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The Getting of Wisdom(1977)

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ReleasedDrama1h 41m

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 saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.

Budget:

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Directed by:

Bruce Beresford

Written by:

Eleanor Witcombe

Cast

Susannah Fowle thumbnail

Susannah Fowle

Laura Tweedle Rambotham

Hilary Ryan thumbnail

Hilary Ryan

Evelyn

Terence Donovan thumbnail

Terence Donovan

Tom McNamara

Patricia Kennedy thumbnail

Patricia Kennedy

Miss Chapman

Sheila Helpmann thumbnail

Sheila Helpmann

Mrs. Gurley

Candy Raymond thumbnail

Candy Raymond

Miss Zielinski

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