The Castle(Movie, 1997)

Name: The Castle
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1997
Duration: T01:25:00
Rating: 3.6

| 1h 25min | Genres: Drama, Comedy

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 79 votes)

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, all veteran writers and performers on ABC's The Late Show and The D-Generation. 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, Costas Kilias and Bud Tingwell. The film's title is based upon the English saying,... ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Castle

AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay nominated for: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

About The Castle

A Melbourne family is very happy living near the Melbourne airport. However, they are forced to leave their beloved home (by the Government and airport authorities) to make way for more runways. 'The Castle' is the story of how they fight to remain in their home.

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Trailer for The Castle + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 1:03)

Additional Information

Production country: Australia

Shot in: Melbourne, Canberra

Plays in: Melbourne, Canberra

Made by: Working Dog, Village Roadshow Entertainment

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 11 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/07/1999 (World premiere: 04/10/1997)

Cast: Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Sophie Lee, Eric Bana, Bud Tingwell, Tiriel Mora, Stephen Curry, Wayne Hope, Anthony Simcoe

Director: Rob Sitch

Producer: Debra Herman

Screenwriter: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch

Composer: Craig Harnath

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Dome, slatki dome"

"Koti kullan kallis"

"O pyrgos"

"Az én házam, az én váram"

Keywords: kickboxing, underdog, david vs. goliath, court, airport, court case, family history, australia

Budget: 786,675 USD

Revenue: 861,789 USD (= 110%)

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The Castle(Movie, 1997)

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Official Trailer(Trailer, 1:03)

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