The Plains of Heaven is a 1982 Australian film directed by Ian Pringle, about two men at a remote satellite relay station who contemplate their obsessions. The film was re-released in the USA as Panic Station.
| The Plains of Heaven | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ian Pringle |
| Written by | Doug Ling Elizabeth Parsons Ian Pringle |
| Produced by | John Cruthers |
| Starring | Reg Evans Gerard Kennedy |
| Cinematography | Ray Argall |
| Edited by | Ray Argall |
| Music by | Andrew Duffield |
Production company | Seon Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU$160,000[1] |
Ian Pringle shared the Interfilm Jury Prize for The Plains of Heaven at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film festival in 1982.[2]
Cast
edit- Richard Moir as Barker
- Reg Evans as Cunningham
- Gerard Kennedy as Lenko
- John Flaus as Land Rover owner
- Jenny Cartledge as Nurse
- Brian McKenzie as Lewis
Production
editThe film was made for a budget of $100,000, which came to $160,000 after deferrals and a marketing grant.[3] $60,000 came from the Creative Development Branch of the Australian Film Commission and the film was shot at Falls Creek in the Bogong High Plans over four weeks.[1] Pringle says the film ran out of money three weeks into the shoot but they managed to find more to finish it.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p73-74
- ^ IMDb awards
- ^ Mark Stiles, "An Interview with director Ian Pringle", Cinema Papers, March 1983 p28
- ^ Paul Byrnes, "Making the Most on a Shoe String", The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May 1986 p18 accessed 21 November 2012
- Murray, Scott (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW.: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 286. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.
External links
edit- The Plains of Heaven at IMDb
- The Plains of Heaven at Oz Movies
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