The Winds of Jarrah

Based on a Harlequin/Mills and Boon novel “The house in the timberwoods” by Joyce Dingwell. Set in Australia in 1946, it is the story of an English governess employed by the wealthy boss of a timber empire. He and his three children harbour a deep mistrust of women and she is befriended by one of the many returned servicemen in the timberlands. Stars Terence Donovan and Susan Lyons, supported by Harold Hopkins, Steve Bisley and Martin Vaughan.

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Credits

production company

Film Corporation of Western Australia

co-producers/directors

Mark Egerton

Marj Pearson

Duration

01:27:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325029

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Adaptations

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations

Romance

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Australia, 1984

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