The Journalist (1979)
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
as Simon Morris
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jack Thompson, AM (born 31 August 1940) is an Australian actor and one of the major figures of Australian cinema. He was educated at the University of Queensla...
Sam Neill
as Rex
Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he...
Elizabeth Alexander
as Liz Corbett
Elizabeth Alexander (born 21 August 1952) is an Australian actress, director and teacher. Alexanders' acting career began early with a part in the series Bellbird in 1967. However, it was straight fr...
Penne Hackforth-Jones
as Gillie Griffiths
Penne Hackforth-Jones (August 5, 1949 – May 17, 2013) was an American-born Australian actress and biographer.
Hackforth-Jones lived with her family in England before relocating to Australia in 1964....
Charles Tingwell
as Sid Mitchell
Charles William "Bud" Tingwell AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009) was an Australian film, television, theatre and radio actor. Tingwell was one of the veterans of Australian film. He acted in his firs...
Carol Raye
as Maggie
Born in Rotherhithe, London as Kathleen Mary Corkrey, after a series of stage and film roles in the UK, she continued her career in Kenya, then Australia, where she became established as a TV performe...
Director
Michael Thornhill
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