Travelling North

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Travelling North
Directed by Carl Schultz
Produced by Ben Gannon
Written by David Williamson
Starring Leo McKern
Julia Blake
Graham Kennedy
Music by Alan John
Cinematography Julian Penney
Editing by Henry Dangar
Release dates 19 June 1987 (USA)
23 July 1987 (Australia)
Running time 96 mins.
Country Australia
Language English
Budget AU$2.5 million[1][2]
Box office AU$1,464,000 (Australia)

Travelling North is a 1987 film directed by Carl Schultz based on an original 1979 play of the same name by David Williamson.

An aged couple decide to move from Melbourne to north Queensland.

Play

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.

Production

Ben Gannon optioned film rights to the play and hired Leo McKern to play the lead. It was intended that Michael Blakemore direct but after casting was completed he dropped out and was replaced by Carl Schultz. Warren Mitchell was originally cast as the local doctor but was replaced by Henri Szeps.[1]

The film was shot in Port Douglas, Queensland, in July and August 1986.[1]

Awards

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.

Box office

Travelling North grossed $1,464,000 at the box office in Australia,[3] which is equivalent to $2,942,640 in 2009 dollars.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p189-191
  2. "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64
  3. Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office

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