The Sapphires
Wayne Blair | Australia 2012 | ? min
The Sapphires is set in 1969 and tells the story of the McCrae sisters, four Aboriginal singers from country Victoria whose biggest dream is to become as famous as their Motown idols.
The film is an adaptation of the stage musical, when four talented singers from a remote Aboriginal mission are discovered by an unlikely talent scout. Plucked from obscurity and branded as Australia’s answer to The Supremes, The Sapphires grasp the chance of a lifetime when they’re offered their first real gig – entertaining the troops in Vietnam.
The Sapphires has it all – a great story with lots of love and laugher, set against the backdrop of the social upheaval of the late 1960’s, a wonderful cast and crew and an unbeatable soul music soundtrack.—Troy Lum, managing director, Hopscotch Films
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Deborah Mailman - Gail McCrae
Jessica Mauboy - Julie McCrae
Shari Sebbens - Kay McCrae
Miranda Tapsell - Cynthia McCrae
Chris O'Dowd - Dave
Eka Darville - Hendo
Tory Kittles - Robby
Georgina Haig - Glynnis
Don Battee - Myron Ritchie / Promoter
T.J. Power - Lt. Jenson
Rhys Muldoon - Uncle Ed
Beau Brady - Marine Sergeant
Judith Lucy - Merle
Kylie Belling - Geraldine
Amy Miller-Porter - Vera
Jackson Heywood - Hospital Marine |
| Release dates |
2012 - Australia |
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| Distributor |
Hopscotch Films |
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| Genre |
Drama |
| Notes |
The Sapphires is based on the popular stage play of the same name by Tony Briggs.
The film was shot on location on the Murray River at Albury, at Sydney and in Vietnam.
Other films by Wayne Blair:
The Djarn Djarns (2004)
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