The Little Feller

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The Little Feller
Directed by Colin Eggleston
Written by Ron McLean
Produced byRon McLean
Colin Eggleston
Starring Steve Bisley
Sally Conabere
Lorna Lesley
Production
companies
Queensland Film Corporation
Ron McLean Productions
Release date
  • 1982 (1982)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Little Feller is a 1982 Australian film directed by Colin Eggleston. [1]

Contents

Plot

A woman Glenda becomes obsessed with her best friend Wendy's husband Frank and seeks to remove all obstacles between them, including his young son.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Brisbane. Finance came in part from the Queensland Film Corporation. [2]

Reception

The Age said "the film never loses its air of predictability. It is a poorly scripted production." [3]

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References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p102
  2. Vagg, Stephen (5 December 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Writers: Ron McLean". Filmink.
  3. "Nice looking but deadly dull". The Age. 20 July 1983. p. 2.