The Fire in the Stone
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The Fire in the Stone | |
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Directed by | Gary Conway |
Written by | Graeme Koetsveld |
Based on | The Fire in the Stone by Colin Thiele |
Starring | Alan Cassell Paul Smith Ray Meagher Linda Hartley |
Cinematography | Ross Berryman |
Edited by | Philip Reid |
Music by | Brian Beamish Peter Benson Anita Hardman Garry Hardman |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
The Fire in the Stone is a 1984 Australian made for television drama about teenagers in the town of Coober Pedy.[1] It is based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Colin Thiele.
Plot
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When his precious cache of opals is stolen, 14-year-old Ernie, who lives with his alcoholic father in the harsh and lawless opal fields of inland Australia, sets out with a friend determined to find the thief.[citation needed]
Cast
- Alan Cassell as Robbie
- Paul Smith as Ernie Ryan
- Ray Meagher as Dosh
- Linda Hartley as Sophie Andropoulos
- Leo Taylor as Borgan
- Andrew Gaston as Willie
- Theo Pertsinidis as Nick Andropoulos
- John Dick as Dingo
- Henry Salter as Davo
- George Katsibiris as Stan Andropoulos
- Alexandra Black as Mrs. Andropoulos
- Don Barker as Harry
- Ray Wheeler as Herb Henderson
- Kathryn Fisher as Nurse (as Katherine Fisher)
- Jon Firman as Brian Powell
- Peter Healy as Constable
- Anne Demidowicz as Jana Odinsky
- Raymond Jurgens as Kurt Odinsky
- Mladen Mladenov as Lech Odinsky
- Chris Sperou as Herman
- Zeta Boland as Aunt Marna
- Lorna Hudson as Willie's Mum
- Robert Gusenza as Storekeeper
- Rosina Coppola as Storekeeper's Wife
Reception
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References
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p61-62
External links
- The Fire in the Stone at IMDb
- Fire in the Stone at Oz movies
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