Adam's Woman

Adam's Woman
Directed by	Philip Leacock
Produced by	Arthur M. Broidy Louis F. Edelman
Written by	Richard Fiedler
Story by	Lowell Barrington
Starring	Beau Bridges Jane Merrow
Music by	Bob Young
Cinematography	Bill Butler
Edited by	Anthony Buckley
Production company	SBP Films Warner Bros-Seven Arts
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	19 March 1970
Running time	116 Minutes
Country	Australia USA
Language	English
Budget	$2,500,000
Box office	$15,000 (Australia)

Adam's Woman is a 1970 Australian-American historical drama film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Beau Bridges, Jane Merrow and John Mills.

In the 1840s, an American sailor ashore in Liverpool is wrongly convicted and sent to the penal colony in Sydney, Australia where he enters into a battle of wills with the Governor. The Governor offers him a pardon if he helps pioneer new land for the growing colony. He marries Irish woman Bess and they establish a farm despite the harassment of bushrangers.

Opponents of the governor persuade a visiting Crown commissioner, Lord Croydon, to revoke Adam's pardon. Adam tries to escape but is arrested. Bess pleads his case and Adam gets a full pardon.

The film was originally known as The Return of the Boomerang. Chips Rafferty was listed among the cast early on.

The film was shot entirely in Australia with finance from Hollywood. The script, director, cinematographer and star were all imported. The film was shot in late 1968 and early 1969, on location near Nowra and in the studio of Ajax Films.

The film had its world premiere in Canberra in March 1970.Adam's Woman took $15,000 at the box office in Australia. Overseas reaction was not strong.