Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)

Director:

Carl Schultz

Writers:

Sumner Locke Elliott (novel)
Michael Jenkins (writer)

Release Date:

September 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Winner of 8 A.F.I Awards including Best Picture

Plot:

Family jealousies. His mother dead, PS lives in Sydney with working-class Aunt Lily and Uncle George...

Plot Keywords:

Custody | School Children | Return Home | Custody Case | Cemetery

Awards:

8 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Wendy Hughes	...	Vanessa
Robyn Nevin	...	Lila
Nicholas Gledhill	...	PS
John Hargreaves	...	Logan
Geraldine Turner	...	Vere
Isabelle Anderson	...	Agnes
Peter Whitford	...	George
Colleen Clifford	...	Ettie
Edward Howell	...	Judge
Jacqueline Kott	...	Miss Pile
Julie Nihill	...	Diana
Michael Long	...	Mr. Hood
Len London	...	Mr. Gentle
Beth Child	...	Mrs. Grindel
Colin Croft	...	The Magician

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG (TV rating) | Australia:M | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

New South Wales Film Commission

Great adaptation

The film is a superb adaptation of the book. As is true of most adaptations, it doesn't quite live up to the book. Read the book first--and then see the movie. The acting is first-rate. The little boy, Nicholas Gledhill, is amazing. And Wendy Hughes is stunning--what a shame she has never caught on with American audiences in her relatively unproductive American film and television career. The film is another example of the high quality work that comes out of Australia with such frequency.