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Tony Morphett
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Anthony David Morphett (10 March 1938 – 2 June 2018), known under the professional pen name Tony Morphett, was an Australian screenwriter, who created or co-created many Australian television series, including Dynasty, Certain Women, Sky Trackers, Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Above the Law and Rain Shadow. Morphett wrote or co-wrote seven feature films, ten telemovies, twelve mini-series, and hundreds of episodes of television drama, as well as devising or co-devising seven TV series.
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Storming the Deck
From the Bounty to the Caine, mutiny films have always been about more than shipboard insurrection. This chain charts how cinematic rebellions at sea reflect th...
7 films
The Bush Doesn't Care If You Understand It
Crocodile Dundee sold the Outback as a punchline. The films that follow take the same landscape and let it bite back.
8 films
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