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 | 2.442 |
Directed By
Ken Hannam
Crew
David Williamson
John Seale
Jan Kenny
David Kynoch
Andre Fleuren
Max Lemon
Ross Major
Joy Cavill
Judith Dorsman
Scott Hicks
Beverly Davidson
Russell Boyd
Joy Cavill
Jenny Tosolini
Lyn McEncroe
Peggy Carter
Alasdair Macfarlane
Moya Wood
Jenny Brown
Phil Heywood
Jill Robb
Zsolt Kollanyi
Michael Carlos
Annie Bleakley
Sandra Mckenzie
Penny Chapman
Sandra Mckenzie
Ken Hammond
Ross Matthews
Herbert Pinter
Mark Egerton
Fiona Nicolls
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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