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A Fortunate Life


1h 33m 1985
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  • Credits
  • Film Details
  • Notes

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Marcus Cole

Director

Bill Kerr

Old Albert

Dominic Sweeney

Bert--As An Adult

Benedict Sweeney

Bert--As An Adolescent

Antony Richards

Bert--Age 9-12

Scott Bartle

Bert--As A Child

Film Details

Also Known As
Fortunate Life
Genre
Adventure
Romance
Release Date
1985

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Synopsis

Directors

Marcus Cole

Director

Henri Safran

Director

Cast

Bill Kerr

Old Albert

Dominic Sweeney

Bert--As An Adult

Benedict Sweeney

Bert--As An Adolescent

Antony Richards

Bert--Age 9-12

Scott Bartle

Bert--As A Child

John Ley

Eric Facey

Dale Randall

Roy Facey

Val Lehman

Bert'S Mother

Peter Cummins

Bill Downie

Dorothy Alison

Grandma Carr

Pat Bishop

Alice Mccall

Martin Vaughan

Frank Phillips

Carole Skinner

Shalagh Phillips

Bill Hunter

Mr Bibby

Kirsty Child

Mrs Bibby

Ray Meagher

Bad Bob

John Ewart

Bentley

Nikki Coghill

Evelyn Gibson

Bill Kerr

Narration

Crew

Ian Bradley

Executive Producer

David Copping

Production Designer

Bill Hughes

Producer

Ken Kelso

Screenwriter

Peter Levy

Director Of Photography

Ross Linton

Sound Recording

Michael Midlam

Associate Producer

Mario Millo

Music

Film Details

Also Known As
Fortunate Life
Genre
Adventure
Romance
Release Date
1985

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1985

Released in United States 1985

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