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The man from Snowy River Cover Image DVD DVD

The man from Snowy River [videorecording] / Cambridge Films ; produced by Geoff Burrowes ; directed by George Miller ; screenplay, John Dixon and Fred Culcullen.

Miller, George (George Trumbull), (director.). Burrowes, Geoff, 1945- (producer.). Edgley, Michael, (producer.). Wincer, Simon, (producer.). Dixon, John, 1941-1999 (screenwriter.). Douglas, Kirk, 1916- (actor.). Thompson, Jack, 1940- (actor.). Burlinson, Tom, 1956- (actor.). Thornton, Sigrid, 1959- (actress.). Bayly, Lorraine, 1944- (actress.). Rowland, Bruce, (composer.). Wagstaff, Keith, (director of photography.). Carr, Adrian, (film editor.). Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton), 1864-1941 Man from Snowy River, (creator.). Cambridge Productions, Inc., (production company.). Michael Edgley International, (production company.). Snowy River Investment Pty. Ltd., (production company.). Hoyts Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Hoyts Distribution (Firm), (film distribution.). Kirk Douglas, Jack Thompson, Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Lorraine Bayly. (Cast).

Summary:

An adventure set in the Australian frontier during the 1880s in which Douglas stars in a dual role. A young man (Burlinson) sets out to tame a herd of wild horses, something many others had tried and failed.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (104 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches.
  • Edition: Widescreen and pan-and-scan versions.
  • Producer: Melbourne, Australia : Edgley International, 1982.
  • Distributor: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the poem by A.B. (Banjo) Paterson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
Participant or Performer Note:
Kirk Douglas, Jack Thompson, Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Lorraine Bayly.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
In English with optional French soundtrack and English or Spanish subtitles.
Closed-captioned.

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Subject: Western films.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Children's films.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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