The Sapphires (2012)
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- PG-13
- 1h 43min
- Biography, Comedy
- 08 Aug 2012 (France)
- Movie
In 1968, four talented young Australian Aboriginal girls learn about love, friendship, and war when their all-girl group The Sapphires entertains the US troops in Vietnam.
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- 27 wins & 26 nominations.
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Tanika Lonesborough | ... |
Young Gail
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Nioka Brennan | ... |
Young Kay
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Lynette Narkle | ... |
Nanny Theresa
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Kylie Belling | ... |
Geraldine
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Tammy Anderson | ... |
Evelyn
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Young Julie
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Ava Jean Miller-Porter | ... |
Young Cynthia
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Carlin Briggs | ... |
Young Jimmy
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Gregory J. Fryer | ... |
Selwyn
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| Miranda Tapsell | ... |
Cynthia
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| Deborah Mailman | ... |
Gail
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| Jessica Mauboy | ... |
Julie
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Koby Murray | ... |
Baby Hartley
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| Hunter Page-Lochard | ... |
Stevie Kayne
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| Chris O'Dowd | ... |
Dave Lovelace
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| Judith Lucy | ... |
Merle
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Annette Hodgson | ... |
Noelene
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Tom Whitechurch | ... |
Young Tommy
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| Shari Sebbens | ... |
Kay
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| Georgina Haig | ... |
Glynis
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| Rhys Muldoon | ... |
Uncle Ed
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Barry Conrad | ... |
Singing Sailor
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Ace Spencer Davis | ... |
Singing Sailor
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Rodney Todd | ... |
Ed's Bass Player
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Eric Rasmussen | ... |
Ed's Guitarist
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Julian Bel Bachir | ... |
Ed's Drummer
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Amy Miller-Porter | ... |
Vera
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Clarence Thane | ... |
Bruce the Handyman
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Merelyn Adamson | ... |
Major Wicks
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| Meyne Wyatt | ... |
Jimmy Middleton
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| Don Battee | ... |
Myron Ritchie
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| Tory Kittles | ... |
Robby
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Kim Quyen | ... |
Myron's Girl
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Hai Thao | ... |
Seamstress
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Hoang Hiep | ... |
Seamstress' Son
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Cleave Williams | ... |
Duggie
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Marty Farrugia | ... |
Max
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Ben Rodgers | ... |
Fish
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Jasper Sarkodee | ... |
Pinky
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| Eka Darville | ... |
Hendo
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| T.J. Power | ... |
Lt. Jensen
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Stuart Christie | ... |
Government Official
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Quan Tran | ... |
Vietcong Commander
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Wayne McDaniel | ... |
Lou McGarrick
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Johnny Brady | ... |
Marine Sergeant
(as Beau Brady)
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Sam North | ... |
Young Marine
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Kenny Luu | ... |
Desk Clerk
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| Scott Brantley | ... |
US Soldier (uncredited)
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Naomi Davis | ... |
Local Racist (uncredited)
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| Blake Dubler | ... |
US Marine 1 (uncredited)
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| Jake Ryan | ... |
Cochese (uncredited)
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| Maria Tran | ... |
Guerilla Fighter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Wayne Blair | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Keith Thompson | ... | (written by) & |
| Tony Briggs | ... | (written by) |
| Tony Briggs | ... | (adapted from the stage play by) |
Produced by
| Rosemary Blight | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Tony Briggs | ... | associate producer |
| Kylie Du Fresne | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Lauren Edwards | ... | associate producer |
| Ben Grant | ... | executive producer |
| Soon Kie Lee | ... | executive producer |
| Belinda Mravicic | ... | line producer |
| John Sim | ... | executive producer |
| Bob Weinstein | ... | executive producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | ... | executive producer |
| Gordon Westman | ... | producer: Fatman Films |
| Tristan Whalley | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Cezary Skubiszewski | ... | (original music composed by) |
Cinematography by
| Warwick Thornton | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Dany Cooper | ||
Editorial Department
| Simon Alberry | ... | operations manager |
| Kieran Bleakley | ... | dailies transfers / video & dcp mastering |
| Luca Byrne | ... | first assistant editor |
| Lucas Cain | ... | video & dcp mastering |
| Kirstin-Marie Cetinich | ... | video & dcp mastering |
| Olivier Fontenay | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Alicia Gleeson | ... | assistant editor: Spectrum Films |
| Matthew T. Griffin | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Katherine Heads | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Samuel Leighton-Dore | ... | editor: epk (as Sam Leighton-Dore) |
| Peter Luczak | ... | i/o operator |
| Matthew M. North | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
| David O'Brien | ... | video & dcp mastering |
| Mathieu Reid | ... | color timer |
| Anthos Simon | ... | post-production executive producer |
| Adam Smith | ... | editor: archive material / editor: archive material, Spctrum Films |
| Nathan Smith | ... | i/o operator |
| James Sutton | ... | additional assistant editor |
| Kristian Whitlock | ... | video & dcp mastering |
| Henry Yekanians | ... | i/o operator |
Casting By
| Nikki Barrett | ||
| Randi Hiller | ||
| Tamara-Lee Notcutt | ||
| Natalie Wall | ||
Production Design by
| Melinda Doring | ||
Art Direction by
| Janie Parker | ||
Set Decoration by
| Glen W. Johnson | ||
Costume Design by
| Tess Schofield | ||
Makeup Department
| Sarah Bernard | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Chloe Brunskill | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
| Melissa Chew | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
| Wendy De Waal | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
| Dalia Fernandez | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
| Troy Follington | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
| Victoria Forrester | ... | hair attachment / makeup attachment |
| Nikki Gooley | ... | hair supervisor / makeup designer |
| Ann-Marie Gosse | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
| Kim Lambert | ... | hair attachment / makeup attachment |
| Emma Matthews | ... | hair attachment / makeup attachment |
| Kieu Thu Nguyen | ... | makeup artist: Vietnam |
| Bec Taylor | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
| Ba Tuoc | ... | makeup artist: Vietnam |
| Maddison Turner | ... | makeup artist: Work Experience |
| Sheldon Wade | ... | additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist |
| Jackie Wallington | ... | hair stylist assistant / makeup artist assistant |
| Katie Wright | ... | hair attachment / makeup attachment |
| Leanne Belbin | ... | makeup/hair attachment (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Tic Carroll | ... | unit manager |
| Lili Pham | ... | production supervisor: Vietnam |
| Trang Pham | ... | production supervisor: Vietnam |
| Anh Hoa Tran | ... | production supervisor: Vietnam (as Hoa Tran) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ziggy Coolahan | ... | fourth assistant director |
| Tremaine Egan | ... | third assistant director |
| Kenny Luu | ... | second assistant director: Vietnam |
| Andrew Pante | ... | additional assistant director |
| Tom Read | ... | first assistant director (as Thomas Read) |
| Tracey Rigney | ... | director's attachment |
| Adam Smillie | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Parihaka Beazley | ... | carpenter |
| Suzanne Buljan | ... | graphic design |
| Kate Campbell | ... | buyer / set dresser |
| Chris Cleary | ... | senior buyer / set dresser |
| Rebecca Cohen | ... | props mistress |
| Jodie Cooper | ... | art department assistant |
| James Cox | ... | standby props |
| Rohan Dawson | ... | set finisher |
| Matt Dunn | ... | carpenter |
| Chris Forde | ... | set builder |
| Greg Hajdu | ... | construction manager |
| Darren Hardie | ... | scenic artist |
| Shaun Hayes | ... | foreman |
| Marke Ikke | ... | foreman |
| Glenn Johnson | ... | greens |
| Marni Kornhauser | ... | additional buyer (as Marnie Kornhauser) |
| John Marsh | ... | designer: look book |
| Anna McEwan | ... | buyer / set dresser |
| Rory Mckernan | ... | set builder |
| Anthony McNeil | ... | assistant standby props |
| Charporn Meng | ... | art director: Vietnam |
| Mark Panucci | ... | leading hand |
| Huy Hien Phan | ... | property master: Vietnam |
| Lauren Richards | ... | additional buyer |
| Andy Robinson | ... | scenic artist (as Andrew Robinson) |
| Peter Sheehan | ... | storyboard artist |
| Diana Snape | ... | art department coordinator |
| Jeff Sturm | ... | set dresser |
| Callum Webster | ... | design assistant |
| Tony Watt | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Shanti Burn | ... | boom operator |
| Glenn Butler | ... | second sound re-recording mixer |
| Jared Dwyer | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Bruce Emery | ... | dolby engineer |
| Katherine Glass | ... | sound attachment |
| Sue Kerr | ... | boom operator |
| Bronwyn Murphy | ... | dialogue editor |
| Ben Osmo | ... | sound recordist |
| Andrew Plain | ... | sound supervisor |
| Angus Robertson | ... | head of sound: StageOne |
| John Simpson | ... | foley artist |
| Lisa Simpson | ... | foley engineer |
| Pete Smith | ... | re-recording mixer (as Peter Smith) |
| William Ward | ... | sound effects editor |
| Tara Webb | ... | sound attachment |
| Megan Wedge | ... | atmospheres editor |
| Sam Zubrycki | ... | synch check technician |
Special Effects by
| Rodney Burke | ... | special effects supervisor: SPFX Australia |
Visual Effects by
| Geoff Aitken | ... | digital intermediate compositor: EFilm Australia |
| Chad E. Collier | ... | data operations manager: Method Studios |
| Dustin Cumming | ... | compositor: Method Studios |
| Jayne da Costa | ... | senior visual effects producer: Method Studios (as Jayne Da Costa) |
| Rahul Deshprabhu | ... | 3d artist: Method Studios |
| Ian Dodman | ... | digital effects supervisor: Method Studios |
| John Durney | ... | digital intermediate compositor: EFilm Australia |
| Liz Ellis | ... | senior visual effects designer: Method Studios |
| Grant Everett | ... | digital effects supervisor: Method Studios |
| David James Henderson | ... | 3d artist (as David Henderson) / 3d artist: Method Studios (as David Henderson) |
| Chris Jackson | ... | compositor: Method Studios |
| Mike James | ... | matte painter: Method Studios |
| Danny Janevski | ... | matte painter: Method Studios |
| Gyuri Kiss | ... | lead 3d supervisor: Method Studios |
| Llaszlo Kiss | ... | 3d artist: Method Studios |
| Helen Kok | ... | visual effects coordinator: Method Studios |
| Konstantin Kovalenko | ... | lead animator: Method Studios |
| Rosano Lepri | ... | compositor: Method Studios |
| Blake Muir | ... | lead compositor: Method Studios |
| Jongsu Oh | ... | 3d artist: Method Studios |
| David Orman | ... | visual effects data manager: Method Studios |
| Tim Parsons | ... | compositor: Method Studios |
| Sebastian Ravagnani | ... | 3d artist: Method Studios |
| Gabriel Reichle | ... | lead compositor: Method Studios |
| Andrew Robinson | ... | visual effects executive producer: Method Studios |
| James Rogers | ... | visual effects supervisor: Method Studios |
| Adam Smith | ... | assistant visual effects editor: Spectrum Films |
| Ben Tanti | ... | compositor: Method Studios |
| Jonathan Taranto | ... | matte painter: Method Studios |
| Jensen Toms | ... | 3d artist: Method Studios |
| Randy Vellacott | ... | compositor: Method Studios |
| Rakitha Vithanage | ... | 3d artist: Method Studios |
| Rod Wallwork | ... | digital intermediate compositor: EFilm Australia |
| David Woodland | ... | matte painter: Method Studios |
| Chris Young | ... | 3d artist: Method Studios |
| Hunny Agarwal | ... | roto artist (uncredited) |
| Adam S. Jones | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Vijay Kadapatti | ... | visual effects roto coordinator (uncredited) |
| Den Serras | ... | roto/paint supervisor: Deluxe (uncredited) |
| Richard Swan | ... | creative director (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Dean Gould | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Neal Horton | ... | stunt: Marine |
| Beau Karolos | ... | stunt: Marine |
| Leo Stripp | ... | stunt: Marine (as Leon Stripp) |
| Ben Toyer | ... | stunt: Marine |
| Dennis Kreusler | ... | utility stunts (uncredited) |
| Samuel R. Wright | ... | utility stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ian Barton | ... | best boy grip |
| Damien Beebe | ... | camera operator: epk |
| Jason Binnie | ... | first assistant camera: pickups |
| Paul Booth | ... | gaffer |
| Richard Brown | ... | scorpio head technician |
| Robbie Burr | ... | additional electrician |
| Garfield Darlington | ... | additional electrician |
| Drew English | ... | second assistant camera |
| Martin Fargher | ... | key grip |
| Russell Fewtrell | ... | best boy |
| Tommy Hankinson | ... | lighting assistant |
| Effron Heather | ... | additional electrician |
| Josef Heks | ... | generator operator |
| Sherlyn Hii | ... | second assistant camera: pickup |
| Glen Jenkins | ... | additional electrician |
| Ben Lindberg | ... | clapper loader |
| Nino Gaetano Martinetti | ... | director of photography: pickup (as Nino Martinelli) |
| Kyle Mathis | ... | truck loader |
| Joe Meyers | ... | additional photographer (as Joe Mayers) |
| Cornel Ozies | ... | camera attachment |
| Aaron Rapira | ... | grip assistant |
| Mr. Seven | ... | gaffer: Vietnam |
| Paul Shakeshaft | ... | focus puller |
| Matthew Temple | ... | camera operator (as Matt Temple) / steadicam operator (as Matt Temple) |
| Ryan Thompson | ... | grip assistant |
| Lisa Tomasetti | ... | stills photographer |
| Jules Wurm | ... | first assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Andrew Arbuthnot | ... | extras casting coordinator |
| Nikki Barrett | ... | Australian casting |
| Randi Hiller | ... | US casting |
| Tamara-Lee Notcutt | ... | US casting |
| Natalie Wall | ... | Australian casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ghosne Aoun | ... | costumer |
| Zoe Churchill | ... | standby costumer: estras |
| Thanh Dinh | ... | wardrobe assistant: Vietnam |
| Lisa Javelin | ... | costume supervisor |
| Ruby Langton-Batty | ... | costume assistant (as Ruby Langton Batty) |
| Fiona MacKinnon | ... | additional stand-by costumer |
| Trang Pham | ... | wardrobe supervisor: Vietnam |
| Shane Phillips | ... | costumer |
| Kitty Taube | ... | assistant on-set wardrobe |
| Heather Wallace | ... | stand-by costume assistant |
| Weave | ... | costumer |
| Ruby Wells | ... | standby costume (as Carolyn 'Ruby' Wells) |
Location Management
| Ed Donovan | ... | location scout (as Edward Donovan) |
| Thomas Grant | ... | location assistant |
| Peter Hicks | ... | location manager |
| Mena Magill | ... | location assistant |
| Daniel Power | ... | location scout |
| Hai Ta | ... | location manager: Vietnam |
| Tri Tran | ... | location manager: Vietnam |
Music Department
| Scott Aplin | ... | keyboard teacher and hand double |
| James Black | ... | musician: guitar |
| Mike Brignardello | ... | musician: bass |
| Dan Brown | ... | additional music mixer |
| Pat Buchanan | ... | musician: guitar |
| Chris Carmichael | ... | arranger: strings, 'I Can't Hely Myself (Sugar Pie Honeybunch)' / musician: strings, 'I Can't Hely Myself (Sugar Pie Honeybunch)' |
| Doug de Vries | ... | musician: guitar |
| Chris Dunn | ... | musician: trombone |
| Adam Engelhardt | ... | overdub engineeer: Sound Emporium and Sony Tree |
| Paul Gray | ... | keyboard teacher and hand double / musician: additional keyboards, 'People Make the World A Better Place' / song pre-production programming |
| Robin Gray | ... | score recordist: Allan Eaton Studio |
| Stephen Hadley | ... | musician: bass (as Steve Hadley) |
| Tony Harrell | ... | musician: keyboards |
| Steve Herman | ... | arranger: horn / musician: trumpet |
| Jim Hoke | ... | musician: baritone sax |
| Bry Jones | ... | music producer / vocal recording engineer |
| Brett Kelly | ... | orchestra conductor |
| Larry 'Fuzzy' Knight | ... | musician: bass, 'Burnt Biscuits' and 'Hush' |
| Don Littleton | ... | musician: drums, 'Burnt Biscuits' and 'Hush' |
| Russ Long | ... | engineer: Nashville Band recordings / engineer: The Brown Owl Nashville |
| Daryl McKenzie | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| The Melbourne Studio Orchestra | ... | musicians |
| Greg Morrow | ... | associate music producer: band recordings (as Greg Morow) / musician: drums (as Greg Morow) |
| Michael O'Connell | ... | recording engineer: C-Zee Studio |
| Vicki Philipson | ... | musician: oboe |
| David Pritchard-Blunt | ... | keyboard teacher and hand double (as David Pritchard) |
| Dave Raven | ... | musician: guitar, 'Burnt Biscuits' and 'Hush' |
| Michael Rojas | ... | musician: keyboards |
| Rich Sanford | ... | song pre-production programming |
| Jake Savona | ... | musician: electric piano |
| Christian Scallan | ... | score mixer (as Chris Scallan) |
| Gary Seeger | ... | music supervisor |
| Cezary Skubiszewski | ... | arranger: original music / music producer: original music / musician: electric piano and organ |
| John J.T. Thomas | ... | musician: keyboards, 'Burnt Biscuits' and 'Hush' (as John 'JT' Thomas) |
| Kyle Townsend | ... | composer: additional music |
| Chris West | ... | musician: tenor sax |
| Braddon Williams | ... | vocal recording engineer |
| Trent Williamson | ... | musician: harmonica and guitar, 'Burnt Biscuits' and 'Hush' (as Trent 'Kunga' Williamson) |
| Mark Zellmer | ... | assistant engineer: The Brown Owl Nashville |
| Damien Lane | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Melina Burns | ... | script supervisor |
| Charlie Carman | ... | Script Development Manager |
| Milli Howson | ... | script amendments |
Transportation Department
| Dean Maguire | ... | vehicle coordinator (as Dean McGuire) |
| Cameron Rock | ... | assistant vehicle coordinator |
| Rob Flanagan | ... | production driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Phi Anh | ... | production assistant: Vietnam |
| Jules Bayliss | ... | production assistant (as Julie-Anne Bayliss) |
| Lou Bennett | ... | cultural advisor |
| Sonia Borella | ... | finance lawyer: Holding Redlich |
| Brian Carpenter | ... | unit assistant |
| Rachael Coopes | ... | drama coach |
| Raquelle David | ... | assistant to producers |
| Charly Destombes | ... | assistant press attaché |
| Jessie Drake Mangum | ... | production executive: Goalpost Film (as Jessie Mangum) |
| Deidre Eldridge-Doyle | ... | nurse |
| Emily England | ... | additional production runner |
| Mark Flynn | ... | freight: Reel Freight Solutions |
| Michaela Gerahty | ... | unit assistant |
| Scott Glading | ... | additional nurse |
| Ryan Griffen | ... | intern to producers |
| Lani Hepi | ... | production assistant |
| Milli Herzberg | ... | personal trainer: The Sapphires |
| Hai Ho | ... | production assistant: Vietnam |
| Hue Hoang | ... | production assistant: Vietnam |
| Mike Horvath | ... | production secretary |
| Dennis Kreusler | ... | assistant military advisor |
| Tracey Mair | ... | publicist: TM Publicity |
| Gideon Marshall | ... | armourer |
| Bryce Menzies | ... | legals: Marshalls and Dent Lawyers |
| Christine Moran | ... | production accountant |
| Jane Moroney | ... | assistant accountant |
| Rosie Murray | ... | nurse |
| Chrissy Norford | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Stephen Page | ... | choreographer |
| Daniel Palmer | ... | production runner |
| Jolie Phillips | ... | post-production accountant |
| Andrew Playford | ... | unit assistant |
| Clare Pollard | ... | caterer: Camera Cooks |
| Steve Pratt | ... | insurance: Webster Hyde Heath |
| Natasha Saba | ... | additional production runner (as Natasha Saba Roper) |
| Lisa Savage | ... | archive researcher: Spectrum Films |
| Cassandra Simpson | ... | production coordinator |
| Kerri Smith | ... | additional nurse |
| Corrie Soeterboek | ... | completion guarantor |
| Peter Sparke | ... | military and webbing assistant |
| Tracey Rose Sparke | ... | military advisor (as Ian Sparke) |
| Adam Stripp | ... | safety supervisor |
| Takahiro Suzuki | ... | title and credits |
| Zeta Thomson | ... | cultural advisor |
| Jan Thornton | ... | lab liaison |
| Chop Tn | ... | production assistant: Vietnam |
| Dani Chau To | ... | production assistant: Vietnam |
| Anh Hoa Tran | ... | government liaison: Vietnam (as Hoa Tran) / script translator: Vietnamese (as Hoa Tran) |
| Xuan Tran | ... | catering: Vietnam |
| Tram Trang | ... | production assistant: Vietnam |
| Lauren Wild | ... | travel coordinator |
| Samuel R. Wright | ... | assistant military advisor (as Sam Wright) |
| Fiona Young | ... | unit assistant |
| Tom Jackson | ... | additional production runner (uncredited) |
| Tim Sawatzki | ... | assistant military advisor (uncredited) |
| Jaimie Stevens | ... | assistant to executive (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Beverley Briggs | ... | especially like to thank |
| Sally Browning | ... | thanks |
| Jessie Drake Mangum | ... | the producers wish to thank (as Jessie Mangum) |
| Naomi Mayers | ... | especially like to thank |
| Jean Mostyn | ... | special thanks |
| Lois Peeler | ... | especially like to thank |
| Laurel Robinson | ... | especially like to thank |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Hopscotch Films (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Diaphana Distribution (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2012) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- The Weinstein Company (2012) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Senator Film (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Lev Cinemas (2012) (Israel) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Switzerland)
- Cinesky (2012) (World-wide) (video) (Airlines)
- GEM Entertainment (2012) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Lev Films (2012) (Israel)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Bangladesh)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Bhutan)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (India)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Nepal)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Pakistan)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Sri Lanka)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal)
- Senator Filmverleih (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Senator Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Senator Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Pony Canyon (2014) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Film1 (2014) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- BBC Two (2017) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- SBS (2020) (Australia) (tv)
- 7flix (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- Pluto TV (2023) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
- Special Effects Australia (special effects)
- Method Studios (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Allan Eaton Studios (recording engineer)
- Brown Owl (recorded at: Nashville Band)
- Buzzy's Recording (additional adr facility)
- C-Zee Studios (recording engineer)
- Camera Cooks (catering)
- Canal Road Film Studios (production facilities by)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Creative Partnership (front title design)
- Deluxe Stageone Sound Australia (sound re-recording stage)
- EFilm Australia (digital intermediate)
- Encore Travel (travel agent)
- Fatman Films (vietnamese production services provided on location in Vietnam by)
- Feet 'n Frames (foley)
- Heliaust (helicopter supplied by)
- Huzzah Sound (sound facility)
- IFS Capital (funding)
- Indie Film Completion Company (completion company)
- Intelligent Media (international monitoring agency)
- Kylie Clarke Wigmaking (wigmaker)
- MDPI Investigations and Security (security)
- Marshalls & Dent (legals)
- Marshalls and Dent Lawyers (legals)
- Nutmeg Post (additional adr facility)
- PS Studio (lighting equipment: Vietnam)
- Reel Freight Solutions (freight)
- Reily HO and Sony Studios Sydney (vocals recorded at)
- Rosenfeld Kant & Co. (production auditor)
- Screen Australia (funding)
- Screen NSW (funding)
- Sing Sing Studios (music mixed by)
- Sony Music (soundtrack)
- Sound Emporium and Sony Tree (overdubs recorded at)
- Soundfirm Melbourne (additional adr facility)
- SparkeFilms History Design (military costumes)
- Spectrum Films (editing facilities)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Trackdown Digital (post-production sound services)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (additional adr facility)
- Webster, Hyde, Heath Insurance Brokers (insurance)
- Wrights Security (security)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
1968 was the year that changed the world. And for four young Aboriginal sisters from a remote mission it was the year that would change their lives forever. Around the globe, there was protest and revolution in the streets. Indigenous Australians finally secured the right to vote. There were drugs and the shock of a brutal assassination. And there was Vietnam. The sisters--Cynthia, Gail, Julie, and Kay--are discovered by Dave, a very kind-hearted talent scout with very little rhythm but a great knowledge of soul music. Billed as Australia's answer to The Supremes, Dave secures the sisters their first true gig and flies them to Vietnam to sing for the American troops. Based on a true story, "The Sapphires" is a triumphant celebration of youthful emotion, family, and music. Written by Goalpost Pictures |
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| Taglines | It's what's in the groove that counts. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | There really was an Australian girl group in the 1960s called The Sapphires, but they had only three members, not four. When they were invited to tour for the troops in Vietnam, two of the group declined due to their anti-war stance, so the remaining Sapphire drafted her sister to help her out. See more » |
| Goofs | No U.S. Soldier "in country" would have been in possession of U.S. currency; only "scrip" (a form of pseudo money) was used. Scrip could be exchanged for U.S. money only upon leaving the country. Possession of U.S. currency was an offense subject to court martial. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Cannes Film Festival 2012 (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Run Through the Jungle See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Preceding the end credits is this tribute: The women who inspired this story are sisters Laurel Robinson and Lois Peeler and their cousins Beverley Briggs and Naomi Mayers. For over 40 years they have been active community leaders, working tirelessly to improve health and education for Aboriginal people. Between them, they have 7 children, 10 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren ... and they sing to them every day. See more » |
| Quotes |
Dave:
Before we go then, girls, when I met you you were doing all country and western thing and that's fine, we all make mistakes. But here is what we learn from that mistake. Country and western music is about loss. Soul music is also about loss. But the difference is in country and western music, they've lost, they've given up, and they are just all whining about it. In soul music they are struggling to get it back, they haven't given up. Every note the passes through your lips should have the tone of a woman who's grasping and fighting and desperate to retrieve what's been taken from her. See more » |