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Flashpoint (1972 film)

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Language
  
English

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Country
  
Australia

Release date
  
1972 (1972)

Flashpoint is a 1972 Australian film.

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Plot

David moves to a mining town in northwest Australia. He befriends a veteran worked for the mining company, Foxy, and his wife Vicky. Vicky and David become friends, making Foxy jealous.

Cast

  • Serge Lazareff as David
  • Wyn Roberts as Foxy
  • Jan Kingsbury as Vicky
  • Hu Pryce as Ben
  • Kevin Leslie as Arthur
  • Barry Donnelly as Andy
  • Harry Lawrence as Jimmy
  • Ben Gabriel as mine manager
  • Production

    Film Australia were inspired to make further drama productions following the success of Three to Go (1970). They originally planned to make two films with common characters and opening scenes about the separate experiences of a father and son - the father would be a tradesman cop gin with unemployment at middle age while the son faces a new job. The film about the father, written by Frank Moorhouse, was abandoned but the other film became Flashpoint.

    Filming took place in the mining town of Mount Newman. Brian Hannant spent several weeks working among mining crews incognito, then developing a script with Frank Hardy and, later, British TV writer Harold Lander.

    A subplot was written and shot where David had an affair with kindergarten teacher played by Kirrily Nolan. This was cut to keep the running time down.

    Release

    The film was distributed widely through non-commercial libraries in Australia and screened on television in 1973.

    References

    Flashpoint (1972 film) Wikipedia
    Flashpoint (1972 film) IMDb


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