Willie Fennell
Also Known As: Willie Fennel
Biography: Willie Fennell (1 January 1920 - 8 September 1992) was an Australian actor.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Adult: No
Birthday: January 01, 1920
Age: 105 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: September 08, 1992
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Hoodwink
Overview: Hoodwink is based on the true story of an Australian con artist who briefly won the hearts of the media (if not the authorities). John Hargreaves stars as a criminal serving time in a New South Wales prison. He's not partial to the physical labor required of the convicts, so he hits upon a labor-saving plan. Hargreaves pretends to be totally blind, thus lightening his work load....and carries off the hoax for years.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-05
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Little Jungle Boy
Overview: He was born with the animals. He was taught by the animals. He lives with the animals. He talks to the animals. A living Nature Child. Touched by the Hand of God.
Genres: Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-08-28
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Reckless Kelly
Overview: A satirical take on a modern day Ned Kelly who is forced to Hollywood in order to make enough money to save his family's land. As it goes against his belief, he cannot simply rob banks for his own benefit (all money goes to the poor). Ned is forced to find another way to come up with the $1 million required to save his family island.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-08
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Cathy's Child
Overview: Cathy Baikas is a woman of Greek heritage who lives in Sydney, Australia with her three-year-old daughter. When her daughter's father kidnaps the child and takes her back to Greece, Cathy discovers the authorities can do little to help her. She turns to the media. The editor of a major daily newspaper proves sympathetic to Cathy's problem and begins giving her case press coverage. The film is based on a true story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-07-05
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The Place at the Coast
Overview: Teenager Ellie is distressed by forces that threaten the special family holidays she shares with her widowed father. These threats are posed by a new coastal development and her father's new relationship with a local woman. Ellie desperately clings to memories and places that preserve the memory of her late mother.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-17
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Greenkeeping
Overview: An ex-convict pays for his wife's marijuana by keeping the green at a lawn-bowling club
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-06-01
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Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Overview: A disturbing drama about a young mother who physically abuses her baby. Feeling overwhelmed and aware that she's not coping after the birth of her third child, she sends desperate cries for help. But her mother, husband, neighbour and clinic sister do not recognise the seriousness of the situation until the baby ends up in hospital with a fractured skull. A heart-wrenching film that illustrates the experiences of many women who suffer from post-natal depression.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-20
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...Maybe This Time
Overview: Fran, the assistant to university professor Paddy, is about to turn 30. She is having an affair with a married minister's aide, Stephen. She returns home to the country town she grew up in and has a fling with an old flame, Alan. She also begins sleeping with Paddy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-19
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Deadline
Overview: A journalist sets out to report on a minor earthquake in the Australian outback, and finds that the tremor was a result of a small nuclear explosion - part of an extortion threat that has the government fearing nuclear blackmail. With the help of local reporters, and despite the harassment of the security agencies, he sets out to avert the crisis.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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