The Wild Duck (film)

The Wild Duck is a 1984 Australian film directed by Henri Safran and starring Jeremy Irons and Liv Ullmann. It was adapted from the 1884 play by Henrik Ibsen, with the drama relocated to Tasmania in 1913.^[2][3]

The Wild Duck
Directed by	Henri Safran
Written by	Tutte Lemkow John Lind Dido Merwin Henri Safran Peter Smalley (additional material)
Based on	play The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen
Produced by	Phillip Emmanuel
Starring	Jeremy Irons Liv Ullmann
Cinematography	Peter James
Edited by	Don Saunders
Music by	Simon Walker
Release date	1984 (1984)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Box office	A$115,664 (Australia)[1]

Cast

• Liv Ullmann as Gina
• Jeremy Irons as Harold
• Lucinda Jones as Henrietta
• John Meillon as Major Ackland
• Arthur Dignam as Gregory
• Michael Pate as George
• Colin Croft as Mollison
• Rhys McConnochie as Dr. Roland
• Marion Edward as Bertha
• Peter Desalis as Peters
• Jeff Truman as Johnson

Soundtrack albums

The music score for this movie by Simon Walker was released as soundtrack albums in 1988 by Southern Cross Records (SCCD 1019) and in 2019 by Dragon's Domain Records (DDR661).

See also

• The Daughter, another adaptation of the play

References

1. "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Retrieved 29 June 2021.
2. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p. 194.
3. "The Wild Duck (1983)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

External links

• Canby, Vincent (22 May 1985). "Film: Liv Ullmann and Jeremy Irons in Ibsen's 'Wild Duck' The Wild Duck". The New York Times. p. 8.
• The Wild Duck at IMDb
• The Wild Duck at Oz Movies