David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

Sally Aitken
2017-03-09

For Most People, Movies are Entertainment. For One Man, They are a Way of Life.
3.8
97 min

A compelling personal journey with David Stratton, as he relates the fascinating development of our cinema history. David guides us from his boyhood cinema experience of Australia in England, where he saw the first images of this strange and exotic landscape via the medium of film, to his migration to Australia as a ‘ten pound pom’ in 1963 and onto his present day reflections on the iconic themes that run through our cinematic legacy. All of this reflects a passionate engagement in a uniquely Australian medium. Parallel and at the heart of the series is the story of an industry whose growing pains David has witnessed over a lifetime. Alongside David, the protagonists of this history are the giants of Australian cinema – both behind the camera and in front of it.

Cast

Name Character Team
David Stratton Self Unowned
Dr George Miller Self Unowned
Nicole Kidman Self Goutbreak
Russell Crowe Self Zac E. Chan
Anne-Louise Lambert Self Unowned
Margaret Pomeranz Self Unowned
Geoffrey Wright Self Unowned
Michael Caton Self Unowned
Jacki Weaver Self Unowned
Todd McCarthy Self Unowned
Jack Thompson Self Unowned
Sam Neill Self Unowned
Rachel Griffiths Self Unowned
Judy Davis Self Zac E. Chan
Bryan Brown Self Unowned
Leah Purcell Self Unowned
Sigrid Thornton Self Unowned
Sarah Snook Self The Free Refills