''Feathers'' is a 1987 Australian

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directed by

John Ruane John Vincent Ruane (October 4, 1936 – September 3, 2006) was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Ruane began his career in 1957, competing on the New York State racing circuit where he rode for noted U.S. Racing Hall of Fame ...

. It was screened out of competition at the

1987 Cannes Film Festival The 40th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 19 May 1987. French-Italian actor Yves Montand served as jury president for the main competition. French filmmaker Maurice Pialat won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for the drama ...

. Ruane says his work on this film got him the job of directing ''

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''."Interview with John Ruane", ''Signet'', 22 August 1995
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Cast

* James Laurie as James *

Neil Melville Neil Melville is an Australian actor. Early life Melville was born in Sydney, but spent most of his childhood in Apollo Bay, Victoria. In the early 1970s he was lead singer of Geelong rock band 'SteamHammer'. Melville graduated from Adelaide' ...

as Bert *

Rebecca Gilling Rebecca Gilling (born 3 November 1953) is an Australian former model and actress, now environmentalist. Career Gilling made her debut in theatre in 1972and her debut film role in the 1974 biker film ''Stone (1974 film), Stone'' but came to pr ...

as Fran *

Julie Forsyth Julie Forsyth is an Australian actress best known for her stage performances, and as Lotis, the talking lift from '' Lift Off''. Early life In 1976, Forsyth left home to attend Monash University in Melbourne. She enrolled to do a BA with the i ...

as Olla *

John Flaus John Flaus is an Australian actor. Career Flaus began acting in 1969 when he was on the set of the short film ''The American Poet's Visit'', directed by Michael Thornhill. Flaus was there to observe the set, but Thornhill had told him to be ...

as Doug *

Simon Westaway Simon Westaway (born 22 December 1958) is an Australian actor who has appeared in many television series, films and theatre productions. Education Westaway studied acting with PBL Workshop and John Gauchi's Theatre Workshop. Career Westaway ...

as TV Race Car Announcer

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''Feathers''
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