Ken Hannam to direct. The original treatment concerned the 1956 shearer's strike. This ended up being condensed greatly. Among the investors in the movie were the Australian Film Development Corporation. Shooting began in May 1974 and took place near Port Augusta and Quorn in South Australia. It encountered rains and flood and was completed behind schedule in May. The original cut of the film was over two hours. A number of scenes were reduced during post production, including the removal of Foley's romance with the grazier's daughter, and shifting Foley having a car crash from the end of the movie to the beginning. This caused a great deal of conflict between Ken Hannam, Gil Brearley and Matt Carroll. Release Before being released, the film won four major prizes at the Australian Film Awards in March 1975 and was selected for screening in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival in May. Sunday Too Far Away grossed $1,356,000 at the box office in Australia ($ in dollars). See also Cinema of Australia South Australian Film Corporation References External links Sunday Too Far Away at the Internet Movie Database Sunday Too Far Away at the National Film and Sound Archive Sunday Too Far Away at Australian Screen Online Sunday Too Far Away at Murdoch University Reading Room Sunday Too Far Away at British Film Institute Sunday Too Far Away at Oz Movies Cinephilia Sunday Too Far Away at New York Times Kodak/Atlab Cinema Collection 1975 films Australian drama films Films shot in Flinders Ranges Films about sheep 1975 drama films Films set in 1955 Films directed by Ken Hannam 1970s English-language films Films set in the Outback