List of Australian films of 1979
Introduction
1979 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes ''Alison's Birthday''  Ian Coughlan  Joanne Samuel, Lou Brown, Martin Vaughan, Margie McCrae, John Bluthal, Bunney Brooke, Lisa Peers, Robyn Gibbes, Vincent Ball, Eric Oldfield, Ralph Cotterill, Marion Johns, Belinda Giblin, Ros Speirs, Ian Coughlan  Horror / Thriller Feature film   IMDb ''All in the Same Boat''    Short   IMDb ''Apostasy''  Zbigniew Friedrich  Rod McNicol, Juliet Bacskai, Phil Motherwell, Irene Baberis, Ian Money  Drama Feature film   IMDb ''As a Matter of Fact''     Short / Documentary   IMDb ''Banana Bender''    Caz Adams, Maurie Fields, John Hargreaves, Lyndel Rowe  Drama Short film ''Born to Run''  Don Chaffey  Robert Bettles, Tom Farley, Mary Ward, Andrew McFarlane, Julieanne Newbould, Alexander Archdale, John Meillon, Wyn Roberts, Kit Taylor, Les Foxcroft, Aileen Britton, Nigel Lovett  Family Feature film originally screened on 'The Wonderful World of Disney' series 1979   ''Buckeye and Pinto''  Phil Pinder Mitchell Faircloth, Simon Thorpe, Gary Adams Short IMDb ''Burn The Butterflies''  Oscar Whitbread  Ray Barrett, Fred Parslow, Gerard Maguire, George Mallaby, Alan Hopgood, Monica Maughan, John Wood, John Bowman, Burt Cooper, Rowena Wallace  Drama ABC TV film  aka ABC Teleplay ''Cathy's Child'' Donald Crombie Michele Fawdon, Alan Cassell, Bryan Brown, Arthur Dignam, Harry Michaels, Robert Hughes, Flavia Arena, Anna Hruby, Sophia Haskas, Frankie J Holden, Sally McKenzie, Willie Fennell  Drama Feature film Drama based on a true story   IMDb ''Dawn!'' Ken Hannam  Bronwyn Mackay-Payne, Ron Haddrick, Bunny Brooke, Tom Richards, Ron Haddrick, John Diedrich, Ivar Kants, Gabrielle Hartley, Judi Farr, John Clayton  Sports / Biography Feature film   IMDb, entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival ''Dimboola''  John Duigan  Max Gillies, Bruce Spence, Natalie Bate, Alan Rowe, Bill Garner, Evelyn Krape, Tim Robertson, Irene Hewitt, Terry McDermott, Val Jellay, Max Cullen  Comedy Feature film  IMDb ''Evictions''  Richard Lowenstein David Scott, Marion Edward, Cathy Hurley Short IMDb ''Exits''  Paul Davies Robert Antoniades, Kim Bannikoff, Monica Bannikoff Drama IMDb ''Felicity''  John D. Lamond  Glory Annen, Marilyn Rodgers, Christopher Milne, Joni Flynn, Jody Hansen  Drama / Erotica / Romance Feature film  IMDb ''The Franky Doyle Story''  Graeme Arthur  Carol Burns, Peita Toppano, Val Lehman, Colette Mann, Patsy King, Sheila Florance, Fiona Spence, Patricia Kennedy, Barry Quin, Elspeth Ballantyne  Drama TV film  Based on ''Prisoner'' TV series. ''Ileksen''  Dennis O'Rourke  Documentary IMDb, aka: "Ileksen: Politics for Papua New Guinea" ''In search of Anna''  Esben Storm  Richard Moir, Judy Morris, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter, Gary Waddell, Ian Nimmo, Alex Taifer, Maurie Fields  Mystery Drama Feature film   ''The John Sullivan Story''  David Stevens  Andrew McFarlane, Olivia Hamnett, Frank Gallacher, Ronald Lewis, Jonathan Hardy, Roger Oakley, Carol Burns, Ronald Falk, Alan Jervis, Vera Plevnik  Drama / War TV film  Based on ''The Sullivans'' TV series. ''The Journalist'' Michael Thornhill Jack Thompson, Elizabeth Alexander, Sam Neill, Charles Tingwell, Carol Raye, Jane Harders, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Michelle Jarman, Stuart Wagstaff, Slim de Grey, Frankie J Holden, Ray Meagher, Martyn Sanderson, Frank Wilson, Anna Hruby Comedy / Romance Feature film  IMDb ''Just Out of Reach'' Linda Blagg Lorna Lesley, Sam Neill, Martin Vaughan, Judi Farr, Ian Gilmour, Jackie Dalton, Lou Brown  Drama Feature film  IMDb ''The King of the Two Day Wonder'' Kevin Anderson Walter Dobrowolski, Sigrid Thornton, Allen Bickford, James Robertson, Peter Sumner, Maureen O'Loughlin Drama Feature film  IMDb ''Kostas'' Paul Cox Takis Emmanuel, Wendy Hughes, John Waters, Kris McQuade, Chris Haywood, Dawn Klingberg, Graeme Blundell, Maurie Fields, Norman Kaye, Tony Llewellyn-Jones  Drama / Romance Feature film  IMDb ''The Last of the Knucklemen'' Tim Burstall Gerard Kennedy, Michael Preston, Steve Bisley, Michael Caton, Peter Hehir, Michael Duffield, Dennis Miller, Stewart Faichney, Steve Rackman, Denise Drysdale, Saviour Sammut, Tim Robertson  Drama Feature film   IMDb ''The Little Convict''  Yoram Gross  Voice: Rolf Harris  Animation, Live Action / Drama / Comedy Feature film   IMDb ''Mad Max''  George Miller  Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, Vincent Gil, Roger Ward, Reg Evans, Sheila Florance, Amanda Muggleton (uncredited)  Action / Adventure Feature film   IMDb ''Mallacoota Stampede''  Peter Tammer Donny Mason, Deborah Conway, Michael Bladen  IMDb ''Money Movers''  Bruce Beresford   feature film   ''Morris Loves Jack''  Sonia Hofmann John Hargreaves, Bill Hunter, Kris McQuade Short IMDb ''Mutiny on the Western Front''  Richard Dennison F. Birdwood, Bill Gammage, Kaiser Wilhelm II Documentary / War IMDb ''My Brilliant Career''  Gillian Armstrong  Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Max Cullen, Patricia Kennedy, Peter Whitford, Aileen Britton, Carole Skinner, Alan Hopgood, Ray Meagher, Julia Blake, Simone Buchanan   Biography / Drama / Romance Feature film   IMDb ''Now and Then''  Mark Turnbull Tony Barry, Ian Gilmour, Lisa Peers Short / Drama IMDb ''Now You're Talking''  Keith Gow Don Bradman, Leo McKern Documentary Short IMDb ''The Odd Angry Shot''  Tom Jeffrey  Graham Kennedy, John Hargreaves, Graeme Blundell,  Bryan Brown, Richard Moir, Ian Gilmour, Tony Barry, Ray Meagher, Frankie J Holden, Brandon Burke, Graham Rouse, Max Cullen, Joy Westmore  Action/ Comedy / War Feature film   IMDb ''Palm Beach''  Albie Thoms  Bryan Brown, Nat Young, Ken Brown, Julie McGregor, John Flaus, John Clayton, David Elfick, Amanda Berry  Drama Feature film   ''The Plumber''  Peter Weir  Judy Morris, Ivar Kants, Robert Coleby, Candy Raymond, Paul Sonkkila, Henri Szeps  Thriller TV film  IMDb ''Prophecies of Nostradamus''  Paul Drane John Waters, Kirk Alexander, Richard Butler Documentary / History IMDb ''Pussy Pumps Up''  Antoinette Starkiewicz  Short IMDb ''Puttin' on the Ritz''  Antoinette Starkiewicz  Short IMDb ''Snapshot''  Simon Wincer Chantal Contouri, Robert Bruning, Sigrid Thornton, Robert Bruning, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Vincent Gil, Julia Blake, Denise Drysdale, Jon Sidney, Jacqui Gordon, Lisa Crittenden  Drama / Thriller Feature film  IMDb, aka: "One More Minute" ''Thirst''  Rod Hardy Chantal Contouri, David Hemmings, Henry Silva, Max Phipps, Shirley Cameron, Max Phipps, Rod Mullinar, Rosie Sturgess, Robert Thompson, Walter Pym, Amanda Muggleton  Horror / Thriller Feature film  IMDb ''This Woman Is Not a Car''  Margaret Dodd Phil Colson, Richard Morecroft, Daniel Sedgwick Short IMDb ''Tim''  Michael Pate  Piper Laurie, Mel Gibson, Alwyn Kurts, Pat Evison, Peter Gwynne, Deborah Kennedy, David Foster, James Condon, Allan Penney, Margo Lee, Louise Pajo   Drama / Romance Feature film   IMDb ''Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters''  Digby Duncan  Jude Kuring   IMDb ''Yesterday's Hero''  Neil Leifer  Ian McShane, Suzanne Somers  Drama   IMDb
See also * 1979 in Australia* 1979 in Australian television
References
External links *  Australian film at the Internet Movie Database