Broken Highway

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Broken Highway
Directed by Laurie McInnes
Written byLaurie McInnes
Produced by Richard Mason
Starring Aden Young
CinematographySteve Mason
Edited byGary Hillberg
Release date
  • May 1993 (1993-05)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$1.35 million [1]
Box officeA$18,300 (Australia)

Broken Highway is a 1993 Australian drama film directed by Laurie McInnes. [2] It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. [3]

Contents

Cast

Production

Laurie McInnes made the short film Palisade which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. She got development money from the Australian Film Commission to write a script. [4] The film was shot from 25 May to 10 July 1992. [1]

Box office

Broken Highway grossed $18,300 at the box office in Australia. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, August 1992 p73
  2. Clarke Fountain (2011). "NY Times: Broken Highway". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. "Festival de Cannes: Broken Highway". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  4. Lani Hannah, "Broken Highway", Cinema Papers, May 1993 p12-17, 58
  5. "Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2010.