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1992 New Zealand film
Alex |
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Directed by | Megan Simpson |
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Written by | Ken Catran |
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Based on | the novel by Tessa Duder |
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Produced by | Tom Parkinson Phil Gerlach |
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Starring | Lauren Jackson Chris Haywood Josh Picker |
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Cinematography | Donald Duncan |
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Edited by | Tony Kavanagh |
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Music by | Todd Hunter |
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Release date | |
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Running time | 105 mins |
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Countries | New Zealand Australia |
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Language | English |
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Alex is a 1993 Australian-New Zealand drama film directed by Megan Simpson and starring Lauren Jackson, Chris Haywood, and Josh Picker. It is based on a popular young adult novel by Tessa Duder.[1] The film was never released theatrically in Australia, but shown in some foreign territories and went straight to video.[2]
A young headstrong New Zealand woman's (Lauren Jackson) quest against the setbacks, intense rivalry and personal tragedy to win selection for the 1960 Rome Olympic Games in the women's 100m freestyle.
- New Zealand Film 1912–1996 by Helen Martin & Sam Edwards p165 (1997, Oxford University Press, Auckland) ISBN 019 558336 1
- ^ "Alex | Film". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p4