Dawn! (1979)
Overview
Dawn! is a 1979 Australian sports biopic about the three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Dawn Fraser.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.73 |
Directed By
Ken Hannam
Crew
David Kynoch
David Williamson
John Seale
Andre Fleuren
Jan Kenny
Russell Boyd
Max Lemon
Michael Carlos
Judith Dorsman
Ross Major
Sandra Mckenzie
Annie Bleakley
Jenny Brown
Peggy Carter
Joy Cavill
Sandra Mckenzie
Jill Robb
Joy Cavill
Ross Matthews
Mark Egerton
Scott Hicks
Penny Chapman
Herbert Pinter
Ken Hammond
Phil Heywood
Alasdair Macfarlane
Zsolt Kollanyi
Fiona Nicolls
Lyn McEncroe
Moya Wood
Jenny Tosolini
Beverly Davidson
Dawn Fraser
Ken Hannam
TOP CAST
Bronwyn Mackay-Payne
Dawn Fraser
Tom Richards
Harry
John Diedrich
Gary
Ron Haddrick
Pop
Bunney Brooke
Mum
Gabrielle Hartley
Kate
Ivar Kants
Len
David Cameron
Joe
Lyndall Barbour
Edie
John Clayton
Syd
Bill Young
Russell
Go Mikami
Police Inspector
Judith Fisher
Chaperone
Reg Gillam
First Board Member
Judi Farr
New Resident
Bill Charlton
Johnno
John Armstrong
Dusty
Peter Corbett
First Policeman
Bob Baines
Second Policeman
Audine Leith
Barmaid
Barry McMahon
Flagman
Margaret Gerard
Louise
Arthur Sherman
Gil
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