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The Getting of Wisdom
1977 | 101m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Bruce Beresford |
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| Writer: | Eleanor Witcombe |
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| Based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson, thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. A young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 25, 1977 |
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| Director: | Bruce Beresford |
| Writer: | Eleanor Witcombe |
| Genres: | Drama |
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| Production Companies | Australian Film Commission |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 11, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Susannah Fowle | Laura Tweedle Rambotham |
| Hilary Ryan | Evelyn |
| Terence Donovan | Tom McNamara |
| Patricia Kennedy | Miss Chapman |
| Sheila Helpmann | Mrs. Gurley |
| Candy Raymond | Miss Zielinski |
| Barry Humphries | Rev. Strachey |
| John Waters | Rev. Shepherd |
| Kerry Armstrong | Kate |
| Sigrid Thornton | Maria |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Eleanor Witcombe | Writer |
| David Burr | Focus Puller |
| Denis Nicolic | Clapper Loader |
| Gale Tattersall | Camera Operator |
| Joel Witherden | Key Grip |
| Bruce Beresford | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Phillip Adams | Producer |
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