Winners: The Other Facts of Life

Australia, 1985

Episode of Series ‘Winners’.
Ben can’t understand how people can live so happily with the injustice and disaster going on in the world. His family’s lack of response leads Ben to mount a one person awareness crusade. Nothing seems to distract Ben from the larger troubles of the world until a crisis causes him to focus his energies on loving and helping his family.

Cast includes Dennis Miller, Anne Grigg, and Ken Talbot.

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Credits

writer

Morris Gleitzman

director

Esben Storm

producer

Julia Overton

Sandra Levy

production company

New South Wales Film Corporation

Film Victoria

Australian Film Commission

ITC Entertainment

Australian Children's Television Foundation

Duration

00:47:34:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Appears in

Group of items

Winners [Series]

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017317

Language

English

Audience classifications

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - Australia

Television

Television → Television series

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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