Emerald City (film)

Emerald City
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Jenkins
Screenplay byDavid Williamson
Based onEmerald City
by David Williamson
Produced byJoan Long
Starring
CinematographyPaul Murphy
Edited byNeil Thumpston
Music byChris Neal
Production
companies
  • Limelight Productions
  • New South Wales Film Corporation
Distributed byGreater Union Film Distributors
Release date
  • 9 December 1988 (1988-12-09) (Australia)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$2.8 million[1]
Box officeA$192,831[2]

Emerald City is a 1988 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Michael Jenkins, based on the 1987 play of the same name by David Williamson. Much of the play's dialogue is retained though discussion of off-stage characters is usually replaced with their appearance, and a more conventionally cinematic level and speed of dialogue is maintained. Also, the younger daughter Hannah is omitted.

  1. ^ "Production Survey". Cinema Papers. September 1987. p. 66. ISSN 0311-3639.
  2. ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 2014-02-09 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 October 2009