The Getting of Wisdom (1977)


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1h 41min | Drama | Aug 25, 1977 | Released

The Getting of Wisdom is based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson (born Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson). Her novel is thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. The film is about 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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Barry Humphries

Rev. Strachey

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Terence Donovan

Tom McNamara

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Candy Raymond

Miss Zielinski

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Patricia Kennedy

Miss Chapman

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Hilary Ryan

Evelyn

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John Waters

Rev. Shepherd

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Susannah Fowle

Laura Tweedle Rambotham

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Sheila Helpmann

Mrs. Gurley

Profile Barry Humphries Rev. Strachey
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