My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

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1979
1h 40m
6.1(75 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

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36 members
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Judy Davis

Sybylla Melvyn

Judy Davis
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Sam Neill

Harry Beecham

Sam Neill
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Wendy Hughes

Aunt Helen

Wendy Hughes
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Robert Grubb

Frank Hawdon

Robert Grubb
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Max Cullen

Mr. McSwatt

Max Cullen
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Aileen Britton

Grandma Bossier

Aileen Britton
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Peter Whitford

Uncle Julius

Peter Whitford
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Patricia Kennedy

Aunt Gussie

Patricia Kennedy
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Alan Hopgood

Father

Alan Hopgood
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Julia Blake

Mother

Julia Blake
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David Franklin

Horace

David Franklin
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Marion Shad

Gertie

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Aaron Wood

Stanley

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Sue Davies

Aurora

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Gordon Piper

Barman

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James Moss

Pub Drinker

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Basil Clarke

Butler

Basil Clarke
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Bill Charlton

Joe

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Suzanne Roylance

Biddie

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Zelda Smyth

Ethel

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Bobbie Ward

Mrs. Butler

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Amanda Pratt

Blanche Derrick

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Dorothy St. Heaps

Mrs. Derrick

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Gerry Duggan

Squatter

Gerry Duggan
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Babs McMillan

Miss Benson

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Carole Skinner

Mrs. McSwatt

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Tony Hughes

Peter McSwat

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Tina Robinson Hansen

Lizer McSwat

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Aaron Corrin

Jimmy McSwat

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Sharon Crouch

Sarah McSwat

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Robert Austin

Willie McSwat

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Mark Spain

Tommy McSwat

Mark Spain
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Simone Buchanan

Mary Anne

Simone Buchanan
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Hayley Joye

Rosie Jane

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Kathleen Percival

Baby

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Ray Meagher

Mailman (uncredited)

Ray Meagher

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