1981 TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes Against the Grain: More Meat Than Wheat Tim Burns Michael Callaghan, Sandy Edwards, Joy Burns, Mary Burns, Letham Burns, George Sutton, Mental as Anything, Robert Burns, Helen Grace, Greedy Smith, Lindsay Smith Drama IMDb Airhawk: Star Of The North David Baker Eric Oldfield, Louise Howitt, Michael Aitkens, Elli Maclure, Jonathan Oldham, Philip Ross, Richard Moss, David Robson Action / Drama TV film aka Air Hawk Alison's Birthday Ian Coughlan feature film Angels of War Gavan Daws, Hank Nelson Documentary IMDb Around the World with Dot Yoram Gross Drew Forsythe, Barbara Frawley, Ron Haddrick, Anne Haddy, Ross Higgins Animation IMDb Ayers Rock Paul Winkler Short IMDb The Best of Friends Michael Robertson Angela Punch McGregor, Graeme Blundell, Ruth Cracknell, Henri Szeps, Graham Rouse, Moya O'Sullivan, Les Foxcroft, Mark Lee, Sonja Tallis, Deborah Gray, Serge Lazareff, Alan Becher, Ron Falk, Maggie Dence, Gordon McDougall Comedy / Romance IMDb Centrespread Tony Paterson Paul Trahair, Kylie Foster, Ivor Louis, Jack Neate, Edson Annan, Mark Watson Drama / Romance Feature film A Dangerous Summer Quentin Masters Tom Skerritt, Ian Gilmour, James Mason, Wendy Hughes, Ray Barrett, Kim Deacon, Guy Doleman, Shane Porteous, Norman Kaye Drama / Thriller Feature film IMDb Deadline Arch Nicholson Barry Newman, Trisha Noble, Bill Kerr, Alwyn Kurts, Bruce Spence, Vincent Ball, John Ewart, Willie Fennell, Eric Pearce, Sean Scully, Robert Hughes, Wallas Eaton, Norman Kaye, Noel Trevarthen Drama / Thriller Feature film US Co-production Doctors & Nurses Maurice Murphy Rebecca Rigg, Miguel Lopez, Pamela Stephenson, Bert Newton, Richard Meikle, Andrew McFarlane, Drew Forsythe, Mary Anne Davidson, Jeremy Larson, Graeme Blundell, Terry Bader, June Salter, Joshua Samuels, Sarah Lambert Family / Comedy Feature film IMDb Double Deal Brian Kavanagh Louis Jourdan, Angela Punch McGregor, Warwick Comber, Diane Craig, Bruce Spence, Peter Cummins, June Jago, Joan Letch, Kerry Walker Crime / Drama / Thriller Feature film IMDb Gallipoli Peter Weir Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Bill Hunter, Harold Hopkins, Robert Grubb, David Argue, Tim McKenzie, Ron Graham Drama / War Feature film IMDb Grendel Grendel Grendel Alexander Stitt Peter Ustinov Animation / Adventure IMDb Homicide Squad Bob Meillon John Gregg, Roger Ward, Frank Gallacher, Andrew Clarke, Ken Goodlet, Susanne Haworth, Louise Howitt, Michael Pate, Maureen Edwards, John Ley, Peter Cummins, Kerry Francis, Max Phipps, Rosie Bailey, Jeff Ashby, Jon Geros, Alan Hardy, Adrian Wright, Garry Meadows, Alwyn Kurts, Betty Lucas, Peter Kowitz Drama / Thriller TV film / TV Pilot aka The Squad Hoodwink Claude Whatham John Hargreaves, Judy Davis, Dennis Miller, Max Cullen, Wendy Hughes, Les Foxcroft, Colin Friels, Paul Chubb, Ralph Cotterill, Wendy Strethlow, Willie Fennell, Ray Meagher, Michael Caton, Paul Sonkkila, Lex Marinos, Geoffrey Rush, Martin Vaughan Crime / Comedy / Drama Feature filmIMDb The Killing of Angel Street Donald Crombie Elizabeth Alexander, John Hargreaves, Reg Lye, Alexander Archdale, Arkie Whiteley, Ric Herbert, Caz Lederman, Gordon McDougall, David Downer, Brendon Lunney, Allen Bickford, Norman Kaye Drama / Thriller Feature film IMDb, Entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival Lady Stay Dead Terry Bourke Chard Hayward, Louise Howitt, Deborah Coulls, Les Foxcroft, Roger Ward, James Elliott Drama / Horror / Thriller Feature film IMDb Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior George Miller Mel Gibson, Mike Preston, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, Syd Heylen, Arkie Whiteley, Kjell Nilsson, William Zappa Action / Drama Feature film IMDb The Myth Makers Jonathan Dawson Documentary ShortIMDb Nightmares John Lamond feature film Pacific Banana John D. Lamond Graeme Blundell, Robin Stewart, Deborah Gray, Helen Hemingway, Luan Peters, Alan Hopgood, Alyson Best Comedy Feature film IMDb Puberty Blues Bruce Beresford Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja, Geoff Rhoe, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Alan Cassell, Kirrily Nolan, Rowena Wallace, Tony Hughes, Sandy Paul, Leander Brett, Jay Hackett, Ned Lander, Joanne Olsen, Julie Medana, Michael Shearman, Dean Dunstone, Kate Sheil Comedy / Drama Feature film IMDb Race for the Yankee Zephyr David Hemmings Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence, George Peppard, Bruno Lawrence, Harry Rutherford-Jones, Robert Bruce, Grant Tilly Action / Adventure Feature film shot in New Zealand IMDb, aka " Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr" Road Games Richard Franklin Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward, Bill Stacey, Thaddeus Smith, Stephen Millichamp, Alan Hopgood, Robert Thompson, Grant Page, Angie La Bozetta Drama / Thriller Feature film IMDb Run Rebecca, Run! Peter Maxwell Simone Buchanan, Henri Szeps, John Stanton, John Ewart, Cornelia Frances, Mary Anne Severne, John Stanton, Adam Garnett, Ron Haddrick, Martin Vaughan, Peter Sumner Family Drama Feature film IMDb Save the Lady Leon Thau Miranda Cartledge, Robert Clarkson, Matthew Excell, Kim Clifford, John Cobley, Desmond Tester, Barry Rugless, John Stone, Guy Marchand, Bill Kerr Adventure Family Feature filmIMDb Strange Behavior Michael Laughlin Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor, Horror / Thriller Feature film shot in New Zealand IMDb, AKA "Dead Kids" Strange Residues Alex Proyas Colin Freganza, Kathy Fenton ShortIMDb The Survivor David Hemmings Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Peter Sumner, Joseph Cotten, Angela Punch-McGregor, Lorna Lesley, Paul Sonkkila, Adrian Wright, Ralph Cotterill Drama / Mystery / Thriller Feature film Viva! San Fermin Ivor Bowen Documentary IMDb Winter of Our Dreams John Duigan Judy Davis, Bryan Brown, Baz Luhrmann, Cathy Downes, Peter Mochrie, Mervyn Drake, Robert Hughes, Caz Lederman, Mercia Deane-Johns, Gia Carides Drama Feature film IMDb, Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival Wrong Side of the Road Ned Lander Ronnie Ansell, Peter Butler, Franco Carli, Sam Cohen, John Francis, Donald Freshwater, Leslie Graham, Ken Hampton Jr., Chris Haywood, Christian Jocumsen, Chris Jones Documentary / Biography / Drama / Music Feature film IMDb
See also 1981 in Australia 1981 in Australian television
References
External links Australian film at the Internet Movie Database