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Classic Australian stories. Collection one.

Contributor(s): Andrikidis, Peter [director.] | Walsman, Leeanna [actor.] | Neill, Sam, 1948- [actor.]Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: DAVID2997 | UmbrellaDistributor: [Kew, Victoria] : Umbrella Entertainment [distributor], [2014]Description: 6 DVD-videos (683 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cmContent type: two-dimensional moving image Media type: video Carrier type: videodiscOther title: Classic Australian stories. Collection 1Related works: Television adaptation of (work): Courtenay, Bryce, 1933-2012. Jessica | Motion picture adaptation of (work): Johnston, George Henry, 1912-1970. My brother Jack | Motion picture adaptation of (work): McCullough, Colleen, 1937- Indecent obsession | Television adaptation of (work): Fatchen, Max. River kings | Television adaptation of (work): Fatchen, Max. Conquest of the riverSubject(s): Families -- Australia -- Drama | Brothers -- Australia -- Drama | Man-woman relationships -- Drama | Boaters (Persons) -- Australia -- Drama | Australian literature -- Film adaptations | Murray River (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- Drama | Australia -- DramaGenre/Form: Romance films. | War films. | Made-for-TV movies. | Television mini-series. | Television adaptations. | Film adaptations.

Contents:

Jessica (2003) (200 min.) -- My brother Jack (2001) (184 min.) -- An Indecent obsession (1984) (100 min.) -- The river kings (1991) (201 min.)

Production credits: Jessica : directed by Peter Andrikidis. | My brother Jack: directed by Ken Cameron. | An Indecent obsession: directed by Lex Marinos. | The river kings: directed by Donald Crombie.Cast: Jessica: Leeanna Walsman, Sam Neill, Lisa Harrow.Cast: My brother Jack: Matt Day, Simon Lyndon, Claudia Karvan.Cast: An Indecent obsession: Wendy Hughes, Gary Sweet, Bill Hunter.Cast: The river kings: Bill Kerr, Tamblyn Lord, Reg Evans.Summary: "A selection of four award-winning historical TV dramas adapted from the works of best-selling authors Bryce Courtenay, Colleen McCullough, George Johnston and Max Fatchen, Classic Australian Stories Collection 1 explores the rich texture of Australian life, society and the many challenging experiences that helped shape a nation"--Container.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
wnor - DVD	Northam Northam Adult fiction	F CLA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31111058374172

Title from container ; titles on disc labels vary slightly.

Jessica: Based on the novel by Bryce Courtenay.

My brother Jack: Based on the classic Australian novel by George Johnston.

An Indecent obsession: Based on the novel by Colleen McCullough.

The river kings: Based on the novels The River Kings (1966) and Conquest of the River (1970) by Max Fatchen.

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Jessica (2003) (200 min.) -- My brother Jack (2001) (184 min.) -- An Indecent obsession (1984) (100 min.) -- The river kings (1991) (201 min.)

Jessica : directed by Peter Andrikidis.

My brother Jack: directed by Ken Cameron.

An Indecent obsession: directed by Lex Marinos.

The river kings: directed by Donald Crombie.

Jessica: Leeanna Walsman, Sam Neill, Lisa Harrow.

My brother Jack: Matt Day, Simon Lyndon, Claudia Karvan.

An Indecent obsession: Wendy Hughes, Gary Sweet, Bill Hunter.

The river kings: Bill Kerr, Tamblyn Lord, Reg Evans.

"A selection of four award-winning historical TV dramas adapted from the works of best-selling authors Bryce Courtenay, Colleen McCullough, George Johnston and Max Fatchen, Classic Australian Stories Collection 1 explores the rich texture of Australian life, society and the many challenging experiences that helped shape a nation"--Container.