Dawn!
The movie reveals what the headlines concealed.
- 1979
- 1h 49m
- Drama
Rating: 8.7 out of 10TMDB(3 votes)
Overview
Dawn! is a 1979 Australian sports biopic about the three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Dawn Fraser.
Fun facts
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Filming locations
Filmed in Australia
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Setting
Set in Australia
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Russell Boyd
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Joy CavillScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 7, 1979
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Australia
Cast
- Bronwyn Mackay-PayneDawn Fraser
- Tom RichardsHarry
John DiedrichGary
Ron HaddrickPop- Bunney BrookeMum
- Gabrielle HartleyKate
Ivar KantsLen
David CameronJoe- Lyndall BarbourEdie
John ClaytonSyd
Bill YoungRussell- Go MikamiPolice Inspector
- Judith FisherChaperone
- Reg GillamFirst Board Member
Judi FarrNew Resident- Bill CharltonJohnno
- John ArmstrongDusty
- Peter CorbettFirst Policeman
Bob BainesSecond Policeman
Audine LeithBarmaid
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