The Fourth Wish
The poignant struggle of a man to grant his terminally ill son three wishes - and the obstacles cast in his way of achieving this goal.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Released
- 1976
- Country
- Australia
Details
Release year: 1976
Storyline
The poignant struggle of a man to grant his terminally ill son three wishes - and the obstacles cast in his way of achieving this goal.
Top credits
John Meillon — Casey- Robert Bettles — Sean
Michael Craig — Dr. Richardson- Anne Haddy — Dr. Kirk
Did you know
• This was the first ever contemporary feature film to be entirely shot in and around the city of Adelaide and its environs since the silent film era.
• One of two Australian movies both debuting in 1976 where the then child actor Robert Bettles played a character with a disease or disability. In Let the Balloon Go (1976) his character has poliomyelitis (aka polio and infantile paralysis) whilst in The Fourth Wish (1976) his character has terminal leukaemia.
• According to the film's closing credits, the movie's "music [was] played by the augmented University of Adelaide Wind Quintet."
User reviews
One of those unforgotten Oz pics, I wish you'll see
An above average drama about overcoming the reality of dying.
A Truly Beautiful Australian Film
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Color
- Color
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