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English-language films1976 filmsAustralian filmsFilms shot in AdelaideFilms directed by Don Chaffey1970s Australian film stubs
Don Chaffey
The Fourth Wish | |
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Directed by | Don Chaffey |
Produced by | John Mirros Jill Robb (associate) Matt Carroll (associate) |
Written by | Michael Craig |
Based on | TV series The Fourth Wish by Michael Craig |
Starring | John Meillon Robert Bettles |
Music by | Tristram Cary |
Cinematography | Geoff Burton |
Production company | Galaxy Productions South Australian Film Corporation |
Release date | 16 July 1976 |
Running time | 107 mins. |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | AU$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 | |
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Written by | Michael Craig |
Directed by | Eric Taylor |
Starring | John Meillon Mark Shields-Brown Noeline Brown |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 3 x 75 mins |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | 11 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
^ ab Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 301
^ The New York Times
^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p197
^ "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
^ "'THE FOURTH WISH'". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 24 March 1976. p. 31. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
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"'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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