Australian films of the 1970s


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This is a list of Australian films of the 1970s. For a complete alphabetical A-Z list, see Category:Australian films.

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1970

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Adam's Woman Philip Leacock Beau Bridges, Jane Merrow, John Mills, James Booth, Andrew Keir, Tracy Reed Drama IMDb
Beyond Reason Georgio Mangiamele George Dixon, Maggie Copeland, Ray Fellows, Louise Hall, Ollie Vens-Kevics Action/ Drama/ Thriller IMDb
Boobs a Lot Aggy Read Short / Comedy IMDb
Dead Easy
The Journey
The Naked Bunyip IMDb
Nothing Like Experience
Old Man and Dog
Part One: 806
Part Two: The Beginning
The Phallic Forest
The Set
Three To Go: Michael AFI winner for Best Film
Squeeze a Flower
Toula

1971

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
And the Word Was Made Flesh Dusan Marek Jan Cernohous, Jo Van Dalen, John Kirk, Christine Pearce, David Stocker IMDb
Bello, onesto, emigrato Australia sposerebbe compaesana illibata
Bonjour Balwyn Nigel Buesst John Duigan, Peter Cummins, John Romeril, Patricia Condon, Barbara Stephens, Reg Newson, Camilla Rountree, Marcel Cugola, Jim Nicholas, Alan Finney, Peter Carmody, Geoff Gardner Comedy IMDb
Country Town
Demonstrator
The Girl on the Roof
Homesdale Peter Weir Geoff Malone, Grahame Bond Comedy IMDb. AFI winner for Best Film
The Jumping Jeweller of Lavender Bay
Morning of the Earth Albert Falzon Stephen Cooney, Terry Fitzgerald, Barry Kanaiaupuni, Gerry Lopez, Michael Peterson, David Treloar, Nat Young
Nickel Queen John McCallum Googie Withers, John Laws, Alfred Sandor, Ed Devereaux, Peter Gwynne, Doreen Warburton, Tom Oliver, Ross Thompson, Joanna McCallum, Elieen Colocott, Maurice Ogden, Sir David Brand, Charles Court, Arthur Griffith, Ken Johns, Jenny Tuurenhout
Out They Go
The Passionate Industry
A Personal History of the Australian Surf
Roof Needs Mowing
Stockade
Stork Tim Burstall Bruce Spence, Graeme Blundell, Jacki Weaver Comedy AFI winner for Best Film
Sympathy in Summer
Three to Go
Violence in the Cinema, Part 1 George Miller Arthur Dignam, Victoria Anoux, Mallory Pettit, Karl Avis, Stewart McQueen Short IMDb
Wake in Fright Ted Kotcheff Chips Rafferty, Donald Pleasance Drama / Thriller Entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival
Walkabout Nicolas Roeg David Gulpilil Adventure

1972

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie Bruce Beresford Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Spike Milligan, Peter Cook, Paul Bertram, Dennis Price, Avice Landone, Mary Ann Severne, Jenny Tomasin, Dick Bentley, Julie Covington, Judith Furse, Christopher Malcolm, Maria O'Brien, Margo Lloyd, Wilfred Grove, Bernard Spear, Joan Bakewell, John Joyce, John Clarke, William Rushton, Irvin Allen, Alexander Archdale, John D. Collins, Russell Davies, Derek Ednie, Jean Fredericks, Jonathan Hardy, Brad Hay, Julian Jebb, Ken Kitson, Subramania Ramakrishnan, Patsy Reading, Mohammad Shamsi, Elsa Smith, Brian Tapply, Jack Watling, Gough Whitlam
Caravan Holiday
A City's Child
Flashpoint
Gentle Strangers
Lalai Dreamtime
Marco Polo Junior Versus the Red Dragon
Night of Fear
Private Collection
Shirley Thompson vs. the Aliens Jim Sharman comedy horror
Sunstruck
The Runner

1973

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Aches and Snakes David Deneen Short IMDb
Alvin Purple Tim Burstall Graeme Blundell, Abigail, Lynette Curran, Christine Amor, Dina Mann, Dennis Miller, Jill Forster, Frederick Parslow, Valerie Blake, Alan Finney, Gary Down, Christine McClure, Peter Aanensen, Jenny Hagen, Kris McQuade, Shara Berriman, Stan Monroe, Penne Hackford-Jones, George Whaley, Jacki Weaver, Elieen Chapman, Jan Friedl, Barbi Taylor, Anne Scott-Pendlebury, Danny Webb, Noel Ferrier, Jon Finlayson, John Smytha, Brian Moll, Lynne Flanagan, Peter Cummins, Debbie Nankervis, Elke Neidhart, Les James, Tony Holtham, Bill Bennett, Clare Balmford, Sally Conabere, Carole Skinner
An Essay on Pornography
Avengers of the Reef Chris McCullough Simon Drake, Biu Rarawa, Tim Elliott, Noel Ferrier, Garry McDonald, Dibs Mather, Lesie, Judy Morris, Jenny Lee, Richard Lupino, Bob Lee, Eddie Osborne Adventure IMDb
Bulls
Castor and Pollux
Come Out Fighting
Cruisin'
Dalmas
Don Quixote
Floating This Time
Gretel
Libido David Baker, Tim Burstall, John B. Murray, Fred Schepisi AFI winner for Best Film (for the segment "The Child")
Lost in the Bush
One Hundred a Day Gillian Armstrong Rosalie Fletcher Short IMDb, 8 min.
Satdee Night
That's Showbiz
The Man Who Can't Stop
The Office Picnic
The Sabbat of the Black Cat
Wheels on Fire Gary Young Documentary IMDb

1974

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
27A AFI winner for Best Film
Alvin Purple Rides Again David Bilcock, Robin Copping Graeme Blundell, Alan Finney, Gus Mercurio, Noel Ferrier, Abigail, Jon Finlayson, Kris McQuade, Chantal Contouri, Jeff Ashby, Frank Wilson, Ross Bova, Briony Behets, Arna-Maria Winchester, Frank Thring, Clare Balmford, Judy Stevenson, Alan Lee, Candy Raymond, Peter Thompson, Maurice Fields, Penne Hackforth-Jones, Debbie Nankervis, Dina Mann, Esme Melville, Nanette Goode, John Michael Howson, Reg Gorman, Terry Gil, Lindsay Edwards, Louis Seater, Ray Chubb, Nick De Linde, Nat Levison, Robert Tully, Garry Keane, Brian Cadd, Ken Webb, Bill McStay, Paul Jansen, Terry Gollant, Jack Allan, Bob Lee, Vanessa Leigh, Marcia Essers
Australia After Dark John D. Lamond Documentary IMDb
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own Bruce Beresford Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Donald Pleasence, Dick Bentley, Louis Negin, Paul Humpoletz, Beatrice Aston, Nancy Blair, Ishag Bux, Nell Campbell, Craig Canning, Chantal Contouri, Ed Devereaux, Michael Downey, Arthur English, Gail Galih, Robert Gillespie, Deryck Guyler, Clive James, John James, Julian Jebb, Merdelle Jordine, Roy Kinnear, John Le Mesurier, Philip Lloyd, Andrew Lodge, Michael Newman, Margo Reid, Fiona Richmond, Don Spencer, Meiji Suzuki, Brian Tapply, Desmond Tester, Tommy Trinder, Lincoln Webb, Gough Whitlam, Margaret Whitlam, Frank Windsor, Katya Wyeth
Between Wars Michael Thornhill
The Cars That Ate Paris Peter Weir
A Handful of Dust
India Our Asian Neighbours
Lockhart Festival
Matchless
Moving On
Mr. Symbol Man
Number 96
Petersen Tim Burstall Jack Thompson, Jackie Weaver Drama IMDb
A Steam Train Passes David Haythornwaite Short docum. IMDb
Stone Sandy Harbutt Ken Shorter, Sandy Harbutt, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Bill Hunter, Helen Morse, Rebecca Gilling Crime/ bikie/ cult movie IMDb
Sweet Feed
The Players
The Spiral Bureau
Three Old Friends
Tidikawa and Friends
Tie jin gang da po zi yang guan
Yackety Yack Dave Jones Dave Jones, John Flaus, Peter Carmody, Peggy Cole, John Cleary, Jerzy Toeplitz, Doug White, Rod Nicholls, Andy Miller Comedy IMDb

1975

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Assault on Agathon László Benedek Adventure
The Box Paul Eddy Barrie Barkla, Fred Betts, Belinda Giblin, Ken James, Paul Karo, George Mallaby, Judy Nunn, Lois Ramsey, Ken Snodgrass, Leonie Bradley, Mercia Deane-Johns, Robert Forza, Cornelia Frances, Charles Gilroy, Graham Kennedy, Keith Lee, Tracy Mann, Robin Ramsay, Geraldine Turner, Marilyn Vernon, Luigi Villani IMDb
The Club
Crystal Voyager
Down the Wind
The Firm Man
The Golden Cage
The Great Macarthy David Baker John Jarratt, Judy Morris, Kate Fitzpatrick, Sandra McGregor, Barry Humphries, John Frawley, Colin Croft, Chris Haywood, Colin Drake, Ron Fraser, Max Gillies, Dennis Miller, Lou Richards, Jim Bowles, Jack Dyer, Bruce Spence, Peter Cummins, Cul Cullen, Maurice Fields, Laidley Mort, Tim Robertson, Sally Conabere, Jon Finlayson, John Derum, Tim Bursill, Alan Hardy, David Atkins, Terry Norris, Frank Wilson, Vivean Gray, Myrtle Woods, Bill Garner, Max Meldrum, Luigi Villani, Burt Cooper, Bill Bennett, Clif Ellen, John Stanton, Ron Pinnell
How Willingly You Sing
Inn of the Damned Terry Bourke Judith Anderson, Michael Craig, Alex Cord, John Meillon Thriller
Ironbark Bill in 'The Champion Buckjumper'
The Island
The Love Epidemic
The Man from Hong Kong
Nuts, Bolts and Bedroom Springs
The Olive Tree
Picnic at Hanging Rock Peter Weir Mystery Drama
Plugg
Promised Woman
Protected
Pure Shit aka. Pure S... Bert Deling Drama IMDb
The Removalists
Ride a Wild Pony
Scobie Malone
Sidecar Racers
Smokes and Lollies
Solo Flight
Sunday Too Far Away
Symbol Boy
That Lady from Peking
The True Story of Eskimo Nell Richard Franklin Max Gillies, Serge Lazareff, Paul Lachon, Jerry Thomas, Kurt Beimel, Abigail, Kris McQuade, Christine McClure, Grahame Bond, Max Fairchild, Tony Bazell, Ernie Bourne, Paddy Madden, Victoria Anoux, Elke Neidhart, Bob Horsfall, Luigi Villani, David Byrne, Wayne Levy, Frank Hamilton, Ken Webb, Paul Jansen, Fred Van der Linde, John Bennet
We Are All Alone My Dear Paul Cox Short IMDb
We Should Call It a Living Room Aleksander Danko Short animation IMDb

1976

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Barney David Waddington Adventure IMDb
Betty Blokk-buster Follies Peter Batey Comedy / Musical IMDb
Break of Day
Caddie Donald Crombie Helen Morse, Takis Emmanuel, Jack Thompson, Jacki Weaver, Melissa Jaffer, Ron Blanchard, Drew Forsythe, Kirrily Nolan, Lynette Curran, June Salter, John Ewart, John Gaden, Jane Harders, Phillip Hinton, Mary Mackay, Lucky Grills, Robyn Nevin, Sean Hinton, Marianne Howard, Pat Evison, Carmel Cullen, Willie Fennell, Les Foxcroft, Jack Allen, Vivienne Garrett
Deathcheaters
The Devil's Playground Fred Schepisi Nick Tate, Simon Burke Drama IMDb
Don's Party Bruce Beresford John Hargreaves, Jeanie Drynan, Ray Barrett, Clare Binney Comedy, drama IMDb
Eliza Fraser
End Play
A Fair Trial
Fantasm
The Fourth Wish
Goodbye, Norma Jean
Illuminations
Image of Death
Jeremy and Teapot Briann Kearney Patrick Thompson, Brian Syron, Jack Thompson Short fantasy (Cinema Papers "Women in Film - Briann Kearney" Jan.Feb. 1982 : 36-37) Winner - Best Film - Tucson Women's Film & Video Festival USA 1986 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0997460
Leisure
Let the Balloon Go
Mad Dog Morgan Philippe Mora Dennis Hopper, Jack Thompson, Bill Hunter Action IMDb
Oz
Queensland
Shay Gap
Storm Boy Henri Safran Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins, David Gulpilil, Judy Dick, Tony Allison, Michael Moody, Graham Dow, Eric Mack, Frank Foster-Brown, Michael Caulfield, Paul Smith, Hedley Cullen
Stuntmen
Summer of Secrets
Sunshine and Shadows: 70 Years of Australian Cinema
Surrender in Paradise
The Trespassers
Tubular Swells
We Aim to Please Robin Laurie, Margot Nash Short IMDb

1977

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
ABBA: The Movie
Backroads Phillip Noyce Action / Drama IMDb
The Bad Society Mike Jacob, Gil Scrine Short documentary IMDb
Blue Fire Lady Ross Dimsey
Cosy Cool
Dot and the Kangaroo
Fantasm Comes Again
The FJ Holden Michael Thornhill Paul Couzens, Eva Dickinson Drama IMDb
The Getting of Wisdom Bruce Beresford Susannah Fowle Drama IMDb
High Rolling
Inside Looking Out
Journey Among Women
The Last Wave Peter Weir Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett Fantasy / Thriller
Listen to the Lion
The Love Letters from Teralba Road Stephen Wallace Kris McQuade, Bryan Brown, Gia Carides Drama IMDb
The Mango Tree Kevin James Dobson Geraldine Fitzgerald, Robert Helpmann IMDb
The Newman Shame
Out of It
The Picture Show Man
Plunge Into Darkness
Raw Deal
Roses Bloom Twice
The Singer and the Dancer
Summerfield
What a Way to Go Karl Rawicz

1978

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
And / Or = One Briann Kearney Kris McQuade, Vincent Gil, Anna West, Bridget Murphy Drama "Controversial film wins award" W.L.Wenger, Arizona Daily Wildcat, Tucson, 16.10.1986 : 3
At Uluru Corinne Cantrill IMDb
Blue Fin
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Fred Schepisi Tom E. Lewis, Angela Punch McGregor Drama 3 wins & 10 nominations. Entered into the 1978 Cannes Film Festival
Hospitals Don't Burn Down
In Search of Anna
The Irishman
The Island of Nevawuz
Jenny
The Last Tasmanian
Letter to a Friend
Letters from Poland
Little Boy Lost
Long Weekend
Money Movers
Mouth to Mouth
Newsfront Phillip Noyce Bill Hunter
The Night the Prowler Jim Sharman Ruth Cracknell, John Frawley Drama IMDb
Patrick Richard Franklin Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Robert Thompson Horror IMDb
Size 10
Solo
Stunt Rock
Temperament Unsuited
Third Person Plural
Weekend of Shadows Tom Jeffrey Crime / Drama IMDb

1979

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Alison's Birthday Ian Coughlan Horror IMDb
All in the Same Boat Short IMDb
Apostasy Zbigniew Friedrich Drama IMDb
As a Matter of Fact  ? Short documentary IMDb
Buckeye and Pinto
Cathy's Child
Dawn!
Dimboola
Evictions
Exits
Felicity
Ileksen
The Journalist
Just Out of Reach
The King of the Two Day Wonder
Kostas
The Last of the Knucklemen Tim Burstall Gerard Kennedy, Michael Preston Drama IMDb
The Little Convict
Mad Max George Miller Mel Gibson Action / Adventure
Mallacoota Stampede
Morris Loves Jack
Mutiny on the Western Front
My Brilliant Career Gillian Armstrong Judy Davis, Sam Neill
Now and Then
Now You're Taking
The Odd Angry Shot Tom Jeffrey Graham Kennedy, John Hargreaves, Bryan Brown Action IMDb
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Pussy Pumps Up
Puttin' on the Ritz
Snapshot
Thirst
This Woman Is Not a Car
Tim Michael Pate Piper Laurie, Mel Gibson, Alwyn Kurts, Pat Evison, Peter Gwynne, Deborah Kennedy, David Foster, Michael Caulfield, Margo Lee, James Condon, Brenda Senders, Kevin Leslie, Allan Penney, Brian Barrie, Geoff Usher, Bill Charlton, Sheila McGuire Taylor, Doris Goddard, Catherine Bray, Arthur Faynes, Louise Pago
Witches, Faggots, Dykes and Poofters
Yesterday's Hero Neil Leifer Drama IMDb

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