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Postcard Bandit
- Year of completion
- 2003
- Content type
- Narrative Content
- Format
- Telemovie
- Genre
- Action, Adventure
- Duration
- 106 minutes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
The Postcard Bandit - that's what the media called Brendan James Abbott, because rumour has it he used to send postcards of his travels to the coppers chasing him. In a career spanning a decade, BJ knocked off almost five million dollars of the banks' money and much of this has never been recovered. This is the story of BJ, it celebrates his spirit - it's a warts'n'all account of a unique, gifted Aussie bloke who took the wrong road and who is now paying a heavy price in solitary confinement in a maximum security facility.
Cast and Crew
Producer
Matt CarrollWriter
Peter GawlerExecutive Producer
Ross PlappDirector
Tony TilseCast
Tom Long, Tasma Walton, Helen Dallimore, Simon BurkeAwards
2003 — AWGIE Awards