The Battlers (1994)
3h 11m
Running Time
July 14, 1994Release Date
The Battlers (1994)
3h 11m
Running Time
July 14, 1994Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Fairly sensitive melodrama about life on the back-roads in Australia at the height of the Great Depression. Centring on the developing romance between two drifters this presents a commendable level of period detail. Based on the novel by Kylie Tennant.
Where to Watch.

Currently The Battlers is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Amazon Video
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Cast & Crew.

Gary Sweet
Snow

Jacqueline McKenzie
Dancy Grimshaw

Marcus Graham
The Busker

Peter Stonham
Jimmy

Richard Piper
Apostle

Amanda Cross
Millie

Anne Phelan
Ma Tyrell

John Dick
Deafy

Liz Windsor
Mrs. Marks

Jamie Black
Charlie

Madeleine Blackwell
Molly

Roger Newcombe
Burning Angus

Walter Brown
Courtney

Peter Douglas
Derek

Henry Salter
Uncle Shamus

Todd Telford
Policeman

Jim Morrissey
Sergeant

Russell Bedford
Policeman

Paul Coulson
Policeman

Steve Adams
Policeman

David Kendall
Magistrate

Syd Brisbane
Smith

Heidi Abbey
Betty

Stephen Pridgeon
Bryson

Jeremy Owen
Whitefield

Don Barker
Publican

Patrick Frost
Moss

Luke Gee
Freddy

Troy Handley
Brian

Barbara West
Aunt Edna

Jo Peoples
Sister

Tony Clay
Dawson

Iain Herridge
Logan Husband

Darren Brealey
Bystander

Amy Todd
Nurse

Lisa Hughes
Logan Wife

Stephen Sheehan
Logan Man

Lisa Clough
Ma's Daughter

Alan Holy
Thirty Bob

Mary Louise Sheid
Manageress

Susanna Gibbs
Smart Shopper

Rob George
Derelict

Bill Willoughby
Butcher

Philip Spruce
Postman

Damian Woodards
Baker

Paul Simpson
Coal Merchant

Sue Quinn
Country Mother

Shirley Hay
Post mistress

Richard Bennett
Warder

Shane Cooper
Dray man

Leo Sclanders
Farmer

Lawrence Woodward
Rider

Audine Leith
Dora

Peter Yeldham
Writer

George Ogilvie
Director

Des Monaghan
Executive Producer

Kylie Tennant
Novel

Valerie Hardy
Executive Producer

Pete Smith
Sound Mixer

Ian Jobson
Set Dresser

Toivo Lember
Sound Recordist

Toby Pease
First Assistant Director

Elizabeth Symes
Production Manager

Jason Ballantine
Assistant Editor

Tom Donald
Executive Producer

Christie McGuinness
Third Assistant Director

Gary Buss
Unit Manager

Karan Monkhouse
Second Assistant Director

Fiona Rees-Jones
Hairstylist

John Haratzis
Scenic Artist

Jeff Little
Special Effects

Carl Vine
Music

Frank Lipson
Supervising Sound Editor

Wendy Freeman
Makeup Artist

Gus Howard
Producer

Denise Haratzis
Editor

Roger Dowling
Director of Photography

Anna French
Costume Designer

Joanne McLennan
Continuity

Peter Stubbs
Special Effects
Details.
This Movie Is About.
depression era
bar fight
busker
migratory workers
horse drawn carriage
nomad
Wiki.
The Battlers is a 1994 Australian mini series about two drifters during the Great Depression, based on the novel of the same name by Kylie Tennant.