Michael Pattinson (born 1957) is an Australian

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

. He has directed over 40 films and television shows since 1980. In 1987, along with

Bruce Myles Bruce Myles (born 29 November 1940) is an Australian actor and film director. He has appeared in 40 films and television shows since 1963. In 1987, along with Michael Pattinson, he co-directed the film ''Ground Zero''. It was entered into the 3 ...

, he co-directed the film ''

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''. It was entered into the

38th Berlin International Film Festival The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 February 1988. The festival opened with musical film ''Linie 1'' by Reinhard Hauff. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Chinese film '' Red Sorghum'' directed by Zhang Y ...

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1980) * ''

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'' (1980) * '' Moving Out'' (1983) * ''

Street Hero ''Street Hero'' is a 1984 Australian drama film directed by Michael Pattinson and starring Vince Colosimo, Sigrid Thornton, Sandy Gore, Bill Hunter and Ray Marshall. The film won an AFI award. Plot Vinnie is a teenage boy who is an outcast at ...

'' (1984) * ''

'' (1987) * ''

Wendy Cracked a Walnut ''Wendy Cracked a Walnut'' (also known as ''...Almost'') is a 1990 Australian romantic fantasy/comedy film directed by Michael Pattinson and starring Rosanna Arquette and Bruce Spence. Plot Wendy is unhappy with her life and with her preoccupie ...

'' (1990) * ''

The Last Bullet ''The Last Bullet'' is a 1995 Australian film about a Japanese soldier and Australian soldier who fight in World War Two.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p99 The film is set in Borneo, towards ...

'' (1995) * ''The Limbic Region'' (1996) * ''

Virtual Nightmare ''Virtual Nightmare'' is a 2000 made-for-TV horror film directed by Michael Pattinson and starring Michael Muhney, Tasma Walton, and Todd MacDonald. The film premiered on UPN on April 14, 2000. The story was conceived in 1995 when writer David T ...

'' (2000)

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* 1957 births Living people Film directors from Melbourne {{Australia-film-director-stub