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13 October 1966 (Australia)
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The Hilarious best-seller now becomes... The funniest film ever made about Australians!
Plot:
Nino Culotta is an Italian immigrant who arrived in Australia with the promise of a job as a journalist on his cousins magazine...
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An icon of Aussie culture!
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Walter Chiari | ... | Nino Culotta |
| Claire Dunne | ... | Kay Kelly |
| Chips Rafferty | ... | Harry Kelly |
| Alida Chelli | ... | Giuliana |
| Ed Devereaux | ... | Joe Kennedy |
| Slim DeGrey | ... | Pat |
 | John Meillon | ... | Dennis |
| Charles Little | ... | Jimmy |
| Anne Haddy | ... | Barmaid |
| Jack Allen | ... | Fat Man in Bar |
| Red Moore | ... | Texture Man |
| Ray Hartley | ... | Newsboy |
 | Tony Bonner | ... | Lifesaver |
| Alan Lander | ... | Charlie |
| Keith Peterson | ... | Drunk Man on Ferry |
| Muriel Steinbeck | ... | Mrs. Kelly |
| Gloria Dawn | ... | Mrs. Chapman |
 | Jeanie Drynan | ... | Betty |
| Gita Rivera | ... | Maria, Sister of Giuliana |
| Judith Arthy | ... | Dixie |
| Doreen Warburton | ... | Edie |
| Noel Brophy | ||
| Barry Creyton | ... | Hotel Clerk |
| Graham Kennedy | ... | Himself |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jeannie Diamond | ... | Jeannie (uncredited) |
| Tom Farley | ... | Building Site Foreman (uncredited) |
| Judi Farr | ... | Telephonist in Hotel (uncredited) |
| Ken James | ... | Bellboy at King's Cross hotel (uncredited) |
| Robert McDarra | ... | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Margaret Pippin | ... | (uncredited) |
| Peter Sumner | ... | Bit Part (uncredited) |
| Sue Walker | ... | Telephonist in Hotel (uncredited) |
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| Michael Powell | |||
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| John O'Grady | novel (as Nino Culotta) | |
| Emeric Pressburger | (as Richard Imrie) | |
Produced by | |||
| John Pellatt | .... | associate producer | |
| Michael Powell | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alan Boustead | |||
| Lawrence Leonard | |||
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| Arthur Grant | |||
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| Gerald Turney-Smith | |||
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| Dennis Gentle | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Chris Jacovides | |||
Production Management | |||
| Bruce Bennett | .... | unit manager | |
| John O'Grady | .... | production supervisor | |
| Emeric Pressburger | .... | production supervisor | |
| Lee Robinson | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Claude Watson | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Alan Allen | .... | sound | |
| Bill Creed | .... | sound | |
| Ted Karnon | .... | sound | |
| Don Saunders | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Dennis Hill | .... | camera operator | |
| Graham Lind | .... | camera operator | |
| Keith Loone | .... | camera operator | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Kevin Powell | .... | post-production (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Lawrence Leonard | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| John Konrads | .... | swimming coach (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (1966) (UK) (theatrical)
- Z (1966) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Home Video
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112 min
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"The House That Nino Built" was in Greenacre, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Actors dug trenches, poured concrete, laid bricks, etc. The house was finished by George Wimpey & Co. Ltd. and then sold to raise funds for The Royal Life Saving Society. The stars footprints were set in concrete slabs in the pathway.See more »
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Recently restored and remastered (within a limited budget) for DVD release, this movie was a revelation in Aussie ways and customs, a near-to-totally honest portrayal of what it was like for immigrants arriving here back in the last half of the 20th Century (yes, it seems a long time ago).
The house that Nino built occupied a block in Greenacre, NSW, less than half a mile from where I was living at the time. I must have driven by it thousands of times. Previous prints screened on TV have been abysmal with washed out colour and scratchy images and sound. To see this near-as pristine print (for the most part) was an eye-opener and the scenes of Greenacre, Bankstown and other Sydney locations brought memories flooding back.
The cast of fine supporting actors makes the film worth watching, while the lead actor is simply perfect. One can't imagine anyone else in the part. The film flags towards the end but generally, it's great viewing.