The Firm Man

The Firm Man
Directed byJohn Duigan
Written byJohn Duigan
Produced byJohn Duigan
StarringPeter Cummins
CinematographySasha Trikojus
Edited byTony Patterson
Release date
  • 7 March 1975 (1975-03-07)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$15,000[1]

The Firm Man is a 1975 film which was the first directed by John Duigan.

Plot

Gerald Baxter, a middle aged businessman, starts a new job at a company called the Firm where his only jobs are collecting occasional messages. Gerald becomes bored and alienated from his life and wife. He befriends a girl who offers him another life but in the end conforms.

Cast

  • Peter Cummins as Gerald Baxter
  • Eileen Chapman as Melissa
  • Bethany Lee as the girl
  • Peter Carmondy as Barry
  • Dianne Preston as Christie
  • Sarah Chapman as Sally
  • Marie Keenan as pub lady
  • John Preston as Melissa's lover
  • Max Gillies as managing director

Production

The film was shot in Victoria partly with funds provided by the Australia Council for the Arts. Filming took four weeks over the summer of 1974 using actors with whom Duigan had worked in the theatre.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Stratton, David (1980). The last new wave : the Australian film revival. London: Angus & Robertson. p. 173. ISBN 978-0207141461.



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