Kodak/Atlab Cinema Collection

Elliot (John Hargreaves) and Jessica Simmonds (Elizabeth Alexander)

The Killing Of Angel Street (1981)

A new 35mm print of this feature is now available on request.Courtesy of Donald Crombie and Kodak (Australasia) and Atlab Australia

National Film and Sound Archive National Collection
Title Number 33877.

Classification: M rating

Synopsis

A political thriller loosely based on the Juanita Nielsen case, a Sydney woman who disappeared in 1975 at the height of her protest against inner-city development. Jessica Simmons returns home after a long stay overseas to Angel Street in East Balmain to find her father embroiled in a battle with between residents and corrupt property developers. When her father is killed, Jessica takes on the lead and with union leader, Elliot, exposes the illegal actions of the developers and links with organised crime.

Background

This was Anthony Buckley and Donald Crombie's third film together after making Caddie and The Irishman. The film received a special award at the 1982 Berlin Film Festival.

Director
Donald Crombie

Year of Production 1981
Duration 96 minutes
Format 35mm (1:1,85) Colour
Optical Soundtrack Mono

Production Company
Forest Home Films

Producer
Anthony Buckley

Screenplay
Evan Jones, Michael Craig, Cecil Holmes

Director of Photography
Peter James

Production Design
David Copping

Editor
Tim Wellburn

Sound Recordist
John Phillips

Music Composer
Brian May

Cast
Elizabeth Alexander (Jessica Simmonds)
John Hargreaves (Elliot)
Reg Lye (Riley)
Alexander Archdale (B.C. Simmonds)
David Downer (Alan Simmonds)
Gordon McDougall (Sir Arthur Wadham)
Ric Herbert (Ben)
Brendon Lunney (Scott)