Strange Holiday (1970 film)
Strange Holiday is a 1970 Australian television film directed by Mende Brown and starring Jaeme Hamilton.
| Strange Holiday | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mende Brown |
| Produced by | Mende Brown |
| Written by | Mende Brown |
| Based on | novel Two Years' Vacation by Jules Verne |
| Starring | Jaeme Hamilton |
| Music by | Tommy Tycho |
| Cinematography | Brendan Brown |
| Edited by | G. Turney-Smith |
Production company | Mass-Brown Pictures Artransa Park Films |
| Distributed by | Seven Network |
Release date | 28 August 1970 |
Running time | 90 minutes (includes overnight Seven News Updates/long ad breaks) |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Plot
Ten boys and a dog are shipwrecked on an island in the Pacific. After a storm they discover another boat has been shipwrecked on the island. They make friends with two of the survivors, a nurse and ship's carpenter, but discover there are three other survivors who are ruthless mutineers. The children manage to outwit the mutineers, the carpenter builds them a boat and they sail home.
Cast
- Jaeme Hamilton as Briant
- Mark Healey as Doniphan
- Jaime Massang as Mocco
- Van Alexander as Gordon
- Ross Williams as Jacob
- Simon Asprey as Iverson
- Peter Alexander as Garnett
- Michael Berry as Service
- Mark Lee as Costar
- Larry Crane as Wilcox
- Carmen Duncan as nurse
- Ben Gabriel
- Mark Hertson
- Goff Vockler
- Tony Allan
- Don McNiven
- Nigel Lovell
Production
The film was financed by an American company seeking product for the US TV market and Artransa Film Studios. Shooting began in April 1969 in the Atransa Studios at Sydney and up the coast nearby. Production soon followed on another feature Little Jungle Boy (1970).[1]
Reception
The movie returned a comfortable profit to its investors.[1]
References
- Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p249