The Fourth Wish | |
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Directed by | Don Chaffey |
Written by | Michael Craig |
Based on | TV series The Fourth Wish by Michael Craig |
Produced by | John Mirros Jill Robb (associate) Matt Carroll (associate) |
Starring | John Meillon Robert Bettles |
Cinematography | Geoff Burton |
Music by | Tristram Cary |
Production companies | Galaxy Productions South Australian Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | AU$240,000 [1] |
The Fourth Wish is a 1976 Australian family film directed by Don Chaffey based on a three-part 1974 TV drama from the ABC. [2]
Casey learns that his 12-year-old son Sean has leukaemia and will die in a few months. Casey leaves his job to devote himself to making his son happy, seeing to grant three wishes of Sean: to own a dog, be reunited with his mother, and meet the Queen.
The Fourth Wish | |
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Written by | Michael Craig |
Directed by | Eric Taylor |
Starring | John Meillon Mark Shields-Brown Noeline Brown |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 3 x 75 mins |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 11 July 1974 |
The original mini series aired in 1974. [3] John Meillion won a Best Actor Logie for his performance. [4]
John Meillon had appeared in the TV show. He formed Galaxy Productions, a company with Michael Craig and Don Chaffey to make the movie. [5]
Shooting began in Adelaide in November 1975 with Robert Bettles replacing Mark Shields as Sean. [1] [6]
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