The Battlers
1994Fairly sensitive melodrama about life on the back-roads in Australia at the height of the Great Depression. Centring on the developing romance between two drifters this presents a commendable level of period detail. Based on the novel by Kylie Tennant.
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Gary Sweet
as Snow
Jacqueline McKenzie
as Dancy Grimshaw
Marcus Graham
as The Busker
Peter Stonham
as Jimmy
Richard Piper
as Apostle
Amanda Cross
as Millie
Anne Phelan
as Ma Tyrell
John Dick
as Deafy
Liz Windsor
as Mrs. Marks
Jamie Black
as Charlie
Madeleine Blackwell
as Molly
Roger Newcombe
as Burning Angus
Walter Brown
as Courtney
Peter Douglas
as Derek
Henry Salter
as Uncle Shamus
Todd Telford
as Policeman
Jim Morrissey
as Sergeant
Russell Bedford
as Policeman
Paul Coulson
as Policeman
Steve Adams
as Policeman
David Kendall
as Magistrate
Syd Brisbane
as Smith
Heidi Abbey
as Betty
Stephen Pridgeon
as Bryson
Jeremy Owen
as Whitefield
Don Barker
as Publican
Patrick Frost
as Moss
Luke Gee
as Freddy
Troy Handley
as Brian
Barbara West
as Aunt Edna
Jo Peoples
as Sister
Tony Clay
as Dawson
Iain Herridge
as Logan Husband
Darren Brealey
as Bystander
Amy Todd
as Nurse
Lisa Hughes
as Logan Wife
Stephen Sheehan
as Logan Man
Lisa Clough
as Ma's Daughter
Alan Holy
as Thirty Bob
Mary Louise Sheid
as Manageress
Susanna Gibbs
as Smart Shopper
Rob George
as Derelict
Bill Willoughby
as Butcher
Philip Spruce
as Postman
Damian Woodards
as Baker
Paul Simpson
as Coal Merchant
Sue Quinn
as Country Mother
Shirley Hay
as Post mistress
Richard Bennett
as Warder
Shane Cooper
as Dray man
Leo Sclanders
as Farmer
Lawrence Woodward
as Rider
Audine Leith
as Dora