The Getting of Wisdom

The Getting of Wisdom (1977)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1977-08-25
  • User Rating: 5.5/10 from 15 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Australian Film Commission
  • Production Country: Australia
  • Director: Bruce Beresford
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Summary

The Getting of Wisdom is based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson (born Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson). Her novel is thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. The film is about a young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.

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  • Susannah Fowle

    as Laura Tweedle Rambotham
  • Hilary Ryan

    as Evelyn
  • Terence Donovan

    as Tom McNamara
  • Patricia Kennedy

    as Miss Chapman
  • Sheila Helpmann

    as Mrs. Gurley
  • Candy Raymond

    as Miss Zielinski
  • Barry Humphries

    as Rev. Strachey
  • John Waters

    as Rev. Shepherd
  • Kerry Armstrong

    as Kate
  • Sigrid Thornton

    as Maria
Directing Bruce Beresford Director
Camera Denis Nicolic Clapper Loader
Camera Gale Tattersall Camera Operator
Camera Joel Witherden Key Grip
Camera David Burr Focus Puller
Writing Eleanor Witcombe Writer
Production Phillip Adams Producer

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