Travelling North
Encyclopedia
Travelling North is a 1987 film directed by Carl Schultz
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An aged couple decide to move from Melbourne
to Queensland.
play Travelling North premiered in 1979, the year that Williamson moved from Melbourne to Sydney. The film was not made until eight years later, with Williamson adapting his own play into a script.
Carl Schultz
Carl Schultz is a Hungarian film director.-Early life:He left his native Budapest during the uprising of 1956 with his brother Otto Schultz. They fled to England; after arriving in London, they moved to Manchester...
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An aged couple decide to move from Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
to Queensland.
Play
The David WilliamsonDavid Williamson
David Keith Williamson AO is one of Australia's best-known playwrights. He has also written screenplays and teleplays.-Biography:...
play Travelling North premiered in 1979, the year that Williamson moved from Melbourne to Sydney. The film was not made until eight years later, with Williamson adapting his own play into a script.
Awards
At the AFI Awards the film won the categories Best Actor in a Lead Role (Leo McKern) and Best Adapted Screenplay (David Williamson). Julia Blake was nominated. Montréal World Film Festival awarded the Best Actor award to Leo McKern.Box Office
Travelling North grossed $1,464,000 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $2,942,640 in 2009 dollars.External links
- Travelling North at the Australian screen