The Fourth Wish
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Duration Country Australia | 7/10 IMDb Genre Drama Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 16 July 1976 Based on TV series The Fourth Wish by Michael Craig Cast (Casey), Robert Bettles (Sean), Michael Craig (Dr. Richardson), (Dr. Kirk), (Harbord), (Connie)Similar movies Robert Bettles and others appear in The Fourth Wish and Let the Balloon Go | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Fourth Wish is a 1976 Australian family film directed by Don Chaffey based on a three-part 1974 TV drama from the ABC.
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Plot
Casey learns that his 12-year-old son Sean has leukaemia and will die in a few months. Casey leaves his job to devote himself to making his son happy, seeing to grant three wishes of Sean: to own a dog, be reunited with his mother, and meet the Queen.
Cast
Original Mini-series
The original mini series aired in 1974. John Meillion won a Best Actor Logie for his performance.
Production
John Meillon had appeared in the TV show. He formed Galaxy Productions, a company with Michael Craig and Don Chaffey to make the movie.
Shooting began in Adelaide in November 1975 with Robert Bettles replacing Mark Shields as Sean.
References
The Fourth Wish Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
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