The Crossing (1990 film)
| The Crossing | |
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| Directed by | George Ogilvie |
| Produced by | Sue Seeary |
| Written by | Ranald Allan |
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| Music by | Martin Armiger |
| Cinematography | Jeff Darling |
| Edited by | Henry Dangar |
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Production
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Beyond Productions
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| Distributed by | Beyond International Group |
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Running time
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91 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | A$87,392 |
The Crossing is a 1990 Australian romantic drama film directed by George Ogilvie, and starring Russell Crowe, Robert Mammone and Crowe's real life wife Danielle Spencer. The film was shot in the towns of Junee and Condobolin in New South Wales, Australia. The film was released in Australia on 18 October 1990.
The film is set in a small country town in the 1960s. Sam returns home from being away for 18 months to discover his former girlfriend, Meg, has moved on with their common friend, Johnny.
Ranald Allan's script had been around for a number of years before being picked up by producer Sue Seeary, who managed to get the film up at Beyond International Group. It was their first feature film. Beyond's head of production, Al Clark did commission some re-writing. Production took place in an around Junee in November and December 1989.
The Crossing grossed A$87,392 at the box office in Australia.
An album was released in 1990 in Australian and Europe. "King of the Road" was released as the first single, and made the top ten in UK and Germany. A video for "Nature Boy" was also created to promote the album.
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