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The Screen Guide

John Grant is an English teacher in an outback school. On his way to the Sydney Beaches for a holiday he stops at a pub in the rough mining town of Bundanyabba, loses his money in a two-up game and finds himself stranded.

Cast & Crew & Production Details

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Director
Ted Kotcheff
Writers
Kenneth Cook  Evan Jones
Producer
George Willoughby
Executive Producers
Bill Harmon
Composer
John Scott
Editor
Anthony Buckley
Production Designer
Dennis Gentle
Cast
Gary Bond - Donald Pleasence - Chips Rafferty - Sylvia Kay - Jack Thompson - Peter Whittle - Al Thomas - John Meillon - John Armstrong - Slim de Greay - Maggie Dence - Norman Erskine - Buster Fiddess - Text Foote - Own Moase - John Dalleen - Colin Hughes - Jacko Jackson - Nancy Knudsen - Dawn Lake - Harry Lawrence - Robert MdDarra - Carlo Manchini - Liam Reynolds
Production Completion
1971
Genre
Horror, Thriller
Production Company
Group W Films  NLT Productions
International Sales
Anthony Buckley

Selected Awards & Festivals

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