The Golden Cage (1975 film)
The Golden Cage is a 1975 Australian film about two Turkish migrants in Australia made by the husband and wife team Ayten and Ilhan Kuyululu. It was the first Australian film directed by a woman since the 1930s.[1]
| The Golden Cage | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ayten Kuyululu |
| Produced by | Ilhan Kuyululu |
| Written by | Ayten Kuyululu Ismet Soydan |
| Starring | Sait Misoglu |
| Music by | Mary Vanderby Aspidistra |
| Cinematography | Russell Boyd |
| Edited by | Harold Lander |
Production company | Independent Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English Turkish |
Production
The film was shot in March and April 1975, with the aid of $22,500 from the Film, Radio and Television Board of the Australian Council. It failed to achieve commercial distribution.[2]
Kuyululu tried to get up a film The Battle of Broken Hill about the 1915 Battle of Broken Hill but was unable to secure finance and returned to Turkey.[1]
Phillip Noyce worked as an assistant director on the movie.
References
- David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p281
- Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 291
External links
- The Golden Cage at Australian Screen Online
- The Golden Cage on IMDb
- The Golden Cage at Oz Movies
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