The Journalist

Overview

Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence in the context of Australian media and politics of the 1970's. A somewhat lesser Australian film comparable to the American film Shampoo.

Release date

Nov 15, 1979

Rating

4 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 23 minutes

Genres

Comedy

Cast

Jack Thompson
As Simon Morris
Sam Neill
As Rex
Elizabeth Alexander
As Liz Corbett
Penne Hackforth-Jones
As Gillie Griffiths
Charles Tingwell
As Sid Mitchell
Carol Raye
As Maggie
Frank Wilson
As
Stuart Wagstaff
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As
Ray Meagher
As
Anna Hruby
As
Ken Goodlet
As
Frankie J. Holden
As

Crew

Michael Thornhill
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Role: Director
Michael Thornhill
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Role: Writer
Edna Wilson
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Role: Writer
Pom Oliver
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Role: Producer
Wayne Kent-Healing
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Role: Original Music Composer
Donald McAlpine
Role: Director of Photography
Tim Wellburn
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Role: Editor
Ron Williams
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Role: Editor
Anna Senior
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Role: Costume Design
Jenny Green
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Role: Production Design