The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
Based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson, thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. A young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.
Director: Bruce Beresford
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Susannah Fowle as Laura Tweedle Rambotham |
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Hilary Ryan as Evelyn |
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Terence Donovan as Tom McNamara |
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Patricia Kennedy as Miss Chapman |
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Sheila Helpmann as Mrs. Gurley |
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Candy Raymond as Miss Zielinski |
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Barry Humphries as Rev. Strachey |
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John Waters as Rev. Shepherd |
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Kerry Armstrong as Kate |
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Sigrid Thornton as Maria |
| Directing | Bruce Beresford | Director |
| Camera | Denis Nicolic | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Gale Tattersall | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Joel Witherden | Key Grip |
| Camera | David Burr | Focus Puller |
| Writing | Eleanor Witcombe | Writer |
| Production | Phillip Adams | Producer |
