The Fire in the Stone

1984 Australian television film

  • May 4, 1985 (1985-05-04)
Running time
94 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglish

The Fire in the Stone is a 1984 Australian made for television drama about teenagers in the town of Coober Pedy.[1] It is based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Colin Thiele.

Plot

When his precious cache of opals is stolen, 14-year-old Ernie, who lives with his alcoholic father in the harsh and lawless opal fields of inland Australia, sets out with a friend determined to find the thief.[citation needed]

Cast

  • Alan Cassell as Robbie
  • Paul Smith as Ernie Ryan
  • Ray Meagher as Dosh
  • Linda Hartley as Sophie Andropoulos
  • Leo Taylor as Borgan
  • Andrew Gaston as Willie
  • Theo Pertsinidis as Nick Andropoulos
  • John Dick as Dingo
  • Henry Salter as Davo
  • George Katsibiris as Stan Andropoulos
  • Alexandra Black as Mrs. Andropoulos
  • Don Barker as Harry
  • Ray Wheeler as Herb Henderson
  • Kathryn Fisher as Nurse (as Katherine Fisher)
  • Jon Firman as Brian Powell
  • Peter Healy as Constable
  • Anne Demidowicz as Jana Odinsky
  • Raymond Jurgens as Kurt Odinsky
  • Mladen Mladenov as Lech Odinsky
  • Chris Sperou as Herman
  • Zeta Boland as Aunt Marna
  • Lorna Hudson as Willie's Mum
  • Robert Gusenza as Storekeeper
  • Rosina Coppola as Storekeeper's Wife

Reception

References

  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p61-62
  • The Fire in the Stone at IMDb
  • Fire in the Stone at Oz movies


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