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The Getting of Wisdom

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5.5/10 • 15

1977-08-251h 41m

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The Getting of Wisdom is based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson (born Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson). Her novel is thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. The film is about 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 saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.

Directors
Bruce Beresford
Writters
Eleanor Witcombe

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  1. Susannah Fowle

    Susannah Fowle

    Laura Tweedle Rambotham

  2. Hilary Ryan

    Hilary Ryan

    Evelyn

  3. Terence Donovan

    Terence Donovan

    Tom McNamara

  4. Patricia Kennedy

    Patricia Kennedy

    Miss Chapman

  5. Sheila Helpmann

    Sheila Helpmann

    Mrs. Gurley

  6. Candy Raymond

    Candy Raymond

    Miss Zielinski

  7. Barry Humphries

    Barry Humphries

    Rev. Strachey

  8. John Waters

    John Waters

    Rev. Shepherd

  9. Kerry Armstrong

    Kerry Armstrong

    Kate

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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