Tim
A Heartrending Story of Courage and Devotion
1979 | 109m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Michael Pate |
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| Writer: | Michael Pate, Colleen McCullough |
| Staring: |
| Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim's innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life - and love. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 13, 1979 |
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| Director: | Michael Pate |
| Writer: | Michael Pate, Colleen McCullough |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, family relationships, older woman younger man relationship, mentally challenged |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $809,000
Budget: $600,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Piper Laurie | Mary Horton |
| Mel Gibson | Tim Melville |
| Alwyn Kurts | Ron Melville |
| Pat Evison | Em Melville |
| Peter Gwynne | Tom Ainsley |
| Deborah Kennedy | Dawnie Melville |
| Michael Caulfield | John Martinson |
| Allan Penney | Mr. Thompson |
| Brenda Senders | Mrs. Parker |
| Brian Barrie | Dr. Perkins |
| David Foster | Mick Harrington |
| Geoff Usher | Minister |
| James Condon | Mr. Harrington |
| Kevin Leslie | Curly |
| Margo Lee | Mrs. Harrington |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Pate | Director, Screenplay |
| Colleen McCullough | Novel |
| John Carroll | Art Direction |
| Betty Barnard | Production Manager |
| Paul Onorato | Director of Photography |
| Michelle Lowe | Hairstylist, Makeup Artist |
| Peter Fenton | Sound Mixer |
| Pat Forster | Wardrobe Designer |
| Eric Jupp | Original Music Composer |
| David Stiven | Editor |
| Barbara Gibbs | Property Buyer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Pate | Producer |
| Geoff Gardiner | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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