The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
1977 · 1h 41m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson, thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. A young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and…
Director: Bruce Beresford
Writers: Eleanor Witcombe
Cast
Susannah Fowle as Laura Tweedle RambothamHilary Ryan as EvelynTerence Donovan as Tom McNamaraPatricia Kennedy as Miss ChapmanSheila Helpmann as Mrs. GurleyCandy Raymond as Miss ZielinskiBarry Humphries as Rev. StracheyJohn Waters as Rev. ShepherdKerry Armstrong as KateSigrid Thornton as MariaMore like this
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