The film’s two biggest stars, Hollywood actors Jai Courtney and Geoffrey Rush, did not attend yesterday’s premiere.

“He was amazing to work with, he just commands the camera.” Gulpilil, who lives in Murray Bridge, has a walk-on role in the new version as the father of Fingerbone Bill. “A lot of people ask me, ‘What’s it like following in David Gulpilil’s shoes?’ That is an honour,” Jamieson said. Jamieson plays Fingerbone Bill, the character Gulpilil made famous in the 1976 original. Looking frail and walking with the aid of a cane, the charismatic actor met with director Shawn Seet, and the film’s stars Finn Little, Erik Thomson and Trevor Jamieson. Camera Icon Credit: News Limited Camera Icon Actor David Gulpilil, who played the Fingerbone Bill in the original version, at the premiere. Gulpilil, 65, joined cast and crew for the preview of the much-anticipated remake of the classic movie, which shot him to fame in the 1970s. Tours include Coorong Boat cruise or canoe trip, historic train and paddleboat or join a scenic winery tour.Like he’s done so many times on-screen, legendary actor David Gulpilil almost stole the show at the world premiere of South Australian film Storm Boy on Sunday. To purchase the Storm Boy book or DVD, please contact the Goolwa Visitor Information Centreįollow this link to book a tour into Storm Boy Country on land or water. In 2017 a re-make of Storm Boy was created in various locations around the Fleurieu Peninsula and Alexandrina District including Goolwa, Port Elliot and the Coorong National Park. The film, starring Geoffrey Rush and Jai Courtney will be released in 2019. Above: The hardworking volunteers of Armfield Slip Wooden Boats, Goolwa, with Alexandrina Mayor Keith Parkes and the restored 'Hideaway' - Photo Credit: The Victor Harbor Times.Above: Crowds flock to Centenary Hall, Goolwa, for the 40 year anniversary screening of Storm Boy - Photo Credit: The Victor Harbor Times.Both the original and current Hideaway boats are now on display at Armfield Slip Wooden Boats. When in Goolwa you can visit Armfield Slip Wooden Boats on Tuesdays and Fridays to see 'Hideaway' and other interesting projects currently underway. The original boat from the film, 'Hideaway,' was also on display, thanks to the dedicated band of volunteers from Armfield Slip Wooden Boats who have painstakingly restored her. John was the illustrator of Storm Boy, a colleague and friend of Colin Thiele and they spent many hours fishing together on the Coorong. Special guests included Bill Cox, a former Teacher’s College student of Colin Thiele’s and longstanding volunteer from the Goolwa Library History Room, Avis Rohde (nee Thiele) who is Colin Thiele’s sister, and the family of John Baily. Alexandrina Council celebrated with a commemorative screening of the film in Centenary Hall , Goolwa. Fingerbone Bill teaches Storm Boy about the land, the sea and Indigenous people and the friendship that develops between the two offers an alternative model for blackwhite relations based on cooperation and respect. Above: Storm Boy Promotional Posters 1976 - Photo Credit: South Australian Film CommissionĢ016 saw the 40th Anniversary since the Storm Boy film was released with celebrations accross the district. Storm Boy was one of the first Australian films to cast an Indigenous Australian as a central character and in a positive role.See the movie trailer of the original 1976 'Storm Boy' film below Storm Boy went on to win a number of awards including the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film in 1977, not to mention a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival and a screening at the White House on President Carter's special request! You can read a fantastic synopsis of the film from SBS Movies here where Storm Boy is broken down to discover why the film is so important and what it really is about. Towns in the Alexandrina region including Goolwa and Port Elliot were featured in the film along with other locations including Meningie Lakes, Limestone Coast and both Sir Richard and Younghusband Peninsulas of the Coorong National Park. In 1976 the book was made into a feature film on the Fleurieu Peninsula and Coorong regions of South Australia. Above: Coorong National Park, South Australia - Photo Credit: SATC.Above: Storm Boy by Colin Theile, the original cover on the left, alongside more recent versions.The book concentrates on the boy's relationship with his father, the pelican and an Aboriginal man called Fingerbone Bill and is based right here in the Coorong region. The life of Storm Boy started in 1964 with Australian author Colin Thelie (16 November 1920 – 4 September 2006) writing a children's book about a boy and his pelican.

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