15 Aug 1996
Shine
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
The Picture Show Man
You haven't been to the movies until you've seen...
A man, his son and a piano player travel around Australia showing the first silent movies
Top Billed Cast
John Meillon Maurice 'Pop' Pym
Rod Taylor Palmer
John Ewart Freddie Graves
Judy Morris Miss Lockhart
Garry McDonald Lou
Harold Hopkins Larry
Jeanie Drynan Mrs Duncan
Sally Conabere Lucy
Patrick Cargill Fitzwilliam
Jelena Žigon Madame Cavalli (as Yelena Zignon)
Tony Barry Policeman
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