Kangaroo

Kangaroo (1986)

A mild-mannered English conscientious objector moves to what he feels will be the relative calm of Australia after World War I, but gets caught in the middle of violent battles between the rising trade unions and fascist groups.

Date of release
1986-07-24
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Drama
Director
Tim Burstall

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$64K
  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 4. Including: AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role; AACTA Award for Best Costume Design

Kangaroo is a 1986 Australian drama film directed by Tim Burstall and starring Colin Friels, Judy Davis, and John Walton. It is based on the 1923 novel of the same name by D. H. Lawrence.

Production

In 1972, it was announced the novel would be filmed starring Dirk Bogarde but this did not eventuate. In 1981, Tim Burstall announced he would make the film and he had Leo McKern lined up to play Kangaroo and Bryan Brown and Olivia Newton-John to play the husband and wife.

The film was not made. He managed to do it several years later, by which time he felt McKern was too old and instead cast Hugh Keays-Byrne. He commissioned Evan Jones to adapt the script because he felt it needed an English writer.

Filming was conducted in Melbourne, Australia and went from 21 October to 14 December 1985.

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