Captain Johnno
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A young deaf boy who calls himself "Captain Johnno" befriends Tony, an Italian fisherman in the small Australian fishing town they live in. Both feel outcast by the town and both share a great love of the sea. When Johnno's beloved sister leaves to go to boarding school, he is so upset he runs away to an island hiding place, causing much distress in the town. His friend Tony helps him understand how much he is loved and missed by the townsfolk and his family.
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Cast
22 people
Damien Walters
Capt. Johnno
John Waters
Frank
Known for
2:22
Breaker Morant
Rob George
Mario Andreacchio
Roger Dowling
Jane Ballantyne
Rebecca Sykes
Julie
Geoffrey Daniels
Stephen Matters
Michele Fawdon
Kathleen
Also in
Unfinished Business
The Rogue Stallion
Patricia Edgar
Joe Petruzzi
Tony
Known for
Salem's Lot
The Beast
Mario Andreacchio Director · Rob George Writer Roger Dowling Cinematographer
Budget $1.2M · United States release January 1, 1988 · Produced in Australia
Box office
Budget
$1,235,000
Production
The Australian Children's Television Foundation
Production
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Production
Revcom Télévision
Production
The South Australian Film Corporation
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1988
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Australia · April 17, 1988
Theatrical
Bulgaria
July 1, 1988 · Sofia International Film Festival for Children and Young People
Canada
January 1, 1989 · Banff World Television Festival
China
January 1, 1990 · Children's Television Festival
Finland
November 1, 1989 · Oulu Children's Film Festival
France
March 1, 1989 · Laon International Film Festival For Young People
Iran
January 1, 1989 · International Film Festival for Children and Youth
Ireland
January 1, 1990 · Junior Dublin Film Festival
Italy
January 1, 1993 · Umbriafiction
Netherlands
October 1, 1989 · Amsterdam Netherlands National Children's Youth Film Centre Cinekid Festival
United Kingdom
November 1, 1989 · London Film Festival
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