The Mango Tree (film)

The Mango Tree
Directed byKevin James Dobson
Written byMichael Pate
Based onThe Mango Tree
by Ronald McKie
Produced byMichael Pate
StarringChristopher Pate
Geraldine Fitzgerald
CinematographyBrian Probyn
Edited byJohn Scott
Music byMarc Wilkinson
Production
company
Pisces Productions
Distributed byGreater Union
Release date
  • 13 December 1977 (1977-12-13)
Running time
104 minutes (Australia)
95 minutes (international)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$800,000[1]
Box officeA$1,028,000 (Australia)

The Mango Tree is a 1977 Australian drama film directed by Kevin James Dobson and starring Geraldine Fitzgerald and Sir Robert Helpmann. Lead actor Christopher Pate is the son of actor Michael Pate who also produced and wrote the film. It is based on the book of the same name, by Ronald McKie.

  1. ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p320