
Release
Original networkABC
Original release11 July 1974

The original mini series aired in 1974.[3] John Meillion won a Best Actor Logie for his performance.[4]



Production


John Meillon had appeared in the TV show. He formed Galaxy Productions, a company with Michael Craig and Don Chaffey to make the movie.[5]


Shooting began in Adelaide in November 1975 with Robert Bettles replacing Mark Shields as Sean.[1][6]



See also


  • Cinema of Australia


References




  1. ^ ab Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 301


  2. ^ The New York Times


  3. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p197


  4. ^ "Logies for Ernie and Ding Dong". The Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 8 March 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 3 August 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  5. ^ "'THE FOURTH WISH'". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 24 March 1976. p. 31. Retrieved 3 August 2013.


  6. ^
    "'THE FOURTH WISH'". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 24 March 1976. p. 31. Retrieved 4 October 2012.




External links



  • The Fourth Wish on IMDb


  • The Fourth Wish at Oz Movies





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