1984 Australian television film
The Fire in the Stone Directed by Gary Conway Written by Graeme Koetsveld Based on The Fire in the Stone by Colin Thiele Starring Alan Cassell Paul Smith Ray Meagher Linda Hartley Cinematography Ross Berryman Edited by Philip Reid Music by Brian Beamish Peter Benson Anita Hardman Garry Hardman Production companies
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94 minutes Country Australia Language English
The Fire in the Stone is a 1984 Australian made for television drama about teenagers in the town of Coober Pedy .[1] It is based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Colin Thiele .
When his precious cache of opals is stolen, 14-year-old Ernie, who lives with his alcoholic father in the harsh and lawless opal fields of inland Australia, sets out with a friend determined to find the thief.[citation needed ]
Alan Cassell as Robbie
Paul Smith as Ernie Ryan
Ray Meagher as Dosh
Linda Hartley as Sophie Andropoulos
Leo Taylor as Borgan
Andrew Gaston as Willie
Theo Pertsinidis as Nick Andropoulos
John Dick as Dingo
Henry Salter as Davo
George Katsibiris as Stan Andropoulos
Alexandra Black as Mrs. Andropoulos
Don Barker as Harry
Ray Wheeler as Herb Henderson
Kathryn Fisher as Nurse (as Katherine Fisher)
Jon Firman as Brian Powell
Peter Healy as Constable
Anne Demidowicz as Jana Odinsky
Raymond Jurgens as Kurt Odinsky
Mladen Mladenov as Lech Odinsky
Chris Sperou as Herman
Zeta Boland as Aunt Marna
Lorna Hudson as Willie's Mum
Robert Gusenza as Storekeeper
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^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995 , Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p61-62