Stone (1974 film)

Stone
Stone
	Australian daybill film poster
Directed by	Sandy Harbutt
Screenplay by	Sandy Harbutt; Michael Robinson;
Produced by	Sandy Harbutt
Starring	Ken Shorter; Helen Morse; Hugh Keays-Byrne; Sandy Harbutt; Vincent Gil;
Cinematography	Graham Lind
Edited by	Ian Barry
Music by	Billy Green
Production; company	Hedon Productions
Distributed by	British Empire Films
Release date	28 June 1974;
Running time	126 minutes (Theatrical); 99 minutes (Director's Cut);
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$192,000
Box office	$1.57 million

A gun emplacement at Middle Head on Sydney Harbour, used in one of the scenes in the movie. In the scene an under cover police officer (Stone) was initiated into the bikie gang

Stone is a 1974 Australian outlaw biker film written, directed and produced by Sandy Harbutt. It is a low budget film by company Hedon Productions.

Police officer Stone goes undercover with the Gravediggers outlaw motorcycle gang, to find out who is murdering their members, one by one.

The film stars Ken Shorter and features Rebecca Gilling, Bill Hunter and Helen Morse. The film's soundtrack was composed by Billy Green and featured some members of his group Sanctuary. Motorcycles featured include the legendary Kawasaki Z1(900). Stone initially rides a Norton.

The promotional trailer video features narration by radio and media personality John Laws. The film was featured in the documentary, Not Quite Hollywood, in which Quentin Tarantino enthuses about his admiration for the film.

Australian stuntman Peter Armstrong set a then-world record for riding a motorcycle off an 80-foot cliff to fall headfirst into the sea.

^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p278

[pike-1] Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p278

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