Via the New York Times: "...reconstructs the true story of a coal miners' strike in the small town of Korumburra in the mid-30's... based on the real-life story of two remarkable characters, Wattie Doig, a miner who became a militant Communist activist, and his wife, Agnes, who progressed from staunch Presbyterianism to membership in the Salvation Army and, finally, to labor organization."
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Cast
7 people
Chris Haywood
Wattie Doig
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
Quigley Down Under
Carol Burns
Agnes Doig
Known for
Drive Hard
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Idris Williams
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars
Rob Steele
Charlie Nelson
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Breaker Morant
Nik Forster
Harry Bell
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The Big Sleep
The 13th Floor
John Howard
Bashed Scab
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Mad Max: Fury Road
Young Einstein
Tiriel Mora
Militant Miner
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OtherLife
Queen of the Damned
Richard Lowenstein Director · Wendy Lowenstein Author
Worldwide gross $157K · Budget $750K · First release September 20, 1984
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Budget
$750,000
Worldwide gross
$157,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Australia
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Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
Australia · September 20, 1984
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No release date listed for United States.
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