Hexagon Productions was an Australian film production company established in 1972 by Roadshow Distributors with

Tim Burstall Timothy Burstall AM (20 April 1927 – 19 April 2004) was an English Australian film director, writer and producer, best known for hit Australian movie '' Alvin Purple'' (1973) and its sequel '' Alvin Rides Again''. Burstall's films featured ...

and Associates and the company Bilcock and Copping. All parties had successfully collaborated on ''

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'' (1971) and wanted to engage in further production. The company was owned along the following lines: *Burstall - 25% *Bilcock and Copping - 25% *Village Roadshow - 50%Scott Murray, 'Tim Burstall', ''Cinema Papers'' Sept-Oct 1979 p494 The production side would have veto on production decisions, the distribution side would have a veto on distribution decisions, and all would have a say in what projects they would do. Initially Alan Finney represented Roadshow on the Hexagon board.David Stratton, ''The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival'', Angus & Robertson, 1980 p28 In the 1970s Hexagon were the most successful filmmaking company in Australia.Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, ''Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production'', Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998 p274 They made a profit of $940,000 from ''Alvin Purple''. Bilcock and Copping left Hexagon prior to making ''Eliza Fraser''.

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Alvin Purple ''Alvin Purple'' is a 1973 Australian sex comedy film starring Graeme Blundell in the title role; the screenplay was written by Alan Hopgood and directed by Tim Burstall, through his production company Hexagon Productions and Village Roadsho ...

'' (1973) *''Inside Alvin Purple'' (1973) (TV) *'' Alvin Rides Again'' (1974) *''

Petersen Petersen is a common Danish patronymic surname, meaning ''"son of Peter"''. There are other spellings. Petersen may refer to: People In arts and entertainment * Adolf Dahm-Petersen, Norwegian voice specialist * Anja Petersen, German operatic ...

'' (1974) *''

Australia After Dark ''Australia After Dark'' is a 1975 documentary directed by John D. Lamond. It was his first feature. Production The film was inspired by such movies as '' Mondo Cane'' which Lamond deliberately copied: I borrowed a 16mm print of it and ran it on a ...

'' (1975) *'' The Love Epidemic'' (1975) *''

End Play ''End Play'' is a 1976 Australian thriller film directed by Tim Burstall and starring George Mallaby, John Waters and Ken Goodlet. It was an adaptation of the 1972 novel ''End Play'' by Russell Braddon. It was made by Hexagon Productions.Mora ...

'' (1975) *''

Eliza Fraser Eliza Anne Fraser (c.1798 – 1858) was a Scottish woman who was aboard a ship that wrecked at an island off the coast of Queensland, Australia, on 22 May 1836, and who claimed she was taken in by the Badtjala (Butchella) people. She later wrote ...

'' (1975) *'' High Rolling'' (1977) *'' The Last of the Knucklemen'' (1979)

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