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Jul 20, 1995 · Dad and Dave: On Our Selection: Directed by George Whaley. With Leo McKern, Joan Sutherland, Geoffrey Rush, Ray Barrett. Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to run for parliament.
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- Comedy
- George Whaley
- 1995-07-20
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection is an Australian comedy film, based on the characters and writings of author Steele Rudd. It is set in late nineteenth century colonial Queensland, but largely filmed in Braidwood, New South Wales.
This film is based on that book and Rudd's subsequent tales of the cantankerous Dad Rudd (Leo McKern), his hardworking wife, Ellen (Joan Sutherland), and their well-meaning, sweet-natured but...
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- George Whaley
- Comedy, Drama
- Leo Mckern
An adaptation of the delightful Steele Rudd stories written at the turn of the century about the trials and tribulations of rural life, in particular those of the Rudd family. Dad Rudd moves his family out into the scrub to 'select' 150 acres of fly-blown land that would hardly grow a cabbage.
Steele Rudd’s classic Dad and Dave stories represent what is both noble and comic in colonial society. The Rudd’s are a loud, unconventional farming family, ekeing out a living in the harsh conditions of the bush with little respect for authority.
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection is an Australian comedy film, based on the characters and writings of author Steele Rudd. It is set in late nineteenth century colonial Queensland,...
6 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. Classic Australian comedy on our pioneers. huigh 22 December 2003. A superb dramatisation of a small classic of Australian literature with an outstanding cast of actors who effortlessly portray their characters.
