Starring

Elyne Mitchell  CAROLINE GOODALL
The Man         RUSSELL CROWE
Indi Mitchell    AMI DAEMION
Jock               JOHNNY RAAEN
Darcy              BUDDY TYSON
Auctioneer       GRAEME FULLGRABE

Riders

GARY AMOS
MURRAY CHESSON
JOHN COLES
DANNY COOK
PETER FAITHFULL
RICHARD FAITHFULL
CHARLIE HARRIS
CODY HARRIS
KEN MITCHELL
KRISTEN OLSSEN
HELEN PACKER
BARRY STEPHAN
DAVID STONEY
HARLEY YOUNG

Production Manager

YVONNE COLLINS

Production Coordinators 

JENNY BARTY
JO FRIESEN

Production Accounts

JUDY MALMGREN

Producers' Secretary/ Accounts Assistant

FRANCES SHEPHERDSON

Production Assistant

EMMA JAMVOLD

Base Office Liaison

KYLIE HARDING

First Assistant Director  

STEPHEN SAKS

Second Assistant Director

NEVILLE MASON

Third Assistant Director 

PHIL JONES

Continuity

JULIE FEDDERSEN

Unit/Location Manager 

PETER CULPAN

Runners

ANN "POP" STONEY
DAVID STONEY

Camera/Steadicam Operator 

HARRY PANAGIOTIDIS

Focus Pullers

PETER FALK
BRUCE PHILLIPS

Clapper/Loaders

FRAN BOSCH
JEFF FLECK
PETER STOTT
TIM THOMAS

Boom Swinger

GREG NELSON

Gaffer

JOHNNY EARTHMOVER

Best Boy 

ANDREW ROBERTSON

Generator Operators

BRENDAN READ
DARRYN FOX

Lighting Assistants 

STEVE BAIN
FRANK BOURKE

Key Grip

FREDDO DIRK

Grip

PAUL HOLFORD

Assistant Grip

DANNY COOK

Second Unit


Director of Photography/Camera Operator

PETER ZAKHAROV

Focus Puller

MIRIANA MARUSIC

Assistant Director 

CHRISTOPHER GOGOS

Grip

IAN RAE

Additional Camera Operator

PETER WARREN

Additional Electrics

DARRYL PEARSON

Aerial Unit


Cinematography 

PETER ZAKHAROV

Helicopter Pilot

BRETT NEWMAN

Helicopter supplied by

PROFESSIONAL HELICOPTERS


Makeup Supervisor 

KIRSTEN VEYSEY

Additional Makeup Artists 

PAUL PATTISON
CHERYL WILLIAMS

Horse Makeup Assistance

KRISTI SUTHERLAND-HEALY

Wardrobe Supervisor/Standby

ANNA BAULCH

Art Director

PETER KENDALL

Props Buyer/Set Dresser 

ADELE FLERE

Standby Props 

STAN ANTONIADES
ROSS NEWMAN

Art Dept. Runner  

FIONA BAIN-HOGG

Set Construction

IAN DOIG
KERRY BOYLE
ROBERT LEE

Special Effects Supervisor  

BRIAN PEARCE
VISUAL EFFECTS PTY LTD

Special Effects Technicians  

BRIAN COX
MARK HART
CONRAD ROTHMAN
BOB WINGER

Special Effects Runner

ROB MASON

Stunt Coordinator 

CHRIS ANDERSON
NEW GENERATION STUNTS PTY LTD

Assistant Stunt Coordinator/Safety Supervisor

EDDY McSHORTALL

Stunt Performers

MITCH DEANS
JOHNNY RAAEN
BUDDY TYSON
RUSSELL CROWE

Unit Nurse

JEFF BROOK

Tutor

JANINE MAZZINI

Dialogue Coach

ROBYN GIBBES

Stills Photographer 

DAVID VERRALL

Publicity

JENNY BROWN
SANDY KAYE

Artwork 

TONY IRVING
ARTIFISHAL STUDIOS

Catering

DINNER PLAIN HOTEL
FOOD FOR FILM
BRANDY CREEK RESTAURANT

Mobile Facilities

REEL WHEELS

Air Transport

BEN BUCKLEY  "SKY DOG"

Winter Shoot - Additional Crew



First Assistant Director

PHIL JONES

Second Assistant Director 

CHRISTOPHER GOGOS

Second Unit Focus Puller

IAN PHILLIPS

Gaffer 

ADAM WILLIAMS

Generator Operator

ROBBIE HECHENBERGER

Unit Assistant 

STUART HORTON

Runner

STAN ANTONIADES

Production Assistance

KARYN BURTON
NEIL CLARKE
CHARLES CONNELLY
CHRIS COOK
JOHN COOK
DEBORAH  CORBETT
DAVID COY
TEVIS HALL
TONY KEWISH
BRETT LEE
PHIL O'BRIEN
DAVID OLSSEN
STEVEN PEARCE
FRANK PENDERGAST
KATE REEVES
LACHLAN SHAW
HELEN SHRUBSALL
MONIQUE SHUGG
JOHN SKUTT
MARTIN SPENCER
JOHN STENT
MARK STEVENS
RON THUMERER
ROSS TOMKINS
TONI YEGLES

All Livestock and Equipment Supplied by 

AUSTRALIAN MOVIE LIVESTOCK

Animal Trainer

EVANNE CHESSON

Head Wrangler

MURRAY CHESSON

Supervising Wranglers 

GARY AMOS
CODY HARRIS

Enclosures Supervisor

MALCOLM MUDWAY

Wranglers

HARLEY YOUNG
BARRY STEPHAN
CHARLIE HARRIS
LOUISE KIMBER
DAVID STONEY
ROBYN COOK
CRAIG BOWMAN
TONY NAUGHTON
KRISTEN OLSSEN
DAVID OLSSEN
JOHN COLES
PETER FAITHFULL
HELEN PACKER
BERNIE BRADY
JENEE EDWARDS
JOHN BAIRD

Veterinary Surgeon

DR KARL TEXLER

Additional Veterinary Surgeons

DR JENNY SHOWERS
DR ROGER FISHER
DR TREVOR BROWN

Assistant Editor  

STEPHEN KENT

Supervising Editor

PETER BURGESS

Sound Editors

GLENN NEWNHAM
GAVIN MYERS

Assistant Sound Editors 

STEPHEN KENT
JAMES HARVEY

Editing Assistant 

DIANA LEACH

ADR

LABSONICS
IAN McWILLIAMS
BRUCE EMERY

Sound Mixed at

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FILM CORPORATION STUDIOS

Chief Mixer

JAMES CURRIE

Assistant Mixer

PETER BEST

Chief Projectionist 

BERNIE MAYS

Foley Performer 

JOHN SIMPSON

Foley Recordist

TONY YOUNG

Foley Chartists

KATHY HAYTER
LISA CAMPBELL

Client Liaison (Sound) 

JAN AIRD
KATHY HAYTER

Dolby Consultant

STEPHEN MURPHY

Title Design

OLIVER STREETON

Animation Effects

THE FUNNY FARM
NEIL ROBINSON

Sound Transfers

EUGENE WILSON SOUND SERVICES

Video Services

AAV
THE FACILITY

Screening Facilities

FILM SOUNDTRACK AUSTRALIA

Laboratory

VICTORIAN FILM LABORATORIES

Negative Matching

MEG KOERNIG

Laboratory Liaison

MARK FREEMAN
LOUISE CHESLETT

Opticals

KEVIN WILLIAMS

Colour Grading

AUSTIN BARTOLO

"Son of the Wind"

sung by TIDDAS
Lyrics by TASSOS IOANNIDES, JOHN TATOULIS
Composed and Arranged by TASSOS IOANNIDES

"Two Day's Monday"

John Gorman, Roger McGough, Michael McCartney
Dick James Music Ltd/Polygram Music Publishing Pty Ltd

Musicians


Keyboards/Synthesizers/Sampling

JOE CHINDAMO

Wind Instruments

JOHN BARRETT

Didjeridoo

SONNY COOPER

Percussion

ALEX PERTOUT

Violin

SPYROS RANTOS

Choir

THE MELBOURNE VOCAL ENSEMBLE
(vox pro tempo)

Orchestra

MELBOURNE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Conducted by

SPYROS RANTOS

Music Recorded at

ALLAN EATON STUDIOS

Sound Engineer

ROBIN GRAY

Completion Guarantors

MOTION PICTURE GUARANTORS
CHRISTINE SULI

Legal Services

MARSHALLS & DENT

Insurance Brokers

HAMMOND JEWELL
TONY GIBBS

Auditors/Financial Controller

KPMG PEAT MARWICK
ROGER RANDLE
MARK KLINGSPORN

Camera Equipment

CAMERAQUIP

Generators

KEY LIGHTING

Tracking Vehicle

MULTI DRIVE TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD

Film Stock

EASTMAN KODAK

The Producers would like to thank the following for their invaluable assistance during the making of this film
ALPINE RESORTS COMMISSION
NEIL TAPPE, LARRY DOYLE
AMPOL PETROLEUM PTY LTD   
TERACO PTY LTD
JOHN ARMIT - 'BINDI'              
BRANDY CREEK BAR & RESTAURANT
BOB&MAREE BEATON
CADBURY SCHWEPPES
DON & CAROL RICHARDSON - 'COBUNGRA' STATION
MURRAY COOK
SENATOR BARNEY COONEY
COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY, VICTORIA
SWIFTS CREEK AND LARA
TIM CURNOW
DEPT. OF CONSERVATION & ENVIRONMENT
PETER RENNICK, MARK DOYLE, DAVID BARKER
DINNER PLAIN HOTEL - NEALE SUTTON
DINNER PLAIN PTY LTD - JOHN CASTRAN, GEOFFREY HENKE
MICK DITCHBURN
HIGH PLAINS LODGE -PETER KENNEDY
PHIL JONES, SALLY BONNEYMAN, CHRISTINE & BARRY LE STRANGE
CHARLES & JOAN MALMGREN
MOLONY'S SKI HIRE
MT HOTHAM COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT
NEC AUSTRALIA
TOM NISBET
OPSM
HELEN PACKER, ANDREW RAMSEY
KEITH "DOOKIE" SPENCER
PAUL SIME
SKI  HOTHAM
THE HON. GRAEME STONEY MLC
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, NORTH FITZROY
BRUCE TITTER
TOSHIBA AUSTRALIA
UNITED AIRLINES - MICHAEL MacALEAVEY
VICROADS
VICTORIAN TOURISM COMMISSION
The residents of Dinner Plain, Mt Hotham, Omeo, Benambra & Bright.

SPECIAL THANKS TO

MR JAMES TATOULIS
ALAN FINNEY

Boots and clothing supplied by

THOMAS COOK BOOT & CLOTHING COMPANY

Filmed entirely on location at DINNER PLAIN, MT HOTHAM, COBUNGRA STATION AND BINDI, THE HIGH COUNTRY, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.

DOLBY STEREO

NO ANIMALS SUFFERED INJURY DURING THE MAKING OF THIS MOTION PICTURE                                                                

Made with the assistance of 
FILM VICTORIA

Made with the participation of   
AUSTRALIAN FILM FINANCE CORPORATION PTY LIMITED

AWARDS

Epona Festival (The Festival of the Horse’s Image - France) – Best Fiction Award 2006

New England Children’s Film and Video Festival – Best Feature Award 1994

Chicago International Children’s Film Festival – The Best Feature Film Award 1994

American Film Advisory Board’s Award of Excellence

Cinekid International Film Festival (Amsterdam) – Most Popular Film prize 1993

Australian Performing Rights Association Music Awards – Film Score of the Year 1994