The Getting of Wisdom
Based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson, thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. A young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.
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Cast
23 people
Susannah Fowle
Laura Tweedle Rambotham
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Hilary Ryan
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Number on End
Bruce Beresford
Phillip Adams
Eleanor Witcombe
Terence Donovan
Tom McNamara
Known for
The Man from Snowy River
Breaker Morant
Dorothy Bradley
Miss Hicks
Henry Handel Richardson
Patricia Kennedy
Miss Chapman
Known for
My Brilliant Career
Sheila Helpmann
Mrs. Gurley
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Candy Raymond
Miss Zielinski
Known for
The Plumber
Barry Humphries
Rev. Strachey
Known for
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Finding Nemo
Bruce Beresford Director · Eleanor Witcombe Writer
Worldwide gross $982K · Budget $525K · United States release August 3, 1980
Box office
Budget
$525,000
Worldwide gross
$982,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Australian Film Commission
Production
Nine Network
Production
Victorian Film
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · August 25, 1977
Premiere
United States · August 3, 1980
Premiere · New York, New York City
Argentina
December 20, 1979 · Premiere
Canada
September 20, 1978 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
February 23, 1979 · Premiere
Finland
December 21, 1979 · Premiere
Italy
November 13, 1986 · TV · Rete4
Poland
May 16, 1981 · Premiere · Australian Film Week Warsaw
Portugal
August 11, 1999 · TV
Sweden
May 26, 1979 · Premiere
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