The Fourth Wish | |
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Directed by | Don Chaffey |
Produced by | John Mirros Jill Robb (associate) Matt Carroll (associate) |
Written by | Michael Craig |
Based on | TV series The Fourth Wish by Michael Craig |
Starring |
John Meillon Robert Bettles |
Music by | Tristram Cary |
Cinematography | Geoff Burton |
Production
company |
Galaxy Productions
South Australian Film Corporation |
Release date
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16 July 1976 |
Running time
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107 mins. |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | AU$240,000 |
The Fourth Wish | |
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Written by | Michael Craig |
Directed by | Eric Taylor |
Starring |
John Meillon Mark Shields-Brown Noeline Brown |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of episodes | 3 x 75 mins |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | 11 July 1974 |
The Fourth Wish is a 1976 Australian family film directed by Don Chaffey based on a three-part 1974 TV drama from the ABC.
Casey learns that his 12-year-old son Sean has leukaemia and will die in a few months. Casey leaves his job to devote himself to making his son happy, seeing to grant three wishes of Sean: to own a dog, be reunited with his mother, and meet the Queen.
The original mini series aired in 1974. John Meillion won a Best Actor Logie for his performance.
John Meillon had appeared in the TV show. He formed Galaxy Productions, a company with Michael Craig and Don Chaffey to make the movie.
Shooting began in Adelaide in November 1975 with Robert Bettles replacing Mark Shields as Sean.