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Night We Called It a Day, The

AUSTRALIA/UNITED KINGDOM & NORTHERN IRELAND CO-PRODUCTION
Year of completion
2003
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Comedy
Duration
100 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

It's 1974 and Rod, a young music promoter, is in for his biggest challenge. He's convinced Frank Sinatra to come back to Oz. Now Rod's in for the ride of his life as everything that can go wrong does...and all Frank has to do is say sorry!
Completion Year
2003
Genres
Comedy
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Paul Goldman

Producer

Nik Powell, Emile Sherman, Peter Clifton

Executive Producer

Jonathan Shteinman, Michael Thomas

Writer

Michael Thomas, Peter Clifton

Director of Photography

Danny Ruhlmann ACS

Production Designer

Michael Phillips

Editor

Stephen Evans

Cast

Dennis Hopper, Melanie Griffiths, Joel Edgerton, Rose Byrne, Portia de Rossi, David Hemmings, David Field

Awards

2003 — Film Critics' Circle of Australia

2003 — Australian Cinematographers Society NSW

Screenings

2003 — Filmfest Hamburg

2004 — London Australian Film Festival

2003 — Montreal World Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Sherman Pictures Pty Ltd

Production Company

The Night We Called it a Day Pty Ltd

Scala Productions Ltd

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