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The story of a boy with a special dream and a teacher with a painful past. Simon Gunner dreams of being a clown; not just an ordinary clown, but a clown in a circus. This story is filled with wonderful characters and colourful settings and stars Clayton Williamson, Noni Hazelhurst, Ernie Dingo and Jean-Michael Dagory in a family adventure
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
305488
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children's films - Australia
Music & Performing Arts → Circus performers
Music & Performing Arts → Clowns
Television → Television series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)