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Jackaroo

Year of completion
1990
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
MiniSeries
Genre
Action, Adventure, Romance
Duration
4 x 60 minute episodes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

JACKAROO is the story of a wild Australian stockman - a young Indigenous Australian whose struggle to win the woman he loves and claim the land he has inherited erupts into a saga of family love, loyalty, passion and power.
Completion Year
1990
Genres
Action, Adventure, Romance
Format
MiniSeries
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Michael Carson

Production Designer

David Copping

Writer

John Cundill

Editor

Dee Leibenberg

Director of Photography

Jeffrey Malouf

Executive Producer

Terry Ohlsson

Producer

Bill Hughes

Cast

Annie Jones, David McCubbin, Tina Bursill, Dot Collard

Awards

1990 — International Film and TV Festival of New York

1991 — TV Week Logie Awards

1991 — TV Week Logie Awards

1991 — TV Week Logie Awards

Screenings

1990 — International Film and TV Festival of New York

1993 — Umbriafiction

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Jackaroo

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Crawfords Australia
Eaton Films
Crawford Productions

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