The Night the Prowler

The Night the Prowler
Cover of screenplay
Directed byJim Sharman
Written byPatrick White
Produced byAnthony Buckley
StarringRuth Cracknell
John Frawley
Kerry Walker
CinematographyDavid Sanderson
Edited bySara Bennett
Music byCameron Allan
Production
companies
Distributed byInternational Harmony (US)
Release dates
  • 2 June 1978 (1978-06-02) (Sydney Film Festival)
  • 15 June 1979 (1979-06-15) (Australia)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetAU$417,000[1]

The Night the Prowler (also known as Patrick White's The Night the Prowler) is a 1978 Australian film written by Patrick White, produced by Anthony Buckley and directed by Jim Sharman.[2] Ruth Cracknell was nominated in 1979 for an AFI Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role for her part.[3]

  1. ^ Stratton, David. The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p167-169
  2. ^ The Angus & Robertson Concise Australian Encyclopedaedia (2nd ed. 1986). North Ryde, Sydney, Australia: Angus & Robertson. 1983. p. 505. ISBN 0-207-15305-1.
  3. ^ IMDb awards