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The Mango Tree

The Mango Tree

1977Movie⏱️ 1h 33mNot Rated
Drama
⭐ 6.9
IMDB Rating
112 votes

Jamie is a young man growing up in the small Australian town of Bundaberg during the early 1940's. Jamie loves his tranquil life, surrounded by the friendly locals, and being brought up by his warm caring grandmother. But when a l...

Director
Kevin James Dobson
Writers
Michael Pate, Ronald McKie
Stars
Geraldine Fitzgerald, Robert Helpmann, Christopher Pate
Release Date
December 16, 1977
Language
English
Country
Australia
🎯 9
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 5
Reviews
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Fitzgerald
as Grandma Carr
Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann
as Professor
Christopher Pate
Christopher Pate
as Jamie Carr
Gerard Kennedy
Gerard Kennedy
as Preacher Jones
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Gloria Dawn
as Pearl
Carol Burns
Carol Burns
as Maudie Plover
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Barry Pierce
as Angus McDonald
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Diane Craig
as Miss Pringle
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Ben Gabriel
as Wilkenshaw
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Maggie Millar
as Laura Montague

πŸ’° Box Office

$2,655
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Production
Pisces Productions

🏷️ Keywords

1940scrazy preachercoming of agesmall towngrandmother grandson relationship

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Wrong era?
by wmacl β€’ 2020-06-21
4/10

"Am I mistaken or are some reviewers locating the action in the wrong era? Although it is some time since I saw this, I am reasonably sure it took place around the time of World War I, not World War II. Not a great movie for the time; only Helpmann's presence lent scenes any credence...."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

When the Professor is found drunk at the start of the film, the trooper who assists him is a member of the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, as noted by the color patch (green on white) on his right shoulder and the emu feathers on his hat. This regiment was raised in Queensland.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Jamie is a young man growing up in the small Australian town of Bundaberg during the early 1940's. Jamie loves his tranquil life, surrounded by the friendly locals, and being brought up by his warm caring grandmother. But when a l...