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George Miller

This is the George Miller who is NOT a doctor, George Trumbull Miller, born 28 November 1943 in Scotland, died March 2023. I always refer to the other one as 'Dr George Miller' to distinguish them from each other. In addition to the Australian films listed below, this George Miller has also directed a number of American films.

The Man from Snowy River (George Miller, 1982) prod. Geoff Burrowes for Michael Edgley International, Cambridge Films, wr. John Dixon, Fred 'Cul' Cullen, from poem by 'Banjo' Paterson, dp Keith Wagstaff, music Bruce Rowland, design Leslie Binns, ed. Adrian Carr; Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Jack Thompson, Lorraine Bayly, Tony Bonner, Chris Haywood, Gus Mercurio; Eastman colour, 35mm, widescreen, 100 min.

Cool Change (George Miller, 1986) 35 mm, 93 min. producer: Dennis Wright for Delatite Productions, wr. Patrick Edgeworth, dp John Haddy, composer Bruce Rowlands, designer Leslie Binns, ed. Phil Reid; Lisa Armytage, John Blake, Wilbur Wilde, Alec Wilson; virtual sequel to Man from Snowy River

Man from Snowy River 2, The (Geoff Burrowes, 1988) aka Return to Snowy River II, The Untamed; Brian Dennehy, Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton

Les Patterson Saves the World (George Miller, 1987) wr. Barry Humphries, Diane Millstead (Humphries's wife at the time); Barry Humphries, Pamela Stephenson

Bushfire Moon (George Miller, 1987) aka The Christmas Visitor; children's; Dee Wallace-Stone, John Waters, Bill Kerr, Charles Tingwell, Nadine Garner, Andrew Ferguson, Grant Piro, Kim Gyngell

Far Country (George Miller, 1987) wr. Nevil Shute (novel) Peter Yeldham; telemovie; Sigrid Thornton, Michael York, Brenda Addie

Over the Hill (George Miller, 1992) aka Around the Bend; book Gladys Taylor, Alone in the Australian Outback; Olympia Dukakis, Sigrid Thornton, Derek Fowlds, Bill Kerr, Steve Bisley; Pitjantjatjara ppl

Frozen Assets, 1992

Gross Misconduct (George Miller, 1993) Jimmy Smits, Naomi Watts; academic-student liaison

Andre, 1994

The Great Elephant Escape, 1995

Silver Strand, 1995

Zeus and Roxanne, 1997

Tidal Wave: No Escape, 1997

Robinson Crusoe, 1997

In the Doghouse, 1998

Cybermutt, 2003

Attack of the Sabretooth, 2005, telemovie

References and Links

Buckmaster, Luke 2023, 'Remembering George T Miller: The Man from Snowy River alone is a huge contribution to Australian film', The Guardian.


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