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The Getting of Wisdom

The Getting of Wisdom

5.4/10 1977 1h 41m Released
Drama

Based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson, thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. A young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.

Director: Bruce Beresford
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Susannah Fowle
Susannah Fowle
Laura Tweedle Rambotha
 Hilary Ryan
Hilary Ryan
Evelyn
 Terence Donovan
Terence Donovan
Tom McNamara
 Patricia Kennedy
Patricia Kennedy
Miss Chapman
 Sheila Helpmann
Sheila Helpmann
Mrs. Gurley
 Candy Raymond
Candy Raymond
Miss Zielinski
 Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries
Rev. Strachey
 John Waters
John Waters
Rev. Shepherd
 Kerry Armstrong
Kerry Armstrong
Kate
 Sigrid Thornton
Sigrid Thornton
Maria

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