| Travelling North | |
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| Directed by | Carl Schultz |
| Produced by | Ben Gannon |
| Written by | David Williamson |
| Starring | Leo McKern Julia Blake |
| Music by | Alan John |
| Cinematography | Julian Penney |
| Editing by | Henry Dangar |
| Release date(s) | 19 June 1987 (USA) 23 July 1987 (Australia) |
| Running time | 96 mins. |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Travelling North is a 1987 film directed by Carl Schultz.
An aged couple decide to move from Melbourne to Queensland.
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The David Williamson play Travelling North premiered in 1979, the year that Williamson moved from Melbourne to Sydney. The film was not made until eight years later, with Williamson adapting his own play into a script.
At the AFI Awards the film won the categories Best Actor in a Lead Role (Leo McKern) and Best Adapted Screenplay (David Williamson). Julia Blake was nominated. Montréal World Film Festival awarded the Best Actor award to Leo McKern.
Travelling North grossed $1,464,000 at the box office in Australia,[1] which is equivalent to $2,942,640 in 2009 dollars.
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