| Stork | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tim Burstall |
| Written by | David Williamson |
| Based on | The Coming of Stork by David Williamson |
| Produced by | Tim Burstall |
| Starring | Bruce Spence Jacki Weaver Graeme Blundell |
| Cinematography | Robin Copping |
| Edited by | Edward McQueen-Mason |
| Music by | Hans Poulsen |
Production companies | Tim Burstall and Associates Bilcock and Copping Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Tim Burstall and Associates (initial release) Roadshow Films Umbrella Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$60,000[1] |
| Box office | A$224,000 (Australia)[1] |
Stork is a 1971 Australian comedy film directed by Tim Burstall. Stork is based on the play The Coming of Stork by David Williamson. Bruce Spence and Jacki Weaver make their feature film debuts in Stork, being honoured at the 1972 Australian Film Institute Awards, where they shared the acting prize. Stork won the prize for best narrative feature and Tim Burstall won for best direction.[2] Stork was one of the first ocker comedies.[3] Stork was the first commercial success of the Australian cinema revival called the Australian New Wave.[4][5]
- ^ a b Scott Murray, 'Tim Burstall', Cinema Papers Sept-Oct 1979 p493-494
- ^ Stork (at IMDb), retrieved 12 January 2018
- ^ Murray, Scott, ed. (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW.: Allen & Unwin/AFC. pp. 76, 295. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian; Mayer, Geoff (1992). New Australian cinema: sources and parallels in American and British film. Cambridge University Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-521-38363-9.
- ^ Reade, Eric (1979). History and heartburn: the saga of Australian film, 1896-1978. Harper & Row. pp. 175–176. ISBN 978-0-8386-3082-2.
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