Name Anthony Buckley | Role Film Editor | |
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Books The Man who Met Raymond Longford, Behind a Velvet Light Trap: A Filmaker's Journey from Cinesound to Cannes Awards AACTA Awards - Raymond Longford Award Nominations AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Mini Series Movies Caddie, Oyster Farmer, Bliss, A Steam Train Passes, Bedevil Similar People Peter Andrikidis, Ted Kotcheff, Helen Morse, Ray Lawrence, Des Monaghan | ||
Anthony Buckley on CADDIE
Anthony Buckley (AO) (born 27 July 1937) is an Australian film editor, producer, and prominent member of the Australian film industry.
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Career
As an editor he was acclaimed for his work with Michael Powell (Age of Consent) and Rudolf Nureyev (Don Quixote). As a producer he produced two of the most successful Australian films of all time – Caddie and Bliss
In 1974 he produced the most famous Australian train film: A Steam Train Passes. 24 years later he produced another two train films, Savannahlander and Gulflander. He produced the mini-series The Harp in the South and its sequel Poor Man's Orange.
On leaving school, Buckley went to work for Cinesound Productions as a projectionist and assistant editor. He worked in Canada and Britain then returned to Australia in 1965. He went to work at Ajax Films, then move into producing.