Sunday Too Far Away
6.9
“Friday night he's too tired; Saturday night too drunk; Sunday, too far away.”
The harsh, competitive world of Australian sheep-shearers provides the setting for this powerful film. Foley and 'Black Arthur' do battle for the position of 'top shearer' amid the boozy world of men isolated from civilisation. After weeks of work they are confronted with non-union labour undercutting them - a situation which leads to a violent conclusion.
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Cast
19 people
Jack Thompson
Foley
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Max Cullen
Tim King
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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Reg Lye
Old Garth
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The Lost Continent
10 Rillington Place
Robert Bruning
Tom
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Ned Kelly
Peter Cummins
Arthur Black
Known for
The Man From Snowy River II
Mad Dog Morgan
John Ewart
Ugly
Known for
Razorback
Frog Dreaming
Jerry Thomas
Basher
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Windrider
Barney
Sean Scully
Beresford
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The Prince and the Pauper
Pacific Drive
Lisa Peers
Sheila Dawson
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Finding Nemo
Glass
Gregory Apps
Michael Simpson
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The Young Doctors
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Doug Lihou
Rousie
No other roles listed
Ken Weaver
Quinn
Ken Hannam Director · John Dingwall Writer Geoff Burton Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $300K · First release June 1, 1975
Box office
Budget
$300,000
Worldwide gross
$1,356,000
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
South Australian Film Corporation
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · June 1, 1975
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
August 29, 1976 · Theatrical
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