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Against The Wind - 4-DVD Set (DVD) (*)
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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )


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

Running Time:
617 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access


Movie filmed in 1978 and produced in:
Australia ( Australia, New Zealand )


Directed By:
George Miller
Simon Wincer


Written By:
Bronwyn Binns
Paul Davies


Actors:
Alex Porteous ..... Traveller
Anna Griffin ..... Elly Mulvane
Anne-Louise Lambert ..... Miss Stodart (as Anne Lambert)
Anthony Hawkins ..... Surgeon Balmain
Bryan Brown ..... Michael Connor
Bryan Stokes ..... Dinny Garrett (2)
Cash Backman ..... Redcoat Officer
Charles Gilroy ..... Amos
Chris Haywood ..... John Leary (as Chris Heywood)
Christine Calcutt ..... Convict Woman
Damen Pascoe ..... Dinny Garrett (as Damon Pascoe)
David Ravenswood ..... Samuel Marsden
Don Barker ..... Captain Abbott
Don Barkham ..... Major Johnston
Ernie Bourne ..... Surgeon Beyer
Frank Gallacher ..... Will Price
Frank Thring ..... Magistrate
Frankie Hamilton ..... Trader
Frederick Parslow ..... Captain Charles Wiltshire
Gerard Kennedy ..... Dinny O'Byrne
Gillian O'Flynn ..... Baby's Mother
Hamish Hughes ..... Brannon
Howard Eynon ..... Redcoat Corporal (as Howard Eyenon)
Hu Pryce ..... Jonas Pike
Iain Williams ..... Young Convict
Jane Clifton ..... Convict Woman
Jennifer Claire ..... Mrs. Connor
Jeremy Shadlow ..... Edward Wiltshire
Jim Danton ..... Thief
John Allen ..... Redcoat Officer
John Cousins ..... Prosperous Settler
John Ley ..... Sean
John Nash ..... Landlord Buchanan
John Stanton ..... Surgeon
Jon English ..... Jonathan Garrett
Julia Blake ..... Cook
Justine Saunders ..... Ngilgi
Kerry McGuire ..... Polly McNamara
Lulu Pinkus ..... Jenny
Lynn Rainbow ..... Mrs. Louisa Wiltshire
Malcolm Phillips ..... Judge Advocate
Marcel Cugola ..... French Settler
Marion Edward ..... Matron Purdy
Mary Larkin ..... Mary Mulvane/Mary Garrett
Neil Thompson ..... Farm Commandant
Nick Waters ..... Dragoon
Norman Hodges ..... Sentry Bates
Patrick Edgeworth ..... Redcoat Sergeant
Peter Cummins ..... Isaac Nichols
Peter Felmingham ..... Sergeant Major Whittle
Peter Gwynne ..... Francis Mulvane
Robin Harrison ..... Redcoat Sergeant/Constable
Rod Mullinar ..... John McCarthur
Roger Oakley ..... Father Dixon
Roy Edmunds ..... Dragoon
Roz De Winter ..... Mrs. Mulvane
Sarah Lambert ..... Elizabeth Wiltshire
Sean Scully ..... John Macarthur
Shelly Aldridge ..... Baby
Stewart Faichney ..... Mr. Ricketts
Syd Conabere ..... Paymaster Cox
Terry Gill ..... Redcoat Sergeant
Tom Broadbridge ..... Baby's Father/Soldier
Tommy Dysart ..... Travers/Druken Rebel/Settler
Vernon Weaver ..... Thief
Vince Gill ..... Quartermaster Laycock
Vincent Ball ..... Govenor Macquarie
Wallas Eaton ..... Tithe Proctor
Walter Pym ..... Judge Advocate
Warwick Sims ..... Ensign Maurice Greville


Synopsis:
Based on true historical accounts AGAINST THE WIND covers 15 years of Australia's most brutal Colonial past.It tells the story of Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old unfairly charged and sentenced to serve seven years as a convict, transported from Ireland to NSW in 1798. Destined to overcome the misery of a repressed life Mary's journey represents a grueling chapter of the Australian experience. Surviving the hardship and horror of transportation to Australia Mary faces an uncertain future in a savage land-establishing herself against the turbulent backdrop of Australia's Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804 and the 1808 Rum Rebellion.

Season 1

The Seeds of Fire S1, Ep1 Sep. 12, 1978

In 1796 Ireland, the Mulvanes are oppressed by British laws and taxes. Daughter Mary seeks to rescue the family's impounded cow with the aid of beau, Michael Connor. Connor is killed. Mary's sentenced to be transported for 7 years.

The Wild Geese S1, Ep2 Sep. 9, 1978

Mary now a convicted criminal, boards the convict ship 'Britania' for the arduous voyage to Sydney. On board she meets Polly, the boss of the female prisoners and Greville, sinister officer of the NSW Corp

A Question of Guilt S1, Ep3 Sep. 19, 1978

Mary and Polly survive the sea voyage and are assigned on their arrival in Sydney. Capt Greville still smarting at Mary's rebuke sets out to make her life as difficult as possible

The Flogging Parson S1, Ep4 Sep. 19, 1978

Mary and Polly begin to settle into their various situations in the new colony. Jonathan falls afoul of the cruel overseer Pike, and pays for his slip in judgment

An Agreement Between Officers and Others S1, Ep5 Sep. 26, 1978

Time passes in the colony. Jonathon begins to have genuine feelings for Mary, thinking of the future he learns to read and write. Greville expands his empire and is prepared to eliminate anyone how gets in his way

A House on the Hill S1, Ep6 Oct. 3, 1978

The Tree of Liberty S1, Ep7 Oct. 10, 1978

When Kings Go Forth to Battle S1, Ep8 Oct. 17, 1978

The Farmer's Friend S1, Ep9 Oct. 17, 1978

A Matter of Life and Death S1, Ep10 Oct. 24, 1978

The Spirit of Enterprise S1, Ep11 Oct. 24, 1978

The Whip Hand S1, Ep12 Oct. 31, 1978

The Windfall Summer S1, Ep13 Oct. 31, 1978



Mary Mulvane, an 18 year old Irish girl, is transported to New South Wales for seven years for doing little else than protecting her own property. She must endure the horror of transport to Australia, and years of misery as a convict. Mary, her friends and her family fight out their battle against a lively historical backdrop - Ireland's 1798 Rebellion, Australia's Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804, and the 1808 Rum Rebellion. With characters and historical settings all based in fact, Against The Wind is a sweeping drama spanning 15 years of Australia's most brutal and violent past, and was one of the greatest television successes of it's era.
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