Dusty (film)

Dusty is a 1983 Australian film about the friendship between a drover (Bill Kerr) and his part-dingo dog, Dusty.

Dusty
Directed byJohn Richardson
Produced byGil Brealey
Written bySonia Borg
Based onnovel by Frank Davison
StarringBill Kerr
Distributed byUmbrella Entertainment
Release date
1983
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box officeA$710,000 (Australia)[1]

Based on the popular novel by Frank Dalby Davison, it was shot on location in northern Victoria.[2]

Television series

Dusty
Written byGraeme Farmer
John Misto
Directed byColin Budds
StarringJohn Heywood
Brenton Whittle
Kris McQuade
Asher Keddie
John Jarratt
Country of originAustralia
France
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time60 mins
Release
Original release20 February 1989 (1989-02-20)

The film led to a mini series which cost $3 million.[3]

References

  1. "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria accessed 24 October 2009
  2. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p73
  3. Albert Moran, Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series, AFTRS 1993 p 153


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