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Brief Synopsis
Set in 1959, the story of a 15-year-old female champion swimmer who learns about love and faces tragedy on the eve of the Rome Olympics.
Cast & Crew
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Megan Simpson
Director
Lauren Jackson
Alex Archer
Chris Haywood
Mr Jack
Josh Picker
Andy Richmond
Catherine Godbold
Maggie Benton
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Mrs Benton
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Sports
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Atlab-Gold Coast, Australia; Dda Public Relations; Eastman Kodak; Moneypenny Services; Opticals & Graphics; Polygram Filmed Entertainment; Screen Australia
Distribution Company
Orion Home Video
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Synopsis
Set in 1959, the story of a 15-year-old female champion swimmer who learns about love and faces tragedy on the eve of the Rome Olympics.
Director
Megan Simpson
Director
Cast
Lauren Jackson
Alex Archer
Chris Haywood
Mr Jack
Josh Picker
Andy Richmond
Catherine Godbold
Maggie Benton
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Mrs Benton
Bruce Phillips
Mr Archer
May Lloyd
Mrs Archer
Patrick Smith
Mr Benton
Rima Te Wiata
Female Commentator
Mark Wright
Male Commentator
Grant Tilly
Mr Upjohn
Greg Allen Johnson
Male Journalist
Alison Bruce
Female Journalist
Kim Hanson
Julia
Vicky Burrett
Gran
Leon Woods
Jamie
Gavin Endicott
Keith
Jaclyn Druitt
Vicki
Christine Bartlett
Miss Macrae
Gilbert Goldie
Man Official
Joy Watson
Woman Official
Susannah Devereux
Miss Wylie
John Sumner
Milkman
Nigel Harbrow
Maggie'S Trainer
Teresa Woodham
Miss Welland
David Stott
Race Announcer
Tony Groser
Race Starter
Joe Strummer
Susan Story
Miss Stavely
Ann Hunter
Hockey Coach
Dana Purkis
Susan
Jan Saussey
Mrs Richmond
Paul Benseman
Maggie'S Date
Ketzal Stirling
1st Dance Boy
Stuart Anderson
2nd Dance Boy
Eli Barkaway
3rd Dance Boy
Kirstie O'sullivan
1st Dance Girl
Alison Selman
2nd Dance Girl
Margot Hodgson
3rd Dance Girl
Kirsten Reade
1st Swimmer
Kathyrn Mckenzie
2nd Swimmer
Stacey Bodger
3rd Swimmer
Janine Service
Tough Hockey Player
Gaye Harman
Ballet Piano Player
Althea Tollemache
Usher
Michael Shirley
Radio Announcer
Kevin Goldsby
Newsreel Announcer
Crew
Lee Allison
Other
Simon Ambridge
1st Assistant Director
Graham Aston
Art Department Assistant
Bill Barclay
Unit Manager
Sara Beale
Costume Designer
Joseph Bidois
Bestboy
Sandra Blewit
Swimming Consultant
Helen Brown
Sound Editor
Ken Catran
Screenwriter
Tracey Collins
Costumes
Tracey Collins
Costume Assistant
Jill Cormack
Art Director
Roger Cowland
Other
Jane Cresswell
3rd Assistant Director
Andrew Cunningham
Sound Assistant
Liz Difiore
Location Manager
Joanna Duder
Art Department Trainee
Tessa Duder
Source Material (From Novel)
Tessa Duder
Script Consultant
Shirley Duke
Dialogue Coach
Donald Duncan
Director Of Photography
Pia Emery
Camera Trainee
Myk Farmer
Boom Swinger
Michelle French
Title Design
Ken George
Stills Photographer
Philip Gerlach
Producer
Rosemary Gough
Other
Janine Gould
Producers' Assistant
Dean Greenwood
Swimming Coach
Ashley Grenville
Sound Editor
Paul Grinder
2nd Assistant Director
Doug Harley
Other
Bill Harmon
Isambard Manager
Emma Harre
Standby Wardrobe
John Hawkins
Runner
Phil Heywood
Sound Mixer
Natalie Hine
Catherine Godbold'S Double
Fran Holley
Makeup Artist
Wayne Hopkinson
Grader
Jacquii Huitema
Lauren Jackson'S Double
Ian Hunter
Caterer
Todd Hunter
Original Music
Sheridan Jobbins
Casting
Emma Johns
3rd Assistant Director
Tony Kavanagh
Editor
Tony Keddy
Gey Grip
Neil Kirkland
Construction Manager
Lisa Kissin
Other
Nicole Lamacchia
Assistant Editor
Susan Larsen
Production Lawyer
Jack Lyons
Swimming Coach
Dave Madigan
Sound Recordist
Maureen Matthews
Wardrobe Mistress
Mike Maxwell
Carpenter
Peter Mccaffrey
Other
Alison Middleton
Continuity
Amanda Molloy
Art Department Runner
Liz Mullane
Casting
Andrea Mynott
Production Account
Erin O'neill
Costume Cutter
Heather Ogilvie
Casting
Helen Ogston
Producers' Assistant
Martin Oswin
Sound Mixer
Tammie Painting
Production Manager
Susan Parker
Production Coordinator
Tom Parkinson
Producer
Jane Petersen
Makeup Artist
Johanna Pigott
Additional Music
Kareb Psaltis
Negative Cutter
Kevin Riley
Gaffer
Lyndon Sayer-jones
Production Lawyer
Fiona Searson
Publicity
Linda Seger
Script Consultant
Ed Sims
Bestboy
Kim Sinclair
Production Designer
Jillian Steele
Production Account
Edna Stirling
Unit Assistant
Jon Tack
Assistant Grip
Neil Taylor
Generator Operator
Sue Terry
Production Account
Jan Thornton
Laboratory
Andrea Towers
Assistant Editor
Adriana Tuscia
Set Dresser
Caroline Usher
Standby Props
Grant Vesey
Props Buyer
April Ward
Sound Assistant
Simon Wicks
Laboratory
Melissa Wilkaire
Production Assistant
Kelly Wilson
Catherine Godbold'S Double
Tony Winley
Line Producer
Alan Withrington
Associate Producer
Denise Wolfson
Laboratory
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Sports
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Atlab-Gold Coast, Australia; Dda Public Relations; Eastman Kodak; Moneypenny Services; Opticals & Graphics; Polygram Filmed Entertainment; Screen Australia
Distribution Company
Orion Home Video
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video June 25, 1996
Released in United States October 1992
Shown at MIFED in Milan October 26 and 28, 1992.
Completed shooting June 6, 1992.
Began shooting April 27, 1992.
Released in United States on Video June 25, 1996
Released in United States October 1992 (Shown at MIFED in Milan October 26 and 28, 1992.)
