Listen to the Lion (film)
Listen to the Lion | |
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Directed by | Henri Safran |
Written by | Robert Hill |
Produced by | Robert Hill |
Starring | Wynn Roberts |
Cinematography | Malcolm Richards |
Edited by | Mervyn Lloyd |
Music by | Michael Carlos |
Production company | Stockton Ferri Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 52 mins |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | $36,000[1] |
Listen to the Lion is a 1977 short feature from Australia.
Plot
A Sydney derelict lies drunk in an alley and is beaten up by thugs. A friend helps him find refuge in a night shelter. As he lies dying he has a vision of himself flying about the room. The man dies and after the cremation of his corpse, his spirit returns to the footpath.
Cast
- Wyn Roberts as Hunter
- Barry Lovett as one legged man
- Syd Heylen as Hunter's friend
- John Derum as evangelist
Production
The film was written by Robert Hill, a former journalist who spent months researching the life of homeless people in Sydney. A substantial portion of the budget was provided by the General Production Fund of the Australian Film Commission.[1]
Reception
The film won Greater Union Award for Best Fiction Film at the 1977 Sydney Film Festival and the Robert Mamoulian Award for the most distinguished Australian short film.[1]
Although shot before Storm Boy (1976), also directed by Henri Safran, it was not released until after that film.
References
External links
- Listen to the Lion at IMDb
- Listen to the Lion at Oz Movies
- Use dmy dates from June 2019
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- 1977 films
- Template film date with 1 release date
- Films directed by Henri Safran
- Australian drama short films
- Films set in Sydney
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s Australian films
- All stub articles
- 1970s Australian film stubs