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Dawn!
Original release posterDirected by Ken Hannam Written by Joy Cavill Starring Bronwyn Mackay-Payne
Ron Haddrick
Bunny Brooke
Tom RichardsMusic by Michael Carlos Cinematography Russell Boyd Editing by Max Lemon Distributed by Hoyts Distribution (Australia) Release date(s) 8 March 1979 (USA)
19 March 1979 (Australia)Running time 109 minutes Country Australia Language English Dawn! is a 1979 Australian sports biopic about the three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Dawn Fraser, starring Bronwyn Mackay-Payne, written by Joy Cavill and directed by Ken Hannam.
Contents
Plot
The film deals with Dawn Fraser's rise to fame as a champion Olympic swimmer, her anti-authoritarian clashes with Australian Swimming officials, her triumphs, marriage and eventual divorce.
Cast
- Bronwyn Mackay-Payne ... Dawn Fraser
- Ron Haddrick ... Pop
- Bunny Brooke ... Mum
- Tom Richards ... Harry
- John Diedrich ... Gary
- Gabrielle Hartley ... Kate
- Ivar Kants ... Len
- David Cameron ... Joe
- Kevin Wilson ... Bippy
References
See also
- Cinema of Australia
- List of Australian films
- Australian films of 1979
- List of films set in Australia
- List of films shot in Adelaide
External links
Categories:- Australian films
- English-language films
- Films set in Australia
- Films shot in Australia
- Australian sports films
- Films shot in Adelaide
- Films based on actual events
- Australian film stubs
- 1970s drama film stubs
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