Silver City (1984 film)

Silver City
Directed by	Sophia Turkiewicz
Written by	Sophia Turkiewicz (story and screenplay) Thomas Kenneally (screenplay)
Produced by	Joan Long
Starring	Gosia Dobrowolska Ivar Kants Anna Jemison Steve Bisley
Music by	William Motzing
Release date	1984
Country	Template:Film Australia
Language	English

Silver City is a 1984 Australian film about post-war Polish immigration to Australia, following World War II. "Silver City" is the nickname of the immigration hostel in Australia.

Cast

• Gosia Dobrowolska as "Nina"
• Ivar Kants as "Julian"
• Anna Jemison
• Steve Bisley as "Victor"
• Debra Lawrence
• Ewa Bok
• Ron Graham
• Dennis Miller
• Alan Cinis as "Charlie"

Awards

• Sydney Critic's Circle award for Best Feature Film of the year .
• AFI award — Steve Bisley for Best Supporting Actor
• AFI award — Anna Jemison (Anna Maria Monticelli) for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
• AFI award — for Costume Design

Box Office

Silver City grossed $197,839 at the box office in Australia, which is equivalent to $502,003 in 2009 dollars.

Further reading

• "The Dictionary of Performing Arts in Australia — Theatre . Film . Radio . Television — Volume 1" — Ann Atkinson, Linsay Knight, Margaret McPhee — Allen & Unwin Pty. Ltd., 1996
• "The Australian Film and Television Companion" — compiled by Tony Harrison — Simon & Schuster Australia, 1994

External links

• Silver City (1984) at IMDb
• New York Times review of Silver City http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C05E2DA123BF934A25756C0A963948260