Break of day

Tom (Andrew McFarlane) was one of the lucky ones; he returned from the nightmare of Gallipoli - partially crippled, but alive. At a time when his life should be full and happy, he is restless and angry and can’t adjust back to his hometown or young wife. Then he meets a free-thinking artist, Alice, and her passion and sexuality shocks everyone in town except Tom, who looks to her for an awakening from his nightmare. Cast includes Sara Kestelman, Andrew McFarlane, Tony Barry and John Bell.

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Credits

director

Ken Hannam

producer

Patricia Lovell

production company

Clare Beach Films

Duration

01:52:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324815

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Love

History → History

Romance

War films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1977

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