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(TV Mini Series)

(1988)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Rodney Fisher

Writing Credits  

Roger McDonald ... (screenplay)
 
John Hetherington ... (based on the book by)

Cast (in credits order)  

Linda Cropper ... Nellie Melba
Michael Lerner ... Oscar Hammerstein
Susie Lindeman ... Ruby Otway
Todd Boyce ... George Armstrong
Michael Turkic ... Mario Bonci
Joan Greenwood ... Madame Mathilde Marchesi
Ödön Gyalog Ödön Gyalog ... Salvatore Marchesi
Lyndel Rowe Lyndel Rowe ... Blanche Marchesi
Julie Haseler Julie Haseler ... Annie Mitchell
John Sheerin John Sheerin ... Harry Box
Nell Schofield ... Belle Mitchell
Huw Williams Huw Williams ... Tom Patterson
Maria Aitken ... Gladys de Grey
Peter Carroll ... David Mitchell
Martin Redpath Martin Redpath ... Matthews
Julie Hamilton ... Blow
John McCallum ... George Musgrove
Helmut Bakaitis ... John Lemmone
Stuart Halcroft Stuart Halcroft ... Watson
Hugo Weaving ... Charles Armstrong
Christopher Benjamin ... Colonel Otway
Mel Martin ... Mrs. Otway
Noel Ferrier Noel Ferrier ... J.C. Williamson
Anson Austin Anson Austin ... Enrico Caruso
Peter Birrel ... Lord de Grey
Vanessa Downing ... Evie Doyle
Joan Bruce Joan Bruce ... Mrs. Doyle
Simon Burke Simon Burke ... John McCormack
Donald Shanks Donald Shanks ... Mephistopheles
Richard Greager Richard Greager ... ohn McCormack singing voice (voice)
Yvonne Kenny Yvonne Kenny ... Melba's singing voice (voice)

Produced by 

Alan Bateman ... executive producer
Ray Beattie ... executive producer
Victor Glynn ... executive producer
Pom Oliver ... producer
John Sturzaker ... executive producer
Errol Sullivan ... producer

Cinematography by 

Andrew Lesnie

Editing by 

Vicki Ambrose
Marc van Buuren

Production Design by 

Roger Kirk

Art Direction by 

Christine Dunstan ... (Australia)
András Gyürki ... (Hungary)

Set Decoration by 

Tim Fryer ... (Australia)

Costume Design by 

Jan Hurley
Roger Kirk ... (Miss Cropper's costumes)

Makeup Department 

Annabel Barton ... makeup artist: Australia
Peggy Carter ... opera makeup design: Australia
Sally Gordon ... makeup artist: Australia
Eddie Knight ... makeup artist: UK
Colette Kramer ... makeup assistant: UK
Annie Marandin ... hairdressing assistant: France
Ivone Pollock ... makeup artist: Australia
Ottilia Pásztory ... makeup: Hungary
Wendy Sainsbury ... makeup artist
Mary Sturgess ... hairdresser: UK
Gitta Száki ... hairdresser: Hungary
Christopher Tucker ... special makeup effects artist
Cheryl Williams ... hairdresser

Production Management 

Gábor Dobos ... unit manager: Hungary
Mariann Gratt ... second unit manager: Hungary
Ron Jackson ... production manager: UK
Chris Jones ... unit manager: Australia
Julie Monton ... production manager: Australia
Sándor Tóth ... production manager: Hungary
Helen Watts ... production manager: Australia
Jean-Christophe Xerri ... production manager: France

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Michael Bourchier ... first assistant director
Toby Churchill-Brown ... assistant director: Australia
Mark Egerton ... first assistant director
Julie Forster ... assistant director: Australia
Pal Karpati ... assistant director: Hungary
Marta Kertesz ... assistant director: Hungary
Vilmos Kolba ... first assistant director: Hungary
Philip A. Patterson ... assistant director: Australia
Linda Pavilack ... assistant director: Australia
Debbie Scott ... assistant director: UK
Andrew Warren ... assistant director: UK
Philippe Worms ... assistant director: France

Art Department 

Malcolm Bensted ... property master: UK
Bill Booth ... props buyer
Joanna Brett ... props buyer: UK
Péter Brill ... construction manager: Hungary
Gábor Budaházi ... propsman: Hungary
Michael John Burgess ... brush hand: Australia
Jennifer Carseldine ... draftsman/modelmaker: Australia
Ruth Catlin ... art department co-ordinator: Australia
Kim Darby ... assistant art director: Australia
Martine Derda ... art department assistant: France
Tony Ferguson ... dressing props: UK
Justin Fitzpatrick ... art department runner: Australia
Alan Fleming ... construction manager: Australia
Rory Forest ... carpenter: Australia
Colin Gibson ... standby props: Australia
Ferenc Hábetler ... propsman: Hungary
Lóránt Jávor ... construction manager: Hungary
Penny Lang ... art department co-ordinator: Australia
Susan Levi ... brush hand: Australia (as Susan Levy)
Veronika Mattheidesz ... set dresser: Hungary
David Merchant ... dressing props: UK (as Dave Merchant)
John Meredith ... art department co-ordinator: Australia
Jane Murphy ... graphic artist: Australia
Gábor Nagy ... assistant dresser: Hungary
Igor Nay ... set designer
Gillian Nicholas ... scenic artist: Australia
Michael O'Kane ... scenic artist: Australia
Bronwyn Parry ... carpenter: Australia
Verity Roberts ... set dresser: UK
David Scott ... carpenter: Australia
Andy Tickner ... carpenter: Australia
Sandy Wingrove ... props buyer
Harry Zettel ... standby props: Australia

Sound Department 

Paul 'Salty' Brincat ... sound recordist
Stuart Copely ... sound editor
András Fekete ... boom operator: Hungary
Paul Gleeson ... boom operator: Australia
Chris Gurney ... boom operator: UK
Mark Keating ... boom operator: Australia
Yves Laisné ... boom operator: France
Bruce Lamshed ... sound editor
Ian McLoughlin ... sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department 

Roy Branch ... best boy: UK
Dean Bryant ... best boy: Australia
Jean-Charles Cameau ... clapper loader: France
Steve Carter ... best boy: Australia
Xavier Cholet ... best boy: France
Colin Deane ... focus puller: Australia
John Donoghue ... gaffer: UK
Tex Foote ... generator operator: Australia
Tracy Griffiths ... clapper loader: Australia
Michel Heulin ... grip: France
Jamie Hunt ... best boy: UK
Glen Leitch ... generator operator: Australia
Dennis Lewis ... camera grip: UK
Darren McLaughlin ... electrician: Australia
Merv McLaughlin ... key grip: Australia
John Morton ... gaffer: Australia
Pat Nash ... assistant grip: Australia
Peter O'Brien ... gaffer: Australia
Serge Pinson ... gaffer: France
Péter Sidló ... gaffer: Hungary
Will Soeterboek ... assistant grip: Australia
Peter Talbot ... clapper loader: UK
George Tsoutas ... key grip: Australia
Mihály Vincze ... camera assistant: Hungary

Casting Department 

Ann Churchill Brown ... casting consultant
Fiona Nichols ... extras casting: Australia (as Fiona Nicolls)
Cathy Pierson ... extras casting: Australia
Christine Woodruff ... extras casting: Australia

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Genevieve Blewitt ... wardrobe assistant: Australia
Emmanuelle Chelouche ... wardrobe assistant: France
Helen Dykes ... costume cutter: Australia
Zsofi Eordogh ... wardrobe mistress: Hungary
Jeanette Farrier ... wardrobe supervisor: UK
Kate Green ... wardrobe assistant: Australia
Jane Law ... costume maker: UK
Marcia Lidden ... costume cutter: Australia
Amanda Lovejoy ... wardrobe assistant: Australia
Annie McCarthy ... costume cutter: Australia
Heather McLaren ... wardrobe supervisor: Australia
Julie Middleton ... standby wardrobe: Australia
Simon Murray ... wardrobe assistant: UK
Sheryl Pilkinton ... costume cutter: Australia
Shirley Reid ... costume maker: UK
Jean Turnbull ... costume cutter: Australia

Editorial Department 

Roger Baldwin ... grader
Jenny Hicks ... assistant editor
Wayne Hopkinson ... grader
Mari Szechenyi ... assistant editor: Hungary
Nigel Traill ... assistant editor

Location Management 

Maude Heath ... location manager: Australia
Robin Holloway ... location assistant: UK
Paul Manos ... location manager: Australia
Elizabeth Symes ... location manager: Australia
Helena Toth ... location manager: Hungary

Music Department 

Sarah de Jong ... music coordinator: Australia
The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra ... orchestra
David Harper ... musician: piano
Vlado Kamirski ... conductor
Sharolyn Kimmorley ... musician: piano
Max Lambert ... musician: piano
Craig Morrison ... music engineer
William Motzing ... musical director
Gerry Nixon ... music engineer
Guy Noble ... musician: piano
Michael Stavrou ... music recording
Gerard Willems ... musician: piano solos

Script and Continuity Department 

Jo Weeks ... continuity

Transportation Department 

Ron Hanson ... unit driver: UK
Tony Tromp ... unit driver: UK

Additional Crew 

Juli Alfoldi ... interpreter: Hungary
Helmut Bakaitis ... directors assistant
Maureen Barron ... legal advisor
Martin Caheigh ... production assistant: Australia
Tom Churchill-Brown ... runner: Australia
David Cole ... laboratory liaison
Christopher Coote ... investors representative
Dorothy Davies ... title design (as Dorothy Davis)
Rodney Fisher ... researcher
Claude Guymont ... unit assistant: Australia
Pat Hackworth ... accounts assistant: UK
Simon Hawkins ... unit assistant: Australia
Emi Hongo ... production coordinator: UK
Sue Hunt ... assistant to producer: Australia
Susan Jarvis ... production secretary: Australia
Tony Knight ... directors assistant
Júlia Koltai ... interpreter: Hungary
Frances McLean-Grant ... production secretary: UK (as Frances Grant)
John Meredith ... runner: Australia
Di Misirdjieff ... directors assistant
Laurence Modiano ... directors assistant
Ken Moffatt ... unit assistant: Australia
Anna Szász ... interpreter: Hungary
Bob Tasman-Smith ... vocal coach
Jenny Tosolini ... production coordinator: Australia
Anna Vályi ... production assistant: Hungary
John Ward ... laboratory liaison
Graham Ware ... wrangler: Australia
Penny Wesson ... producer's consultant

Thanks 

Moffatt Oxenbould ... thanks
Warwick Ross ... thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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