The Getting of Wisdom

Synopsis

The Getting of Wisdom is based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson (born Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson). Her novel is thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. The film is about a young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.

Main Cast

Susannah Fowle

Laura Tweedle Rambotham

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Hilary Ryan

Evelyn

Age : 69 | Popularity : 10%

Terence Donovan

Tom McNamara

Age : N/A | Popularity : 33%

Patricia Kennedy

Miss Chapman

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Sheila Helpmann

Mrs. Gurley

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Candy Raymond

Miss Zielinski

Age : 74 | Popularity : 38%

Barry Humphries

Rev. Strachey

Age : 90 | Popularity : 77%

John Waters

Rev. Shepherd

Age : 75 | Popularity : 43%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Bruce Beresford
Writing	Writer	Eleanor Witcombe
Camera	Focus Puller	David Burr
	Clapper Loader	Denis Nicolic
	Camera Operator	Gale Tattersall
	Key Grip	Joel Witherden
Department	Role	Name

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