| Record Number |
776100 |
| Title |
Come in spinner [videorecording]. |
| Publisher/Date |
Australia : Australian Broadcasting Corporation : Distributed by Reel DVD, ©2005. |
| Pagination etc. |
2 DVD-videos (213 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Contents note |
Catalogued from container. |
| Reel DVD : C-128570-9 ; 104790-9. |
| Originally produced as a television mini-series 1990. |
| Based on the novel by Dymphna Cusack and Florence James. |
| Creation Note |
Produced by Jan Chapman ; directed by Robert Marchand ; screenplay by Nick Enright. |
| Performer note |
Lisa Harrow, Kerry Armstrong, Rebecca Gibney, Rhys McConnochie, Gary Day, Justine Clarke, Jay Hackett, Susan Lyons, Kerry Walker, Martin Vaughan, Leverne McDonnell, Valerie Bader, Peter Whitford, Pat Bishop, Lucinda Jones. |
| Summary Note |
October 1944. The tide is turning in the Pacific War - American forces have made Sydney a gaudy, hectic garrison town. The gamblers and the good time Charlies converge on the South Pacific Hotel, Sydney's finest. This is the story of one week in their lives, as they play the game of chance for the highest stakes ... survival, security and the opportunity of happiness and love. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification: M. |
| Language note |
In English. No subtitles. |
| Subject - Name |
Cusack, Dymphna, -- 1902-1981 -- Television adaptations |
| James, Florence, -- 1902-1993 -- Television adaptations |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Women -- Australia -- 20th century -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Drama |
| Australia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama |
| Historical television programs. |
| Television mini-series. |
| Television adaptations. |
| Fiction television programs. |
| Added Author |
James, Florence, 1902-1993 |
| Marchand, Robert director. |
| Chapman, Janine producer. |
| Enright, Nick, 1950-2003 screenwriter. |
| Armstrong, Kerry actor. |
| Harrow, Lisa actor. |
| Gibney, Rebecca actor. |
| Cusack, Dymphna, 1902-1981 Come in spinner. |
| James, Florence, 1902-1993 Come in spinner. |
| Corporate Author |
Roadshow Entertainment (Firm : Australia) |
| Added title |
Come in spinner (TV mini-series : 1990) |
| Shelf Location |
DVD F COME |
