Coming Up From Under The Koala That Roared
A tribute to the Australian film industry, featuring contributions from such people as Dustin Hoffman, Pamela Stephenson, Richard Chamberlain, Liv Ullmann and Olivia Newton-John. The documentary is illustrated with footage from some of the best Australian films, among them "Picnic at Hanging Rock", "The Man From Snowy River", "Breaker Morant", "The Last Wave" and "Tim".
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1A tribute to the Australian film industry. Includes excerpts from: The Man from the Snowy River: Picnic at Hanging Rock; Buddies; Eliza Fraser; Tim; The Year of Living Dangerously; Stir; The Odd Angry Shot: My Brilliant Career.
Reporters
- Janet Kingsbury (Interviewer)
- David Groom (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Dustin Hoffman (Actor)
- Sydney Pollack (Director)
- Richard Chamberlain (Actor)
- Liv Ullman (Actor)
- Pamela Stevenson (Actor)
- Jack Thompson (actor)
- Charles Champlin (Film Critic, Los Angeles Times)
- Olivia Newton-John (Singer and Actor)
- Mel Gibson (Actor)
- Bryan Brown (Actor)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
Primary Title
- Coming Up From Under
Secondary Title
- The Koala That Roared
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 17 December 1985
Start Time
- 22 : 00
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV2
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- A tribute to the Australian film industry, featuring contributions from such people as Dustin Hoffman, Pamela Stephenson, Richard Chamberlain, Liv Ullmann and Olivia Newton-John. The documentary is illustrated with footage from some of the best Australian films, among them "Picnic at Hanging Rock", "The Man From Snowy River", "Breaker Morant", "The Last Wave" and "Tim".
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- David Groom (Executive Prooducer)
- Keith Potger (Executive Producer)
- Merrilee Leonard (Producer)
- Merrilee Leonard (Director)
- Leonard Film Productions PTY Ltd (Production Unit)
Contributors
- David Groom (Executive Prooducer)
- Keith Potger (Executive Producer)
- Merrilee Leonard (Producer)
- Merrilee Leonard (Director)
- Leonard Film Productions PTY Ltd (Production Unit)
Reporters
- David Groom (Interviewer)
- Janet Kingsbury (Interviewer)
Speakers
- Bryan Brown (Actor)
- Charles Champlin (Film Critic, Los Angeles Times)
- Dustin Hoffman (Actor)
- Jack Thompson (actor)
- Liv Ullman (Actor)
- Mel Gibson (Actor)
- Olivia Newton-John (Singer and Actor)
- Pamela Stevenson (Actor)
- Richard Chamberlain (Actor)
- Sydney Pollack (Director)