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Captain Johnno (1988)
Directed by Mario Andreacchio
Family, Drama · 1h 36m
A young deaf boy who calls himself "Captain Johnno" befriends Tony, an Italian fisherman in the small Australian fishing town they live in. Both feel outcast by the town and both share a great love of the sea. When Johnno's beloved sister leaves to go to boarding school, he is so upset he runs away to an island hiding place, causing much distress in the town. His friend Tony helps him understand how much he is loved and missed by the townsfolk and his family.
Cast
John Waters
Michele Fawdon
Joe Petruzzi
Elspeth Ballantyne
Crew
- Director
- Mario Andreacchio
- Writer
- Rob George
- Director of Photography
- Roger Dowling
- Producer
- Jane Ballantyne
Details
- Release date
- 1988-04-17
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Family, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
- Production
- The Australian Children's Television Foundation, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Revcom Télévision