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Jack and Jill: A Postscript

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Music director
  
Peter Best

Country
  
Australia

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Jack and Jill: A Postscript movie poster
Director
  
Phillip Adams Brian Robinson

Release date
  
29 October 1970

Writer
  
Phillip Adams, Brian Robinson

Initial release
  
October 29, 1970 (Australia)

Directors
  
Phillip Adams, Brian Robinson

Cast
  
Gerry Humphries, Jean Higgs, Jim Berinson, Ray Watts

Screenplay
  
Phillip Adams, Brian Robinson

Similar movies
  
Phillip Adams directed Jack And Jill: A Postscript and produced Dons Party

Jack and Jill: A Postscript is a 1970 Australian film.

Contents

Plot

Jill, a kindergarten teacher who lives with her parents, meets Jack, a biker. The two fall in love but are unable to reconcile their differences, with tragic results.

Cast

  • Anthony Ward as Jack Anderson
  • Judy Leech as Gillian O'Keefe
  • Lindsay Howatt as Christopher
  • Stanley Randall as Stan
  • Jean Higgs as Mrs Whelan
  • Phyllis Freeman as Mrs O'Keefe
  • Alan Higgs as Mr O'Keefe
  • Gerry Humphries as Gerry
  • Bob Cornish as television announcer
  • Gordon Rumph as minister
  • Sylvia Threlfall as minister's wife
  • Ray Watts as the singer

    • Production

    The script was originally devised in 1964 as a series of sketches where nursery rhymes provided commentary on modern suburbia. It took several years to film and shooting finished in mid 1969.

    Release

    The film won a silver award at the 1969 Australian Film Awards and screened at a number of festivals. It was released commercially by Columbia Pictures.

    References

    Jack and Jill: A Postscript Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Jack and Jill: A Postscript IMDb