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The Getting of Wisdom

Description: 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.

Genres: Drama

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 101 minutes

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Susannah Fowle

Played Laura Tweedle Rambotham

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Hilary Ryan

Played Evelyn

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Terence Donovan

Played Tom McNamara

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Patricia Kennedy

Played Miss Chapman

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Sheila Helpmann

Played Mrs. Gurley

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Candy Raymond

Played Miss Zielinski

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Barry Humphries

Played Rev. Strachey

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John Waters

Played Rev. Shepherd

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Kerry Armstrong

Played Kate

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Sigrid Thornton

Played Maria

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