Dingo (film)
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Duration Country Australia | 7.1/10 Genre Drama, Music Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 31 January 1992 Initial release December 1991 (Los Angeles) Songs Kimberley Trumpet Cast (John Anderson), (Billy Cross), (Jane Anderson), Joe Petruzzi (Peter), (Beatrice Boulain)Tagline Truth is magic...It makes dreams come true. |
Years after meeting a jazzman (Miles Davis) in Australia, an outback trumpeter (Colin Friels) goes to Paris and meets him again.
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Dingo is a 1991 Australian film directed by Rolf de Heer and written by Marc Rosenberg. It traces the pilgrimage of John Anderson (played by Colin Friels), an average guy with a passion for jazz, from his home in outback Western Australia to the jazz clubs of Paris, to meet his idol, jazz trumpeter Billy Cross (played by legendary trumpeter Miles Davis). In the films opening sequence, Davis and his band unexpectedly land on a remote airstrip in the Australian outback and proceed to perform for the stunned locals. The performance was one of Davis last on film.
Traces the pilgrimage of John Anderson, an average guy with a passion for jazz, from his home in outback Western Australia to the jazz clubs of Paris...
Production
The movie was filmed in Meekatharra, Perth, and Sandstone, Western Australia, as well as Paris, France.
Christian Faure was the assistant director of the movie.
Music
Davis, who plays the role of Cross, provided the films soundtrack in cooperation with Michel Legrand.
Box office
Dingo grossed $132,500 at the box office in Australia.
Songs
Home Media
Dingo was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment in July 2005. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as a new 5.1 channel soundtrack, trailers, and an image gallery.
References
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