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- 1 2 3 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 292
- ↑ Nick Dawson, 'SCOTT HICKS, “GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS” ', Filmmaker Magazine, 18 April 2008 accessed 28 Sept 2012
