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| Director: | Gillian Armstrong | 
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| Writer: | Miles Franklin, Eleanor Witcombe | 
| Staring: | 
| A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 17, 1979 | 
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| Director: | Gillian Armstrong | 
| Writer: | Miles Franklin, Eleanor Witcombe | 
| Genres: | Drama, Romance | 
| Keywords | woman director | 
| Production Companies | New South Wales Film Corp., Margaret Fink Productions, Greater Union Organisation (GUO) | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Judy Davis | Sybylla Melvyn | 
| Sam Neill | Harry Beecham | 
| Wendy Hughes | Aunt Helen | 
| Robert Grubb | Frank Hawdon | 
| Max Cullen | Mr. McSwatt | 
| Aileen Britton | Grandma Bossier | 
| Peter Whitford | Uncle Julius | 
| Patricia Kennedy | Aunt Gussie | 
| Alan Hopgood | Father | 
| Julia Blake | Mother | 
| David Franklin | Horace | 
| Marion Shad | Gertie | 
| Aaron Wood | Stanley | 
| Sue Davies | Aurora | 
| Gordon Piper | Barman | 
| James Moss | Pub Drinker | 
| Basil Clarke | Butler | 
| Bill Charlton | Joe | 
| Suzanne Roylance | Biddie | 
| Zelda Smyth | Ethel | 
| Bobbie Ward | Mrs. Butler | 
| Amanda Pratt | Blanche Derrick | 
| Dorothy St. Heaps | Mrs. Derrick | 
| Gerry Duggan | Squatter | 
| Babs McMillan | Miss Benson | 
| Carole Skinner | Mrs. McSwatt | 
| Tony Hughes | Peter McSwat | 
| Tina Robinson Hansen | Lizer McSwat | 
| Aaron Corrin | Jimmy McSwat | 
| Sharon Crouch | Sarah McSwat | 
| Robert Austin | Willie McSwat | 
| Mark Spain | Tommy McSwat | 
| Simone Buchanan | Mary Anne | 
| Hayley Joye | Rosie Jane | 
| Kathleen Percival | Baby | 
| Ray Meagher | Mailman (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Gillian Armstrong | Director | 
| Miles Franklin | Novel | 
| Eleanor Witcombe | Writer | 
| Nathan Waks | Original Music Composer | 
| Nicholas Beauman | Editor | 
| Hilary Linstead | Casting | 
| Liz Mullinar | Casting | 
| Luciana Arrighi | Production Design | 
| Neil Angwin | Art Direction | 
| Anna Senior | Costume Design | 
| Jill Porter | Makeup Artist | 
| Greg Bell | Sound Editor | 
| Roger Cowland | Visual Effects | 
| Grahame Litchfield | Grip | 
| David Burr | Focus Puller | 
| David Kynoch | Still Photographer | 
| Peter Moss | Camera Operator | 
| Richard Merryman | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Ross Erickson | Key Grip | 
| Treisha Ghent | Production Accountant | 
| Donald McAlpine | Director of Photography | 
| Louis Irving | Camera Operator | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Margaret Fink | Producer | 
| Jane Scott | Associate Producer | 
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