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Strikebound is a 1984 Australian film directed by Richard Lowenstein and based on the Wendy Lowenstein novel Dead Men Don't Dig Coal. The film got several AFI Award nominations and won in the Best Achievement in Production Design category.
Strikebound is the dramatised story of a coal-miners' strike in 1930s Australia, in the small south Gippsland town of Korumburra. The story is told through the struggles of Agnes and Wattie Doig, two Scottish immigrants, who were real people.
Original Release
09/20/1984
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Chris Haywood | Wattie Doig |
| Carol Burns | Agnes Doig |
| Hugh Keays-Byrne | Idris Williams |
| Rob Steele | Charlie Nelson |
| Nik Forster | Harry Bell |
| David Kendall | Birch |
| Anthony Hawkins | Police Sergeant |
| Marion Edward | Meg |
| Lazar Rodic | Yugoslav Scab |
| Reg Evans | Ernie |
Directors
Writers
Richard Lowenstein, Wendy Lowenstein
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Chris Haywood | Wattie Doig |
| Carol Burns | Agnes Doig |
| Hugh Keays-Byrne | Idris Williams |
| Rob Steele | Charlie Nelson |
| Nik Forster | Harry Bell |
| David Kendall | Birch |
| Anthony Hawkins | Police Sergeant |
| Marion Edward | Meg |
| Lazar Rodic | Yugoslav Scab |
| Reg Evans | Ernie |
| Roderick Williams | Tom |
| Ian Shrives | Militant Miner |
| Tiriel Mora | Militant Miner |
| May Howlett | Salvation Army Captain |
| Declan Affley | Welsh Singer |
| Denzil Howson | Politician |
| Charles Gilroy | Grocer |
| Ivor Bowyer | Rev. Busby |
| Kristy Grant | Mrs. King |
| Alice Lowenstein | Josie |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Miranda Bain | Executive Producer |
| Erik Lipins | Executive Producer |
| Richard Lowenstein | Producer |
| Timothy White | Producer |
