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Mad Max

Year of completion
1978
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Duration
90 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Australia, a few years from now: urban society is in terminal decay. The inter-city highways have become white line nightmares. The arena for a strange, apocalyptic death game between nomad bikers and a handful of young cops in souped-up pursuit cars.
Completion Year
1978
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Byron Kennedy

Writer

James McCausland, George Miller

Director

George Miller

Cast

Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward, Vince Gil, Geoff Parry, David Bracks, Paul Jonstone, Nic Lathouris, Lulu Pinkus, Steve Millichamp, John Ley, Jonathon Hardy, Reg Evans, Max Fairchild, Sheila Florence, Gil Tucker, Andrew Gilmore, David Cameron, Howard Eynon, John Farndale, Nic Gazzana, Hunter Gibb

Awards

1981 — Paris International Festival of Fantasy Films – Grand Prix

Screenings

1989 — Australian Film Event Tokyo

1991 — Centre Georges Pompidou, Australian - Pompidou Event

1981 — Paris International Festival of Fantasy Films

1996 — Festival des Antipodes - Paris

1988 — Houston International Film and Video Festival

1991 — Moscow International Film Festival

1995 — Strictly Oz - A History of Australian Film

1996 — Strictly Oz Event

1996 — Strictly Oz - A History of Australian Film - UCLA

1996 — Valladolid International Film Festival

2022 — Melbourne International Film Festival

2024 — CinefestOZ

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Warner Bros Pictures, a Warner Bros Entertainment Company

Production Company

Mad Max Pty Ltd
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