The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
1h 38m
Running Time
October 26, 1986Release Date
The Fringe Dwellers (1986)
1h 38m
Running Time
October 26, 1986Release Date
Plot.
The story of an Aboriginal family's attempts to forge a new life for themselves within the segregated society. At the urging of headstrong teenager Trilby, the Comeaways relocate from their family camp, to a house in the main town.
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Cast & Crew.
Kristina Nehm
Trilby Comeaway
Justine Saunders
Mollie Comeaway
Bob Maza
Joe Comeaway
Kylie Belling
Noonah Comeaway
Denis Walker
Bartie Comeaway
Ernie Dingo
Phil
Malcolm Silva
Charlie
Marlene Bell
Hannah
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Eva
Michelle Torres
Audrena
Bill Sandy
Skippy
Michele Miles
Blanchie
Bruce Beresford
Director
Maureen Watson
Rene
Robert Ugle
Tim
Rhoisin Beresford
Writer
Alan Dargin
Bruce
Nene Gare
Writer
Terry Thompson
Horrie
Anne Saward
May
Sue Milliken
Producer
Dianne Eden
Matron
George Dreyfus
Composer
Wilkie Collins
Dr. Symons
Donald McAlpine
Cinematographer
Lisa-Jane Stockwell
Nurse McCarthy
Sandra Lehane
Nurse Creswell
Tim Wellburn
Editor
Theresa Stafford
Schoolgirl
Herbert Pinter
ProductionDesigner
Leo Wockner
Stockman
Wilf Campagnoni
Bert
David Clendenning
Headmaster
Noanie Wood
Miss Simmons
Gabrielle Lanbrose
Mrs. Henwood
Jack Mayers
Constable
Rob Johnston
George
Laurie Foell
Waitress
John McCollon
Mr. Colquhoun
Kevin Dean
Foreman
Alison Barrett
Casting
Carolynne Cunningham
Second Assistant Director
Mark Egerton
First Assistant Director
Brian Pearce
Special Effects Supervisor
Phil Heywood
Sound Mixer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rob Young
Gaffer
Jeanine Chiavlo
Assistant Editor
Hilary Dwyer
Executive Producer
Jo Weeks
Script Supervisor / Continuity
Laurie Fish
Best Boy Electric
Peter Fenton
Sound Mixer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eric Briggs
Boom Operator
Warwick Field
Focus Puller
Robert McFarlane
Still Photographer
Wilf Flint
Construction Manager
Max Bowring
Sound Recordist
Pip Shapiera
Key Grip
Katherine Shaw
Third Assistant Director
Helen Macaskill
Set Dressing Buyer
Martin Manahan
Runner Art Department
Chris Cole
Clapper Loader
Mitchell Logan
Assistant Grip
Kate Ingham
Extras Casting
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The Fringe Dwellers is a 1986 film directed by Bruce Beresford, based on the 1961 novel The Fringe Dwellers by Western Australian author Nene Gare. The film is about a young Aboriginal girl who dreams of life beyond the family camp that sits on the fringe of white society (the term fringe dwellers having specific application in Australia).
The film is acclaimed as being the first Australian film featuring Indigenous actors in all the major roles. It achieved critical and international success when it was released in 1986, but gained only a lukewarm reception in Australia.