“A Heartrending Story of Courage and Devotion”
Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim's innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life - and love.
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15 people
Piper Laurie
Mary Horton
Known for
Twin Peaks
Carrie
Mel Gibson
Tim Melville
Known for
Braveheart
Signs
Alwyn Kurts
Ron Melville
Also in
Spotswood
Homicide
Pat Evison
Em Melville
Also in
The Flying Doctors
A Town Like Alice
Peter Gwynne
Tom Ainsley
Also in
Australia
Bodyline
Deborah Kennedy
Dawnie Melville
Known for
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
The Sum of Us
Michael Caulfield
John Martinson
Also in
Storm Boy
Allan Penney
Mr. Thompson
Also in
The Earthling
Around the World in Eighty Ways
Brenda Senders
Mrs. Parker
Also in
A Christmas Carol
The Set
Brian Barrie
Dr. Perkins
Also in
Hancock Down Under
Rafferty's Rules
David Foster
Mick Harrington
Geoff Usher
Minister
No other roles listed
Michael Pate Director · Colleen McCullough Author Eric Jupp Composer
Worldwide gross $809K · Budget $600K · First release July 13, 1979
Box office
Budget
$600,000
Worldwide gross
$809,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
Australia · July 13, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
September 13, 1985 · TV
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