The Castle (1997 Australian film)

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The Castle is a 1997 Australian comedy film directed by Rob Sitch, and written by Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Jane Kennedy of Working Dog Productions. The film stars Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Anthony Simcoe, Sophie Lee, and Wayne Hope as the Kerrigan family, as well as Tiriel Mora, Robyn Nevin, Eric Bana (in his film debut), Costas Kilias, and longtime collaborator Charles "Bud" Tingwell. Shot in 11 days on a budget of approximately A$750,000, on its cinema release in Australia on 10 April 1997, it grossed A$10,326,428 at the box office. The Castle gained widespread acclaim in Australia, where it is still considered one of the greatest Australian films ever made. It was nominated for several awards, winning the AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film was only released in the US two years later, in May 1999, to generally positive reviews. It continues to be studied as a text in secondary schools in Australia. A stage adaptation of the film, written...

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