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Three Dollars
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Three Dollars

2005-04-21 · 118 min · ★ 6.9

Drama

Eddie is a principled man, with a wife, a daughter and a mortgage and leads a seemingly stable and happy life as a government land assessor. Yet when the forces of economic and social change threaten this, he realises just how fragile his reality and security is. After losing his job, he checks his bank balance and finds he has only 'three dollars' to his name.

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Directors
Robert Connolly
Production companies
Australian Film Commission, Madman Entertainment, Film Victoria, Showtime Australia, Australian Film Finance Corporation
Countries
Australia
Status
Released

Top Cast

David WenhamDavid WenhamEddie Harnovey
Sarah WynterSarah WynterAmanda
Frances O'ConnorFrances O'ConnorTanya Harnovey
David RobertsDavid RobertsGerard
Joanna Hunt-ProkhovnikAbby Harnovey
Nico BilleamTiny
Christopher BunworthChamberlain
Nicole NaboutNicole NaboutKate
Phillip GriffithsYoung Eddie Harnovey
Casey PetersenYoung Amanda
Phil JonesMr Claremont
Helen FletcherAmanda's Mother
Kieron O'LearyYoung Eddie's Father
Julia BlakeJulia BlakeTanya's Mother
John FlausJohn FlausOld Man Williamson
Elspeth BallantyneElspeth BallantyneEddie's Mother
Jim AlexanderEddie's Father
Robert MenziesRobert MenziesNick
Jackie KelleherAspirin Lady
Julie ForsythTailor

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