The Day of the Roses - Complete Series - 2-DVD Set

The Day of the Roses - Complete Series - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Australian Film Institute
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
219 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )

Directed By:
Peter Fisk

Written By:
Murray Hubbard (manuscript) &
Ray Connor (manuscript)

Actors:
John Bach ..... Tom Weir
Chris Betts ..... Sgt. Merv Masterson
Aaron Blabey ..... Dr White
Carol Burns ..... Greta
Cormac Costello ..... Michael "Scotty" McInally
Stephen Curry ..... Rescuer
Helen Dallimore ..... Annette Gordon
Gigi Edgley ..... Erica Watson
Rebecca Gibney ..... Margaret Warby
Paul Mercurio ..... Bryan Gordon
Heather Mitchell ..... Margaret Shuttler
Peter O'Brien ..... Boris Osman
Damian Pike ..... Constable Garry Raymond
Wayne Pygram ..... Sgt. Joe Beecroft
Jeremy Sims ..... Gerry Buchtmann

Synopsis:

In 1977 Australia experienced its worst ever train disaster when a commuter train veered off the tracks and smashed into a bridge in Granville, Sydney, killing 83 people. The Day of The Roses is a moving account of those tragic events. Made for television in 1998, it is a story of heroism against impossible odds, detailing the spirit of the rescuers and the sheer determination of those who miraculously survived. Winning 4 AFI awards, this drama is a fitting epitaph to those who lost their lives, it is also a tribute to the people who risked their lives - beneath unstable concrete supports and a collapsed roadway, and the risk of incineration from Leaking gas to rescue other critically injured passengers.

On January 18th, 1977, a crowded commuter train heading for Sydney, came off the track and struck the pillars of an overhead road bridge, crushing part of the train and killing 83 passengers and injuring more than 200 others. This story follows the coronial inquiry into the crash with flash-backs to the main story, and the efforts of the rescuers to free the injured victims.

Docudrama of the events surrounding the Granville Rail Disaster in Sydney in January 1977, and the subsequent coronial investigation.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 December, 2005.

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