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The Journalist

Nov 15, 1979 · 1h 23m
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Comedy

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Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence in the context of Australian media and politics of the 1970's. A somewhat lesser Australian film comparable to the American film Shampoo.

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CAST

Jack Thompson
Simon Morris
Sam Neill
Rex
Elizabeth Alexander
Liz Corbett
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Gillie Griffiths
Charles Tingwell
Sid Mitchell
Carol Raye
Maggie
Frank Wilson
Stuart Wagstaff
Directed by Michael Thornhill

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
—
Production
New South Wales Film Corp., FJF Promoters
Country
US, AU
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