The Riddle of the Stinson

1988 1h 40m EN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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A true story. In 1937, a routine passenger and mail flight crashes during bad weather on a flight between Brisbane and Sydney. A local bushman begins his own search, and finds the wreckage and two survivors ten days after the crash.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jack Thompson
Bernard O'Reilly
Norman Kaye
Joseph Binstead
Richard Roxburgh
John Proud
Huw Williams
James Westray
Susan Lyons
Jean Batten
Mark Lee
Bert Shepherd
Frank Wilson
G. A. Robinson
John Allen
Claude Smyth

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Noonan
Writers: Tony Morphett
Countries: Australia

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chris Noonan, shot by Geoffrey Simpson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Frans Vandenburg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jack Thompson and Norman Kaye and Richard Roxburgh carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0136490 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Chris Noonan directs. Geoffrey Simpson behind the camera. Frans Vandenburg cuts. Produced in Australia.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Chris Noonan, shot by Geoffrey Simpson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Frans Vandenburg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Jack Thompson and Norman Kaye and Richard Roxburgh carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0136490 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.