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- RegistaLewis MilestoneStelleMaureen O'HaraPeter LawfordFinlay CurrieIn turn-of-the-century Australia, two criminals ingratiate themselves with a rancher in order to swindle him. However, the two partners become rivals for the affection of the rancher's beautiful daughter.
- RegistaLeslie NormanStellePeter FinchDana WilsonElizabeth SellarsAfter Jim Macauley finds his wife with another man, he takes their young daughter and they hit the road. With a young child as his responsibility, he finds he can't be quite the fancy-free wanderer that he had been.
- RegistaJack LeeStellePeter FinchRonald LewisDavid McCallumTwo brothers join their father in Captain Starlight's bush ranger gang in 19th Century Australia.
- RegistaFred ZinnemannStelleDeborah KerrRobert MitchumPeter UstinovNelle terre selvagge dell'Australia durante i primi anni del 20esimo secolo, la povera famiglia Carmody vive come nomadi per volontà del padre, ma la madre e il figlio vogliono sistemarsi.
- RegistaTony RichardsonStelleMick JaggerClarissa Kaye-MasonMark McManusThe impoverished son of Irish immigrants is pushed by wrongful police persecution into becoming Australia's most notorious bushranger.
- RegistaPhilip LeacockStelleBeau BridgesJohn MillsJane MerrowAdam (Beau Bridges) is a young American wrongly accused of being an accomplice to murder while on shore leave in Liverpool. He is sentenced to death by hanging, but the sentence is commuted to twenty years in a convict settlement in Australia. The Governor of the colony, Sir Philip MacDonald (Sir John Mills), has a scheme in mind to settle Australia by allowing convicts to marry and by giving them land, and Adam is the perfect choice to prove his scheme is viable. He is partnered with Bess (Jane Merrow), a young Irish lass, and together they endure the hardships of the Australian outback.
- StelleBarbara LlewellynMark ClarkeAnna HrubyBased on Ethel Turner's classic children's novel, this award-winning miniseries is about a family of seven children set in 1890s Australia.
- RegistaPeter WeirStelleRachel RobertsAnne-Louise LambertVivean GrayDurante un picnic estivo in campagna, alcune studentesse e l'insegnante di una scuola femminile australiana svaniscono senza lasciare traccia. La loro assenza tormenta le persone lasciate alle spalle.
- StelleSerge LazareffPenne Hackforth-JonesGus MercurioWanted by the law, likeable bushrangers Sam Cash and cigar smoking accomplice Joe Brady are men with purpose and the know how to stay one sneaky step ahead of the authorities.
- RegistaPhilippe MoraStelleDennis HopperJack ThompsonDavid GulpililThe true story of Irish outlaw Daniel Morgan, who is wanted, dead or alive, in Australia during the 1850s.
- RegistaTim BurstallStelleSusannah YorkJohn WatersJohn CastleAn old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
- RegistaDonald CrombieStelleHelen MorseTakis EmmanuelJack ThompsonSydney, Australia in the mid-1920's. Proud and classy Caddie Marsh is forced to get a job as a barmaid and raise two children on her own after her rich cad husband walks out on her. Despite numerous hardships such as the Great Depression, Caddie still manages to catch the eye of smooth dandy Ted and strikes up a romantic relationship with dashing Greek gentleman Peter.
- RegistaKen HannamStelleSara KestelmanAndrew McFarlaneIngrid MasonTom Cooper, a married man recently returned from WWI, falls in love with an artist visiting his country town, but he has misgivings after meeting her city friends.
- RegistaJohn PowerStelleJohn MeillonRod TaylorJohn EwartAt the beginnings of this centuary a man, his son and a piano player travel around Australia showing the first silent movies (naturally in black and white). But what they really want is stay at one place and open up a cinema.
- RegistaKevin James DobsonStelleGeraldine FitzgeraldRobert HelpmannChristopher PateJamie is a young man growing up in the small Australian town of Bundaberg during the early 1940's. Jamie loves his tranquil life, surrounded by the friendly locals, and being brought up by his warm caring grandmother. But when a local preacher goes nutty, all hell breaks loose for the community, and Jamie leaves Bundaberg for the city.
- RegistaTom CowanStelleJeune PritchardMartin PhelanNell CampbellIn colonial Australia, daughter of a judge helps a group of female convicts living in inhuman conditions escape. Aboriginal girl teaches them how to survive in the forest. One of them gets raped and killed. The group seeks revenge.
- RegistaBruce BeresfordStelleSusannah FowleDorothy BradleyPatricia KennedyOscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies) crafts a tender coming-of-age tale that introduces one of Australian literature's most beloved characters to the screen, Laura Tweedle Rambotham (Susannah Fowle).
- RegistaDonald CrombieStelleMichael CraigRobyn NevinSimon BurkeThe Doolan family operates a horse-drawn freight business in 1920s Queensland, Australia. As motorized vehicles become prevalent, the stubborn patriarch, Paddy, struggles to adapt, putting their livelihood at risk due to the slower horses.
- RegistaFred SchepisiStelleTommy LewisFreddy ReynoldsAngela Punch McGregorAfter suffering racist abuse throughout his life - which intensifies following his marriage to a white woman - a half-Aboriginal farmhand finds himself driven to murder.
- StelleMary LarkinKerry McGuireJon EnglishMary Mulvane, una ragazza irlandese di 18 anni, viene trasportata nel New South Wales per sette anni perché non fa altro che proteggere la propria proprietà.
- StelleLiddy ClarkNoni HazlehurstBarbara WyndonThe story of a strong-minded young woman growing up in the 1930s - a time when Australia was just emerging from the Depression years and news of dark events in Europe were mere echoes from a different world.
- RegistaGillian ArmstrongStelleJudy DavisSam NeillWendy HughesA proud young woman in early 20th century Australia must choose between marriage and independence.
- StelleRobyn NevinJacki WeaverDavid CameronThe story of actor Neil Atkins, a man torn between his aspirations and the women in his life.
- RegistaJohn HoneyStelleMawuyul YanthalawuyAnna RalphPhillip HintonAboriginal woman Manganinnie survives a Black Line raid which claims the life of her husband, Meenopeekameena.
- StelleWendy HughesBarry QuinMarie RedshawA multi-generational saga follows a family between England and Australia, where social climbing and wealth become central to their lives. When Lucinda defies her parents' wishes, her marriage choice leads to unexpected consequences.