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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

1979Rod Kinnear

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Four friends grapple with aging and the march of time in this opera based on Ray Lawler's iconic Australian play. For years, cane cutters Roo and Barney (Gary Rowley and Barry Ryan) have bunked with barmaids Olive (Gillian Sullivan) and Nancy in the summer. But Nancy's moved on, replaced by newcomer Pearl (Elizabeth Campbell). Vacation's no longer the unending party it once was as each member of the quartet arrives at a new understanding of life.

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What is Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (1979) about?

Four friends grapple with aging and the march of time in this opera based on Ray Lawler's iconic Australian play. For years, cane cutters Roo and Barney (Gary Rowley and Barry Ryan) have bunked with barmaids Olive (Gillian Sullivan) and Nancy in the summer. But Nancy's moved on, replaced by newcomer Pearl (Elizabeth Campbell). Vacation's no longer the unending party it once was as each member of…

Who stars in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll?

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll stars Rowena Wallace (Self - Host), Christine Amor (Kathy 'Bubba' Ryan), Sandy Gore (Pearl Cunningham), Carole Skinner (Olive Leech), Bruce Myles (Barney Ibbot). The film was directed by Rod Kinnear.

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