The Journalist (1979)

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Released:
1979-11-15

Overview:
Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence in the context of Australian media and politics of the 1970's. A somewhat lesser Australian film comparable to the American film Shampoo.

Director:
Michael Thornhill

Runtime:
1h 23min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Jack Thompson
    as
    Simon Morris
  • Sam Neill
    as
    Rex
  • Elizabeth Alexander
    as
    Liz Corbett
  • Penne Hackforth-Jones
    as
    Gillie Griffiths
  • Charles Tingwell
    as
    Sid Mitchell