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The Screen Guide

When he mistakes a ne'er-do-well ex-goldminer for Father Christmas, eight-year-old Ned O'Day sets in motion a series of events that saves his family's sheep farm from a devastating drought, brings feuding neighbours together and reforms a scoundrel.

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Crew

Director
George Miller
Writers
Don Catchlove  Jeff Peck
Producer
Peter Beilby  Robert Le Tet
Dir. of Photography
David Connell
Composer
Bruce Rowland
Editor
Tim Wellburn
Production Designer
Otello Stolfo

Cast

Dee Wallace Stone - John Waters - Nadine Garner - Charles Tingwell - Bill Kerr

Production Details

Production Completion
1988
Genre
Drama
Production Company
Entertainment Media Pty Ltd

Sales

International Sales
Revcom International/Les Films Ariane

Selected Awards & Festivals

  • Sri Lanka Film Festival
    (1989)