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The Fourth Wish
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Directed by Don Chaffey
Written by Michael Craig
Based onTV series The Fourth Wish by Michael Craig
Produced byJohn Mirros
Jill Robb (associate)
Matt Carroll (associate)
Starring John Meillon
Robert Bettles
Cinematography Geoff Burton
Music by Tristram Cary
Production
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Release date
  • 16 July 1976 (1976-07-16)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetAU$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]

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Plot

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.

Cast

Television mini-series

The Fourth Wish
Written byMichael Craig
Directed byEric Taylor
Starring John Meillon
Mark Shields-Brown
Noeline Brown
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3 x 75 mins
Original release
NetworkABC
Release11 July 1974 (1974-07-11)

The original mini series aired in 1974. [3] John Meillion won a Best Actor Logie for his performance. [4]

Production

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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References

  1. 1 2 Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p. 301
  2. The New York Times
  3. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p. 197
  4. "Logies for Ernie and Ding Dong". The Canberra Times . 8 March 1975. p. 1. Retrieved 3 August 2013 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "'THE FOURTH WISH'". The Australian Women's Weekly . 24 March 1976. p. 31. Retrieved 3 August 2013 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "'THE FOURTH WISH'". The Australian Women's Weekly . 24 March 1976. p. 31. Retrieved 4 October 2012 via National Library of Australia.