Winners: The Other Facts of Life

Australia, 1985

TV show

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

director

Esben Storm

producer

Julia Overton

Sandra Levy

production company

Australian Children's Television Foundation

Australian Film Commission

Film Victoria

ITC Entertainment

New South Wales Film Corporation

writer

Morris Gleitzman

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

G

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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