The Picture Show Man
6.7
“You haven't been to the movies until you've seen...”
A man, his son and a piano player travel around Australia showing the first silent movies
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Cast
19 people
John Meillon
Maurice 'Pop' Pym
Known for
Crocodile Dundee II
Walkabout
Rod Taylor
Palmer
Known for
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Birds
John Power
Geoff Burton
Joan Long
John Ewart
Freddie Graves
Known for
Razorback
Frog Dreaming
Lyle Penn
Judy Morris
Miss Lockhart
Known for
Bangkok Hilton
The Plumber
Garry McDonald
Lou
Known for
Moulin Rouge!
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Harold Hopkins
Larry
Known for
Gallipoli
Moby Dick
Jeanie Drynan
Mrs Duncan
Known for
Muriel's Wedding
Sally Conabere
Lucy
Also in
Father, Dear Father
The Little Feller
John Power Director · Joan Long Screenplay Lyle Penn Story
Worldwide gross $566K · Budget $600K · United States release February 1, 1979
Box office
Budget
$600,000
Worldwide gross
$566,014
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Limelight Productions
Production
Australian Film Commission
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · May 5, 1977
Theatrical
United States · February 1, 1979
Theatrical
Argentina
September 14, 1978
Canada
August 22, 1977 · Premiere · Montréal World Film Festival
Denmark
September 28, 1979
France
October 10, 1979
Netherlands
October 1, 1977 · Filmweek Arnhem
Poland
December 7, 1977 · Australian Film Week Warsaw
United Kingdom
January 28, 1979 · TV premiere
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