The Fourth Wish
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| Directed by | Don Chaffey |
| Produced by | John Mirros Jill Robb (associate) Matt Carroll (associate) |
| Written by | Michael Craig |
| Based on | TV series The Fourth Wish by Michael Craig |
| Starring |
John Meillon Robert Bettles |
| Music by | Tristram Cary |
| Cinematography | Geoff Burton |
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Production
company |
Galaxy Productions
South Australian Film Corporation |
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Release date
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16 July 1976 |
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Running time
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107 mins. |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU$240,000 |
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| Written by | Michael Craig |
| Directed by | Eric Taylor |
| Starring |
John Meillon Mark Shields-Brown Noeline Brown |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 x 75 mins |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | 11 July 1974 |
The Fourth Wish is a 1976 Australian family film directed by Don Chaffey based on a three-part 1974 TV drama from the ABC.
Casey learns that his 12-year-old son Sean has leukaemia and will die in a few months. Casey leaves his job to devote himself to making his son happy, seeing to grant three wishes of Sean: to own a dog, be reunited with his mother, and meet the Queen.
The original mini series aired in 1974. John Meillion won a Best Actor Logie for his performance.
John Meillon had appeared in the TV show. He formed Galaxy Productions, a company with Michael Craig and Don Chaffey to make the movie.
Shooting began in Adelaide in November 1975 with Robert Bettles replacing Mark Shields as Sean.
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