List of Australian films of 1983
Introduction
1983 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes ''Abra Cadabra''  Alex Stitt Voices: John Farnham, Jacki Weaver, Hayes Gordon  Animation   IMDb ''Allies''  Marian Wilkinson   Documentary   IMDb ''BMX Bandits''  Brian Trenchard-Smith  David Argue, John Ley, Bryan Marshall, Angelo D'Angelo, Nicole Kidman, James Lugton  Action / Drama Feature film   IMDb ''The Body Corporate''  Eric Taylor  Leonard Teale, Pat McDonald, Mervyn Drake, Michael Carman, Claire Crowther, Jeanie Drynan, Ron Hackett, Betty Lucas  Drama ABC TV film  ''Buddies''  Arch Nicholson  Colin Friels, Kris McQuade, Harold Hopkins, Bruce Spence, Norman Kaye, Simon Chilvers,  Lisa Peers, Dennis Miller  Comedy / Drama Feature film   IMDB, AFI Award, Best Original Screenplay for John Dingwall ''Bush Christmas''  Henri Safran  John Howard, John Ewart, Peter Sumner, Manalpuy,  Nicole Kidman, James Wingrove, Mark Spain  Drama Family Feature film   IMDb ''Careful, He Might Hear You''  Carl Schultz  Wendy Hughes, Robyn Nevin, John Hargreaves, Nicholas Gledhill, Geraldine Turner, Isabelle Anderson, Peter Whitford, Colleen Clifford, Peter Whitford  Drama Feature film   IMDb ''Chase Through The Night''  Howard Rubie  Ron Blanchard, Brett Climo, John Jarratt, Scott McGregor, Nicole Kidman, Paul Sonkkila, Lyn Collingwood, Roger Cox, Steve Dodd, Justine Saunders, Alan Dargin, Jeff Truman  Adventure / Drama / Family ABC TV film  ''The Dean Case''  Kevin Dobson  Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Ivar Kants, Lola Brooks, Alexander Archdale, Celia de Burgh  Drama ABC TV film  Based on ''Verdict'' series ''Desert Farming''  Ivor Bowen  Documentary   IMDb ''The Disappearance Of Azaria Chamberlain''  Michael Thornhill  John Hamblin, Elaine Hudson, Max Phipps, Peter Carroll, John Clayton, Tony Barry, Ray Meagher, Jim Holt  Drama TV film  aka Who Killed Baby Azaria (International title) ''Douglas Mawson: The Survivor''  David Parer   Drama   IMDb, Melbourne International Film Festival 1983 ''Dusty''  John Richardson Bill Kerr, Noel Trevarthen, Carol Burns  Drama   IMDb ''Fight to the Death''  Wang Lee Chang Li, Bruce Tse, Ron Van Clief War   IMDb ''First Contact''  Bob Connolly Richard Oxenburgh, Daniel Leahy, Mick Leahy  Documentary   IMDb ''For Love or Money''  Megan McMurchy & Jeni Thornley Noni Hazlehurst, narrator  Documentary   IMDb ''Going Down''  Haydn Keenan  Tracy Mann, Vera Plevnik, Julie Barry  Drama   IMDb ''Goodbye Paradise''  Carl Schultz  Ray Barrett, Paul Chubb, Guy Doleman, Robyn Nevin, Don Pascoe  Drama   IMDb ''Hostage''  Frank Shields  Kerry Mack, Ralph Schicha, Gabrielle Barraket, Judy Nunn, Henk Johanne, Doris Goddard, Clare Binney  Drama / Thriller Feature film   IMDb, aka "Savage Attraction" ''Man of Flowers''  Paul Cox  Norman Kaye, Alyson Best, Chris Haywood, Sarah Walker, Julia Blake, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Bob Ellis  Drama Feature film   IMDb, Screened at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival ''Midnite Spares''  Quentin Masters James Laurie, Gia Carides, Max Cullen, Bruce Spence, Graeme Blundell, David Argue, Jonathan Coleman  Action / Comedy   IMDb ''Molly''  Ned Lander Claudia Karvan, Garry McDonald, Ruth Cracknell, Les Dayman, Reg Lye, Melissa Jaffer, Lucky Grills, Slim de Grey, Molly, Mercia Deane-Johns, Joy Hruby   Drama / Family Feature film    IMDb ''Moving Out''  Michael Pattinson Vince Colosimo, Maurice Devincentis, Tibor Gyapjas Drama   IMDb ''Now and Forever''  Adrian Carr  Cheryl Ladd, Robert Coleby, Carmen Duncan  Drama / Romance   IMDb ''Passionless Moments'' Jane Campion  David Benton, Ann BurrimanShort  IMDb, Screened at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival ''Phar Lap''  Simon Wincer  Tom Burlinson, Martin Vaughan, Ron Leibman, Judy Morris, John Stanton, Peter Whitford, Celia de Burgh, Les Foxcroft, Vincent Ball, Georgia Carr  Drama Feature film   IMDb ''Platypus Cove'' Peter Maxwell Tony Barry, Carmen Duncan, Paul Smith, Bill Kerr, Henri Szeps, Martin Lewis, Simone Buchanan, Aileen Britton, Mark Hembrow, John Ley, Dennis Miller  Adventure / Family ABC TV film  IMDb ''The Return of Captain Invincible''  Philippe Mora  Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Kate Fitzpatrick  Musical / Fantasy / Comedy   IMDb ''The Schippan Mystery''  Di Drew  Sally McKenzie, Joseph Furst, Dorothy Alison, Desiree Smith, Michael Winchester, Arthur Dignam, Brandon Burke, Yves Stening, Martin Vaughan  Drama ABC TV film  Based on ''Verdict'' series. ''Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse''    Narrated by Peter O'Toole, Ron Haddrick, Earle Cross   Animation   IMDb ''A Slice of Life''  John D. Lamond  Robin Nedwell, John Ewart, Juliet Jordan  Comedy   IMDb ''Stanley: Every Home Should Have One''  Esben Storm  Peter Bensley, Graham Kennedy, Nell Campbell, Michael Craig, Susan Walker, Joy Smithers, David Argue, Max Cullen, Lorna Lesley, Leonard Teale, Harold Hopkins, Willie Fennell, Jon Ewing  Comedy / Romance Feature film  aka Stanley ''Stations''  Jackie McKimmie  Noni Hazlehurst, Tim Burns, Elaine Cusick  Short   IMDb ''Tukana - husat i asua?'' Chris Owen, Albert Toro Albert Toro, Regina Talsa, Wenceslas Noruke Comedy / Drama IMDb ''Undercover''  David Stevens  Michael Pare, Genevieve Picot, John Walton, Sandy Gore, Peter Phelps, Barry Otto, Caz Lederman, Wallas Eaton, Nicholas Eadie, Ian Gilmour, Slim de Grey, Julie Nihill, Greig Pickhaver  Comedy / Drama Feature film   IMDb, 6 AFI nominations ''Warming Up''  Bruce Best  Barbara Stephens, Henri Szeps, Queenie Ashton, Lloyd Morris, Tim Grogan, Adam Fernance, Patrick Ward, Wayne Pygram, Ron Blanchard, Kevin Golsby  Comedy / Drama Feature film  Originally intended as TV film ''The Weekly's War''  Stephen Ramsey  Noni Hazlehurst, Jane Harders, Michael Caton, Jacqueline Kott, Pat Thomson, Patricia Kennedy, Judi Farr, Peter Fisher, Bill Hunter, Ray Meagher  Drama TV film ''The Wild Duck''  Henri Safran Liv Ullmann, Jeremy Irons, Lucinda Jones, John Meillon, Arthur Dignam, Rhys McConnochie, Colin Croft, Marion Edward, Peter de Salis, Jeff Truman, Michael Pate  Drama / Historical Feature film   IMDb ''The Winds of Jarrah''  Mark Egerton Terence Donovan, Susan Lyons, Harold Hopkins, Steve Bisley, Martin Vaughan, Isabelle Anderson, Steven Grives, Dorothy Alison, Les Foxcroft, Emil Minty  Drama / Romance Feature film   IMDb ''The Voyage of Bounty's Child''  Michael Edols narrated by Leo McKern  Documentary / Biography   IMDb
See also *1983 in Australia*1983 in Australian television
References
External links *  Australian film at the Internet Movie Database