Tale of a Tiger

"A young boy's courage and determination to take to the skies!"

1984 1h 20m EN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 4

FamilyDrama

Synopsis

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Primary school aged Orville has a fascination for model planes which intensifies when he encounters Harry who owns a sadly neglected but real Tiger Moth. Orville becomes obsessed with the notion that the Tiger might fly once more and the adventure begins when he and Harry set out to achieve that goal.

“A young boy's courage and determination to take to the skies!”

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Cast

Grant Navin
Orville
Gordon Poole
Harry
Caz Lederman
Lydia
Peter Feeley
Spike
Basil Clarke
Jacko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rolf de Heer
Writers: Rolf de Heer
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Grant Navin and Gordon Poole and Caz Lederman carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A young boy's courage and determination to take to the skies!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092045 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rolf de Heer directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Grant Navin and Gordon Poole and Caz Lederman carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "A young boy's courage and determination to take to the skies!".
6IMDB entry: tt0092045 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.