The Journalist
4.8
Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence in the context of Australian media and politics of the 1970's. A somewhat lesser Australian film comparable to the American film Shampoo.
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Cast
28 people
Jack Thompson
Simon Morris
Known for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The Great Gatsby
Sam Neill
Rex
Known for
Jurassic Park
Peaky Blinders
Donald McAlpine
Pom Oliver
Edna Wilson
Michael Thornhill
Elizabeth Alexander
Liz Corbett
Known for
Salem's Lot
The Clinic
Tim Wellburn
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Gillie Griffiths
Known for
The Tree
Mao’s Last Dancer
Anna Senior
Charles Tingwell
Sid Mitchell
Known for
Murder Most Foul
Evil Angels
Wayne Kent-Healing
Michael Thornhill Director · Edna Wilson Writer Wayne Kent-Healing Composer
First release November 15, 1979 · Produced in Australia · Production FJF Promoters
Production
New South Wales Film Corp.
Production
FJF Promoters
Production
Australia
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Australia · November 15, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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