The Road from Coorain | |
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Based on | The Road from Coorain by Jill Ker Conway |
Written by | Sue Smith |
Directed by | Brendan Maher |
Starring | Juliet Stevenson Katherine Slattery Tim Guinee Richard Roxburgh John Howard Bernard Curry Sean Hall |
Theme music composer | Stephen Rae |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Penny Chapman |
Cinematography | Tristan Milani |
Editor | Suresh Ayyar |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Production companies | Chapman Pictures Pty, Ltd. |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | March 3, 2002 |
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Reviews were very positive.
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