Anthony Buckley
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Anthony Buckley is an Australian film editor and producer, and prominent member of the Australian film industry.
As an editor he was acclaimed for his work with Michael Powell (Age of Consent) and Rudolf Nureyev (Don Quixote). As a producer he produced two of the most successful Australian films of all time - Caddie and Bliss (source: autobiography - The Velvet Light Trap [2009]).
In 1974 he produced the most famous Australian train film: A Steam Train Passes. 24 years later he has produced another two train films, Savannahlander and Gulflander.
As an editor he was acclaimed for his work with Michael Powell (Age of Consent) and Rudolf Nureyev (Don Quixote). As a producer he produced two of the most successful Australian films of all time - Caddie and Bliss (source: autobiography - The Velvet Light Trap [2009]).
In 1974 he produced the most famous Australian train film: A Steam Train Passes. 24 years later he has produced another two train films, Savannahlander and Gulflander.
Awards
- 1977 Order of AustraliaOrder of AustraliaThe Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
- 2000 Screen Producers Association of Australia Ken G. HallKen G. HallKenneth George Hall, AO OBE , better known as Ken G. Hall, was an Australian film director, considered one of the most important figures in the history of the Australian film industry.-Early years:...
Award
As editor
- Age of Consent (1969)
- Wake in FrightWake in FrightWake in Fright is a 1971 Australian film directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence and Chips Rafferty. The screenplay was written by Evan Jones, based on Kenneth Cook’s 1961 novel of the same name....
- Don QuixoteDon Quixote (ballet)Don Quixote is a ballet originally staged in four acts and eight scenes, based on an episode taken from the famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes. It was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Ludwig Minkus and was first presented by the Ballet of the...
(1973)
As producer
- Snow, Sand and Savages
- CaddieCaddie (film)Caddie is an Australian film, directed by Donald Crombie, released in 1976, and belonging to the Australian film renaissance which occurred during that decade....
(1976)
- The Night the Prowler (1978)
- The Killing of Angel Street (1981)
- BlissBliss (1985 film)Bliss is a 1985 Australian film directed by Ray Lawrence, co-adapted by Lawrence and Peter Carey, author of the original novel Bliss from which it is adapted....
(1985)
- The Harp in the South (1986)
- Poor Man's OrangePoor Man's OrangePoor Man's Orange is a novel by New Zealand born Australian author Ruth Park. Published in 1949, the book is the sequel to The Harp in the South and continues the story of the Darcy family, living in the Surry Hills area of Sydney....
(1987)
- More Winners - Mr Edmond (1990)
- Nazi Supergrass (1993)
- BedevilBedevilBedevil is a 1993 Australian horror film directed by Tracey Moffatt. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Lex Marinos - Dimitri* Tracey Moffatt - Ruby Morphet* Riccardo Natoli - Spiro...
(1993)
- Yum Cha Cha (2001)
- Oyster FarmerOyster FarmerOyster Farmer is a 2004 Australian romantic comedy / drama film about a young man who runs away to the Hawkesbury River and gets a job with eighth generation oyster farmers...
(2004)
- Savannahlander (2008)
- GulflanderGulflanderThe Gulflander is a named passenger train in Australia, running from Normanton to Croydon in the Gulf Country of northern Queensland. Often described as 'a train from nowhere to nowhere', the line was completed in 1891 and has never been connected to the rest of the Queensland Rail network...
(2010)