Dalkeith (2001)
1h 33m
Running Time
May 22, 2001Release Date
Plot.
Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just waiting to die until staff buy them a greyhound. Naming the dog Dalkeith after the home, they discover she is a phenomenal runner and she is soon entered into the greyhound races. Soon residents are betting on the outcome of the races, and they are given a new reason to live. But the board of trustees learn what is going on, through the disgruntled daughter of one of the residents, and heavily handedly put an end to the fun and games. After the board's intervention the residents sink into a new form of despair as life becomes even duller and more boring than before. That is until the aloof pensioner, played by Ray Barrett, reveals he was once a high profile barrister and challenges the decision in court.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ray Barrett
Tarquin St John Smythe
Gus Mercurio
Enzo Petroni
Judy Banks
Doris
Judy Banks
Doris
Alan Hopgood
Mick
Esme Melville
Maisie Carter
Leigh Sheehan
Director
Marilyn Maguire
Suzanne Barker
Victor Kazan
Writer
Geoff Brooks
Benny Saunders
James Benedict
Dave Bennett
Frank Strangio
Composer
Jacinta Stapleton
Kate Johnson
Julie Nihill
Sally
David Haskins
Cinematographer
Andrew Clarke
Judge Proctor
Martin Fox
Editor
Gabrielle Leeds
Daphne
Alan Pentland
Mr Wilson
Brenda Addie
Mrs. Kenwright
Wendy Strehlow
Mrs Denham
David Bradshaw
Joe Howlett
Nathan King
Frank the Barman
Monica O'Brien
Costume Designer
Tim Patterson
Assistant Editor
Johnie Chase
Producer / Executive Producer
Ruvi Herzov
Executive Producer
Angela Conte
Makeup Artist
Bruce Phillips
Second Unit Director of Photography
Neil McGrath
Sound Mixer
Laurie Robinson
Sound Recordist
Pamela Hammond
Post-Production Manager
Anna Phelps
Post Production Coordinator
Pauline Barbara
Production Manager
Wade Stevenson
First Assistant Director
Mark Pitman
Sound Editor
Krys Moore
Hair Supervisor / Makeup Supervisor
Bevan Quelhurst
Unit Manager
Warwick Berry
Graphic Designer
Mathew Taylor
In Memory Of
Ian McPherson
Production Design
Details.
Wiki.
Dalkeith is a film about the story of the residents in the Dalkeith Retirement Home who obtain a greyhound. The movie was marketed to an older audience. They named the dog Dalkeith after the home but due to the intervention of one of the resident's relatives, problems arise.
The film was shot in 15 days in Ballarat and was made with private investment.