Jack and Jill: A Postscript
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| Jack and Jill: A Postscript | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Phillip Adams Brian Robinson |
| Written by | Phillip Adams Brian Robinson |
| Produced by | Phillip Adams Brian Robinson |
| Starring | Anthony Ward Judy Leech |
| Narrated by | Rosemary Adams Jim Berinson |
| Cinematography | Phillip Adams Brian Robinson |
| Edited by | Phillip Adams Brian Robinson |
| Music by | Peter Best |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10,000[1] or $24,000[2] |
Jack and Jill: A Postscript is a 1970 Australian film.
Plot
[edit]Jill, a kindergarten teacher who lives with her parents, meets Jack, a biker. The two fall in love but are unable to reconcile their differences, with tragic results.
Cast
[edit]- Anthony Ward as Jack Anderson
- Judy Leech attas Gillian O'Keefe
- Lindsay How as Christopher
- Stanley Randall as Stan
- Jean Higgs as Mrs Whelan
- Phyllis Freeman as Mrs O'Keefe
- Alan Higgs as Mr O'Keefe
- Gerry Humphries as Gerry
- Bob Cornish as television announcer
- Gordon Rumph as minister
- Sylvia Threlfall as minister's wife
- Ray Watts as the singer
Production
[edit]The script was originally devised in 1964 as a series of sketches where nursery rhymes provided commentary on modern suburbia. It took several years to film and shooting finished in mid 1969.[1][3]
Release
[edit]The film won a silver award at the 1969 Australian Film Awards and screened at a number of festivals. It was released commercially by Columbia Pictures.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, 247
- ^ Hall, Sandra (15 February 1969). "Who's filming what". The Bulletin. p. 42.
- ^ David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p12
- ^ Bruce Hodson, 'The Carlton Ripple and the Australian Film Revival', Screening the Past Archived 18 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 15 Sept 2012
External links
[edit]- Jack and Jill: A Postscript at IMDb
- Jack and Jill: A Postscript at Australian Screen Online
- Jack and Jill a Postscript at Oz Movies
- Jack and Jill: A Postscript is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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