White Man's Legend

White Man's Legend
Written byWal Cherry
Directed byGeoffrey Nottage
StarringBill Kerr
Deryck Barnes
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerMichael Carson
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release29 July 1984 (1984-07-29)

White Man's Legend is a 1984 Australian television film directed by Geoffrey Nottage and starring Bill Kerr, Patti Crocker and Deryck Barnes. The screenplay concerns an old seaman who buys a boat.[1] It was the first in a collection of six films in the series Sunday Australian Movies[2] and was filmed in the small town of South West Rocks with a budget of $200,000.[3]

Reception

Barbara Hooks of the Age says "Although White Man's Legend won't appeal to all tastes — escapist entertainment it is not — I found it engrossing, mysterious, provocative and elusive. All is not as it seems; indeed, not all is explained. There is much for the viewer to ponder afterwards."[4] In The Sydney Morning Herald Richard Coleman said "The only redeeming features of the first film in the series were the of the Aboriginal actor Michael Watson, who spoke his "dunnos" with great authority, and the splendid Wendy Hughes, whose lot it was to the introduce the film and make it sound interesting."[5] John O'Hara writes in Cinema Papers "The film is too slow, its focus on Mac too limited, to allow tragic implications to surface."[6]


References

  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p162
  2. ^ Bolton, Matthew (26 July 1984), "ABC film series takes an up-to-date attitude", The Age
  3. ^ Ferrell, Robyn (23 July 1984), "The ABC shows how — six films for the price of one", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ Hooks, Barbara (26 July 1984), "Fisherman's final fling", The Age
  5. ^ Coleman, Richard (4 August 1984), "Ten's Games team needs Mike or Norm or even Rex", The Sydney Morning Herald
  6. ^ O'Hara, John (October–November 1984), "Sunday Night at the ABC", Cinema Papers


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