Anthony Buckley (born 27 July 1937) is an Australian film producer and editor.
Career
On leaving school, Buckley went to work for
Cinesound Productions as a projectionist and assistant editor. He worked in Canada and Britain before returning to Australia in 1965. He went to work at
Ajax Films and moved into producing.
[David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p11]
He edited
Michael Powell
Michael Latham Powell (30 September 1905 – 19 February 1990) was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company Powell and Pressburger, The Archers, they together wrote, produced ...
's
''Age of Consent''.
In 1974 he produced the train film ''
A Steam Train Passes''. 24 years later he produced another two train films, ''Savannahlander'' and ''Gulflander''. He produced the mini-series ''
The Harp in the South'' and its sequel ''
Poor Man's Orange''.
Honours and awards
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Member of the Order of Australia
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, for service to the media, 1977
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Raymond Longford Award Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000
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Ken G. Hall Award, 2000
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Officer of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an Australian honours and awards system, Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Monarch ...
, for "distinguished service to the cinematic arts as a producer, director and editor, and to film preservation", 2025
Partial filmography
As editor
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The Stowaway'' (1958) (assistant)
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''Age of Consent'' (1969)
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Adam's Woman'' (1970)
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Wake in Fright'' (1971)
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''Don Quixote'' (1973)
As producer
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Forgotten Cinema'' (1967) – documentary
*''Snow, Sand and Savages''
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''Caddie'' (1976)
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A Steam Train Passes'' (1974)
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The Night the Prowler
''The Night the Prowler'' (also known as ''Patrick White's The Night the Prowler'') is a 1978 Australian film written by Patrick White, produced by Anthony Buckley and directed by Jim Sharman. Ruth Cracknell was nominated in 1979 for an AFI A ...
'' (1978)
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The Killing of Angel Street'' (1981)
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''Bliss'' (1985)
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The Harp in the South'' (1986)
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Poor Man's Orange'' (1987)
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The Heroes'' (1989) – mini-series
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*''More Winners – Mr Edmond'' (1990)
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Heroes II: The Return'' (1991) – mini-series
*''Nazi Supergrass'' (1993)
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Bedevil'' (1993)
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The Celluloid Heroes'' (1995) - documentary series
*''Yum Cha Cha'' (2001)
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Oyster Farmer'' (2004)
*''Savannahlander'' (2008)
*''Gulflander'' (2010)
*''At the Coliseum Deluxe'' (2019)
References
External links
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Anthony Buckley's films at the National Film and Sound Archive
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Australian film producers
Officers of the Order of Australia
Living people
1937 births