• 1986
A Fortunate Life

Summary Four part biopic about classic Australian author A.B. Facey (1894-1982). Born in a large impoverished family, uneducated and illiterate, he had to fend for himself since he was eight, and as a recruit in WWI, he was sent to Gallipoli. View more details

  • 1986

A Fortunate Life

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : John Ley Bill Kerr Dorothy Alison Dale Randall

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7.8

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Genres : Drama History War Biography

Release date : Mar 8, 1986

Countries of origin : Australia

Language : English

Filming locations : Western Australia, Australia

Production companies : PBL Productions

Summary Four part biopic about classic Australian author A.B. Facey (1894-1982). Born in a large impoverished family, uneducated and illiterate, he had to fend for himself since he was eight, and as a recruit in WWI, he was sent to Gallipoli. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama History War Biography

Release date : Mar 8, 1986

Countries of origin : Australia

Language : English

Filming locations : Western Australia, Australia

Production companies : PBL Productions

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Mar 08, 1986
Starting Out (1897-1905)
At eight years old, an impoverished Bert Facey was forced to start the backbreaking, dawn-to-dusk life of a farm labourer.
Episode 2 • Mar 09, 1986
Bush Schooling (1905-1908)
At last, fortune seems to smile on young Bert. He goes to work for the Phillips, a childless couple who treat him as one of the family.
Episode 3 • Mar 10, 1986
Journey (1908-1914)
Bert's relationship with his mother is both sweet and sour, but mostly sour. He has been toughened by years of hard work which has made him almost totally self-reliant.
Episode 4 • Mar 11, 1986
Providence (1914-1916)
At nineteen, powerfully built from his years of manual labour, Bert joins Mickey Finn's Boxing Troupe as a prize fighter. Touring Australia as a heavyweight, he never loses a bout. When World War I breaks out, Bert rushes to enlist.
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