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The mid-1900s had a slow start for Australian film, although the first Academy Award was won for an Australian film, Kokoda Front Line!.The industry picked back up during the 1970s with one of the first internationally released films, Picnic at Hanging Rock, and with the success of the series of Mad Max franchise films.
This is a list of films set in Australia (and not just only filmed or created in Australia): 0–9. 100 ...
The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Australia. The list is topped by James Cameron's Avatar (2009) which surpassed his Titanic (1997) to take the local record. Crocodile Dundee (1986) is the highest-grossing Australian film with a gross of A$47.7 million. Background colour indicates films currently running in cinemas.
Pages in category "Films set in Australia" ... Australian Made: The Movie; B. Bars of Iron; ... Bleeding Steel; Boar (film) Born Free; The Boys (1998 film)
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However the Cinematograph Films Act 1938 mollified the British film industry by including only films made by and shot in Great Britain in the quota - this removed Australian films from the film quota in the UK, and saw the loss of a guaranteed market for Australian films. [29] Kokoda Front Line!
Australian films based on stage musicals (4 P) Lost Australian films (3 C, 83 P) B. Australian films based on plays (151 P) Australian black-and-white films (436 P) C.
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1960: Shadow of the Boomerang: The Sundowners: Fred Zinnemann: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov, Glynis Johns, Dina Merrill, Michael Anderson Jnr, Lola Brooks, John Meillon, Jack Fegan, Gwen Plumb, Leonard Teale, Chips Rafferty