Anthony Buckley

Anthony Buckley AO (born 27 July 1937) is an Australian film editor and producer.

Anthony Buckley

AO
Born (1937-07-27) 27 July 1937
Occupation(s)Film producer, editor
Years active1958–2010

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.[1]

He edited Michael Powell's Age of Consent.[2]

In 1974 he produced the train film A Steam Train Passes.[3] 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.[4]

Awards

Partial filmography

As editor

As producer
  • Forgotten Cinema (1967) – documentary
  • Snow, Sand and Savages
  • Caddie (1976)
  • A Steam Train Passes (1974)
  • The Night the Prowler (1978)
  • The Killing of Angel Street (1981)
  • Bliss (1985)
  • The Harp in the South (1986)
  • Poor Man's Orange (1987)
  • The Heroes (1989) – mini-series
  • Roads Without Wheels. Man on the Rim: The Peopling of the Pacific. Landmark Media. 1989.[6]
  • More Winners – Mr Edmond (1990)
  • Heroes II: The Return (1991) – mini-series
  • Nazi Supergrass (1993)
  • Bedevil (1993)
  • The Celluloid Heroes (1995) - documentary series
  • Yum Cha Cha (2001)
  • Oyster Farmer (2004)
  • Savannahlander (2008)
  • Gulflander (2010)

References
  1. David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p11
  2. "Age of Consent (1969)". BFI.
  3. "A Steam Train Passes (1975)". BFI.
  4. "Anthony Buckley". BFI.
  5. "Anthony Buckley AM – Australian Screen Editors". www.screeneditors.com.au.
  6. Roads Without Wheels (DVD). Man on the Rim: The Peopling of the Pacific. Robert Raymond (Director). Alan Thorne (Narrator). Anthony Buckley (Producer). Falls Church, VA: Landmark Media. 1989. OCLC 664751633.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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