List of Australian films of 1971

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1971

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
And the Word Was Made Flesh Dusan Marek Jan Cernohous, Jo Van Dalen, John Kirk, Christine Pearce, David Stocker IMDb
Bello, onesto, emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata
Girl in Australia
Luigi Zampa Alberto Sordi, Claudia Cardinale Comedy IMDb
Bonjour Balwyn Nigel Buesst John Duigan, Peter Cummins, John Romeril, Patricia Condon, Barbara Stephens, Reg Newson, Marcel Cugola, Jim Nicholas, Alan Finney Comedy IMDb
A City's Child Brian Kavanagh Monica Maughan, Sean Scully, Moira Carleton, Vivean Gray Drama Feature film [1]
Country Town Peter Maxwell Terry McDermott, Gary Gray, Lynette Curran, Gerard Maguire, Mark Albiston, Carl Bleazby, Carmel Millhouse, Margaret Cruickshank, Dorothy Bradley, Gerda Nicolson, Maurie Fields, Rosie Sturgess, Moira Carleton, Sheila Florance, Stella Lamond, Gabrielle Hartley, Anne Charleston Drama Feature film IMDb Based on ABC TV series Bellbird
Demonstrator Warwick Freeman Joe James, Gerard Maguire, Irene Inescort, Kenneth Tsang, Wendy Lingham, Slim de Grey, Harold Hopkins, Elizabeth Hall, Stewart Ginn, Paul Karo, Michael Long, Noel Ferrier Drama Feature film IMDb
The Girl on the Roof IMDb
Homesdale Peter Weir Geoff Malone, Grahame Bond, Kate Fitzpatrick Comedy Feature Short filmAFI winner for Best Film. IMDb
The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay IMDb
Morning of the Earth Albert Falzon Stephen Cooney, Terry Fitzgerald, Barry Kanaiaupuni, Gerry Lopez, Michael Peterson, Nat Young IMDb
Nickel Queen John McCallum Googie Withers, John Laws, Alfred Sandor, Ed Devereaux, Peter Gwynne, Tom Oliver, Joanna McCallum, Sir David Brand, Charles Court, Arthur Griffith Comedy Feature film IMDb
Out They Go IMDb
The Passionate Industry IMDb
Roof Needs Mowing IMDb
SacrificeKeith SalvatBelinda GiblinShort film
Stockade Hans Pomeranz Graham Corry, Michele Fawdon, Rod Mullinar, Sue Hollywood, Charles Thorne, Michael Caton, Max Cullen Drama Feature film [1]
Stork Tim Burstall Bruce Spence, Graeme Blundell, Jacki Weaver, Sean McEuan, Jan Friedl, Helmut Bakaitis, Peter Cummins, Terry Norris, George Whaley, Max Phipps, Dennis Miller Comedy Feature filmAFI winner for Best Film. IMDb
Sympathy in Summer Antony I. Ginnane Connie Simmons, Vincent Griffith, Tony Horler, Robin Wells, Pam McAlister Feature Short film [1]
Violence in the Cinema, Part 1 George Miller Arthur Dignam, Victoria Anoux, Mallory Pettit, Karl Avis, Stewart McQueen Short IMDb
Wake in Fright Ted Kotcheff Chips Rafferty, Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, John Meillon, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson, Buster Fiddess, Slim de Grey, Norman Erskine, Dawn Lake, Maggie Dence, Peter Whittle Drama / Thriller Feature filmEntered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. IMDb
Walkabout Nicolas Roeg Jenny Agutter, David Gulpilil, John Meillon, Lucien John, Peter Carver, Barry Donnelly, Carlo Manchini, Noeline Brown, John Illingsworth Adventure Feature film IMDb aka Outback
What For Marianne? Kate Sheil, Betty Lucas, John Trenaman, Judy McBurney, Rowena Wallace Drama TV film

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