The Right Hand Man
4.7
“A romance ahead of its time.”
A stagecoach driver goes to work for a dying, one-armed aristocrat in 1860s Australia.
Cast
14 people
Rupert Everett
Lord Harry Ironminster
Known for
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Shrek 2
Hugo Weaving
Ned Devine
Known for
V for Vendetta
The Matrix
Catherine McClements
Sarah Redbridge
Known for
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
The Survivors
Arthur Dignam
Dr. Redbridge
Known for
Australia
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Jennifer Claire
Lady Ironminster
Also in
The Good Wife
Resistance
Ralph Cotterill
Sam
Known for
Bad Boy Bubby
The Marsupials: The Howling III
Adam Cockburn
Violet Head
Known for
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Tim Elliott
Lord Ironminster
Also in
Utu
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jack Allen
Shopkeeper
Also in
Barney
Hard Knocks
John Spicer
Publican
Also in
Archer's Adventure
Back Stab
Brian Scrymgeour
Yard Boss
No other roles listed
Pat Bishop
Also in
Number 96
Brides of Christ
Di Drew Director · Helen Hodgman Writer Kathleen Peyton Author
United States release October 2, 1987 · Produced in Australia · Production Yarraman Productions
Production
UAA Films
Production
Yarraman Productions
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 1, 1986
Premiere
United States · October 2, 1987
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Australia · November 19, 1987
Theatrical
United States
November 21, 1987 · Theatrical
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