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Three Dollars
"The epic story of an ordinary man"
2005 1h 58m EN
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6.9
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★6.9TMDB · 5
Drama
Synopsis
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Eddie is a principled man, with a wife, a daughter and a mortgage and leads a seemingly stable and happy life as a government land assessor. Yet when the forces of economic and social change threaten this, he realises just how fragile his reality and security is. After losing his job, he checks his bank balance and finds he has only 'three dollars' to his name.
“The epic story of an ordinary man”
Cast
David Wenham
Eddie Harnovey
Sarah Wynter
Amanda
Frances O'Connor
Tanya Harnovey
David Roberts
Gerard
Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik
Abby Harnovey
Nico Billeam
Tiny
Christopher Bunworth
Chamberlain
Nicole Nabout
Kate
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Robert Connolly
- Writers
- Robert Connolly, Elliot Perlman, Tam Morris
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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The take
Robert Connolly directs. Tristan Milani behind the camera. Alan John scores. Nick Meyers cuts. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 21 years ago.
- 2Directed by Robert Connolly, shot by Tristan Milani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Alan John. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Nick Meyers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5David Wenham and Sarah Wynter and Frances O'Connor carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "The epic story of an ordinary man".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0391493 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 9Classified under 9 themes, including "bankrupt", "melbourne, australia", "loss of job", "pesticide".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Tristan Milani
- Original score
- Alan John
- Editing
- Nick Meyers
- Production design
- Luigi Pittorino
- Costume design
- Sandi Cichello
- Makeup / hair
- Tess Natoli
- Sound
- Sam Petty
- Stunt coordinator
- Brett Anderson
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Awards
- AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Robert Connolly
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Australian Film Commission
AU
Madman Entertainment
AU
Film Victoria
AU
- SH
Showtime Australia
AU
Australian Film Finance Corporation
AU
Key crew
- NovelElliot Perlman
- Line ProducerElisa Argenzio
- Executive ProducerDominique Green
- ProducerJohn Maynard
- Executive ProducerAndrew Myer
- EditorNick Meyers
- CastingJane Norris
- Production DesignLuigi Pittorino
- Art DirectionJanie Parker
- Costume DesignSandi Cichello
- Script SupervisorPaul Kiely
- Sound DesignerSam Petty
- Co-ProducerDomenico Procacci
- Associate ProducerLyndi Adler
- Production CoordinatorChristine Hutchins
- Assistant Director TraineeKhoa Do
- First Assistant DirectorBrendan Campbell
- Sound RecordistAndrew Ramage
- Art Department CoordinatorEsther Rodewald
- Set DresserLuisa Ceravolo
- Set DresserRobert Molnar
- Title DesignerSheldon Gardner
- Storyboard ArtistTam Morris
- Special Effects SupervisorPeter Stubbs
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- bankrupt
- melbourne, australia
- loss of job
- pesticide
- childhood friends
- homeless man
- epileptic seizure
- hamlet
- stressed father
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2006-04-25· Newport Beach International Film Festival
