The Sapphires：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Wayne Blair
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Keith Thompson
(written by) &: Tony Briggs
(written by): Tony Briggs
(adapted from the stage play by)

Cast

Tanika Lonesborough
Young Gail: Nioka Brennan
Young Kay: Lynette Narkle
Nanny Theresa: Kylie Belling
Geraldine: Tammy Anderson
Evelyn: Miah Madden
Young Julie: Ava Jean Miller-Porter
Young Cynthia: Carlin Briggs
Young Jimmy: Gregory J. Fryer
Selwyn: Miranda Tapsell
Cynthia: Deborah Mailman
Gail: Jessica Mauboy
Julie: Koby Murray
Baby Hartley: Hunter Page-Lochard
Stevie Kayne: Chris O'Dowd
Dave Lovelace: Judith Lucy
Merle: Annette Hodgson
Noelene: Tom Whitechurch
Young Tommy: Shari Sebbens
Kay: Georgina Haig
Glynis: Rhys Muldoon
Uncle Ed: Barry Conrad
Singing Sailor: Ace Spencer Davis
Singing Sailor: Rodney Todd
Ed's Bass Player: Eric Rasmussen
Ed's Guitarist: Julian Bel Bachir
Ed's Drummer: Amy Miller-Porter
Vera: Clarence Thane
Bruce the Handyman: Merelyn Adamson
Major Wicks: Meyne Wyatt
Jimmy Middleton: Don Battee
Myron Ritchie: Tory Kittles
Robby: Kim Quyen
Myron's Girl: Hai Thao
Seamstress: Hoang Hiep
Seamstress' Son: Cleave Williams
Duggie: Marty Farrugia
Max: Ben Rodgers
Fish: Jasper Sarkodee
Pinky: Eka Darville
Hendo: T.J. Power
Lt. Jensen: Stuart Christie
Government Official: Quan Tran
Vietcong Commander: Wayne McDaniel
Lou McGarrick: Johnny Brady
Marine Sergeant: Sam North
Young Marine: Kenny Luu
Desk Clerk: Scott Brantley
US Soldier: Naomi Davis
Local Racist: Blake Dubler
US Marine 1: Jake Ryan
Cochese: Maria Tran
Guerilla Fighter

Produced by

Rosemary Blight
producer (produced by): Tony Briggs
associate producer: Kylie Du Fresne
producer (produced by): Lauren Edwards
associate producer: Ben Grant
executive producer: Soon Kie Lee
executive producer: Belinda Mravicic
line producer: John Sim
executive producer: Bob Weinstein
executive producer: Harvey Weinstein
executive producer: Gordon Westman
producer: Fatman Films: Tristan Whalley
executive producer

Music by

Cezary Skubiszewski
(original music composed by)

Cinematography by

Warwick Thornton
director of photography

Editing by

Dany Cooper

Casting By

Nikki Barrett
: Randi Hiller
: Tamara-Lee Notcutt
: Natalie Wall

Production Design by

Melinda Doring

Art Direction by

Janie Parker

Set Decoration by

Glen W. Johnson

Costume Design by

Tess Schofield

Makeup Department

Sarah Bernard
hair stylist / makeup artist: Chloe Brunskill
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist: Melissa Chew
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist: Wendy De Waal
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist: Dalia Fernandez
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist: Troy Follington
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist: Victoria Forrester
hair attachment / makeup attachment: Nikki Gooley
hair supervisor / makeup designer: Ann-Marie Gosse
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist: Kim Lambert
hair attachment / makeup attachment: Emma Matthews
hair attachment / makeup attachment: Kieu Thu Nguyen
makeup artist: Vietnam: Loan Nguyen
makeup artist: Bec Taylor
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist: Ba Tuoc
makeup artist: Vietnam: Maddison Turner
makeup artist: Work Experience: Sheldon Wade
additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist: Jackie Wallington
hair stylist assistant / makeup artist assistant: Katie Wright
hair attachment / makeup attachment: Leanne Belbin
makeup/hair attachment (uncredited)

Production Management

Tic Carroll
unit manager: Lili Pham
production supervisor: Vietnam: Trang Pham
production supervisor: Vietnam: Anh Hoa Tran
production supervisor: Vietnam (as Hoa Tran)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Ziggy Coolahan
fourth assistant director: Tremaine Egan
third assistant director: Kenny Luu
second assistant director: Vietnam: Andrew Pante
additional assistant director: Tom Read
first assistant director (as Thomas Read): Tracey Rigney
director's attachment: Adam Smillie
second assistant director

Art Department

Parihaka Beazley
carpenter: Suzanne Buljan
graphic design: Kate Campbell
buyer / set dresser: Chris Cleary
senior buyer / set dresser: Rebecca Cohen
props mistress: Jodie Cooper
art department assistant: James Cox
standby props: Rohan Dawson
set finisher: Matt Dunn
carpenter: Chris Forde
set builder: Greg Hajdu
construction manager: Darren Hardie
scenic artist: Shaun Hayes
foreman: Marke Ikke
foreman: Glenn Johnson
greens: Marni Kornhauser
additional buyer (as Marnie Kornhauser): John Marsh
designer: look book: Anna McEwan
buyer / set dresser: Rory Mckernan
set builder: Anthony McNeil
assistant standby props: Charporn Meng
art director: Vietnam: Mark Panucci
leading hand: Huy Hien Phan
property master: Vietnam: Lauren Richards
additional buyer: Andy Robinson
scenic artist (as Andrew Robinson): Peter Sheehan
storyboard artist: Diana Snape
art department coordinator: Jeff Sturm
set dresser: Dan Van Son
Stagehand: Callum Webster
design assistant: Tony Watt
carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Shanti Burn
boom operator: Glenn Butler
second sound re-recording mixer: Jared Dwyer
assistant sound editor: Bruce Emery
dolby engineer: Katherine Glass
sound attachment: Sue Kerr
boom operator: Bronwyn Murphy
dialogue editor: Ben Osmo
sound recordist: Andrew Plain
sound supervisor: Angus Robertson
head of sound: StageOne: John Simpson
foley artist: Lisa Simpson
foley engineer: Pete Smith
re-recording mixer (as Peter Smith): William Ward
sound effects editor: Tara Webb
sound attachment: Megan Wedge
atmospheres editor: Sam Zubrycki
synch check technician

Special Effects by

Rodney Burke
special effects supervisor: SPFX Australia

Visual Effects by

Geoff Aitken
digital intermediate compositor: EFilm Australia: Chad E. Collier
data operations manager: Method Studios: Dustin Cumming
compositor: Method Studios: Jayne da Costa
senior visual effects producer: Method Studios (as Jayne Da Costa): Rahul Deshprabhu
3d artist: Method Studios: Ian Dodman
digital effects supervisor: Method Studios: John Durney
digital intermediate compositor: EFilm Australia: Liz Ellis
senior visual effects designer: Method Studios: Grant Everett
digital effects supervisor: Method Studios: David James Henderson
3d artist (as David Henderson) / 3d artist: Method Studios (as David Henderson): Chris Jackson
compositor: Method Studios: Mike James
matte painter: Method Studios: Danny Janevski
matte painter: Method Studios: Gyuri Kiss
lead 3d supervisor: Method Studios: Llaszlo Kiss
3d artist: Method Studios: Helen Kok
visual effects coordinator: Method Studios: Konstantin Kovalenko
lead animator: Method Studios: Rosano Lepri
compositor: Method Studios: Blake Muir
lead compositor: Method Studios: Jongsu Oh
3d artist: Method Studios: David Orman
visual effects data manager: Method Studios: Tim Parsons
compositor: Method Studios: Sebastian Ravagnani
3d artist: Method Studios: Gabriel Reichle
lead compositor: Method Studios: Andrew Robinson
visual effects executive producer: Method Studios: James Rogers
visual effects supervisor: Method Studios: Adam Smith
assistant visual effects editor: Spectrum Films: Ben Tanti
compositor: Method Studios: Jonathan Taranto
matte painter: Method Studios: Jensen Toms
3d artist: Method Studios: Randy Vellacott
compositor: Method Studios: Rakitha Vithanage
3d artist: Method Studios: Rod Wallwork
digital intermediate compositor: EFilm Australia: David Woodland
matte painter: Method Studios: Chris Young
3d artist: Method Studios: Hunny Agarwal
roto artist (uncredited): Adam S. Jones
digital compositor (uncredited): Vijay Kadapatti
visual effects roto coordinator (uncredited): Den Serras
roto/paint supervisor: Deluxe (uncredited): Richard Swan
creative director (uncredited)

Stunts

Dean Gould
stunt coordinator: Neal Horton
stunt: Marine: Beau Karolos
stunt: Marine: Leo Stripp
stunt: Marine (as Leon Stripp): Ben Toyer
stunt: Marine: Dennis Kreusler
utility stunts (uncredited): Samuel R. Wright
utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ian Barton
best boy grip: Damien Beebe
camera operator: epk: Jason Binnie
first assistant camera: pickups: Paul Booth
gaffer: Richard Brown
scorpio head technician: Robbie Burr
additional electrician: Garfield Darlington
additional electrician: Drew English
second assistant camera: Martin Fargher
key grip: Russell Fewtrell
best boy: Tommy Hankinson
lighting assistant: Effron Heather
additional electrician: Josef Heks
generator operator: Sherlyn Hii
second assistant camera: pickup: Glen Jenkins
additional electrician: Ben Lindberg
clapper loader: Nino Gaetano Martinetti
director of photography: pickup (as Nino Martinelli): Kyle Mathis
truck loader: Joe Meyers
additional photographer (as Joe Mayers): Cornel Ozies
camera attachment: Aaron Rapira
grip assistant: Mr. Seven
gaffer: Vietnam: Paul Shakeshaft
focus puller: Matthew Temple
camera operator (as Matt Temple) / steadicam operator (as Matt Temple): Ryan Thompson
grip assistant: Lisa Tomasetti
stills photographer: Jules Wurm
first assistant camera

Casting Department

Andrew Arbuthnot
extras casting coordinator: Nikki Barrett
Australian casting: Randi Hiller
US casting: Tamara-Lee Notcutt
US casting: Natalie Wall
Australian casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ghosne Aoun
costumer: Zoe Churchill
standby costumer: estras: Thanh Dinh
wardrobe assistant: Vietnam: Lisa Javelin
costume supervisor: Ruby Langton-Batty
costume assistant (as Ruby Langton Batty): Fiona MacKinnon
additional stand-by costumer: Trang Pham
wardrobe supervisor: Vietnam: Shane Phillips
costumer: Kitty Taube
assistant on-set wardrobe: Heather Wallace
stand-by costume assistant: Weave
costumer: Ruby Wells
standby costume (as Carolyn 'Ruby' Wells)

Editorial Department

Simon Alberry
operations manager: Kieran Bleakley
dailies transfers / video & dcp mastering: Luca Byrne
first assistant editor: Lucas Cain
video & dcp mastering: Kirstin-Marie Cetinich
video & dcp mastering: Olivier Fontenay
digital intermediate colorist: Alicia Gleeson
assistant editor: Spectrum Films: Matthew T. Griffin
digital intermediate editor: Katherine Heads
digital intermediate producer: Samuel Leighton-Dore
editor: epk (as Sam Leighton-Dore): Peter Luczak
i/o operator: Matthew M. North
digital intermediate supervisor: David O'Brien
video & dcp mastering: Mathieu Reid
color timer: Anthos Simon
post-production executive producer: Adam Smith
editor: archive material / editor: archive material, Spctrum Films: Nathan Smith
i/o operator: James Sutton
additional assistant editor: Kristian Whitlock
video & dcp mastering: Henry Yekanians
i/o operator

Location Management

Ed Donovan
location scout (as Edward Donovan): Thomas Grant
location assistant: Peter Hicks
location manager: Mena Magill
location assistant: Daniel Power
location scout: Hai Ta
location manager: Vietnam: Tri Tran
location manager: Vietnam

Music Department

Scott Aplin
keyboard teacher and hand double: James Black
musician: guitar: Mike Brignardello
musician: bass: Dan Brown
additional music mixer: Pat Buchanan
musician: guitar: Chris Carmichael
arranger: strings, 'I Can't Hely Myself (Sugar Pie Honeybunch)' / musician: strings, 'I Can't Hely Myself (Sugar Pie Honeybunch)': Doug de Vries
musician: guitar: Chris Dunn
musician: trombone: Adam Engelhardt
overdub engineeer: Sound Emporium and Sony Tree: Paul Gray
keyboard teacher and hand double / musician: additional keyboards, 'People Make the World A Better Place' / song pre-production programming: Robin Gray
score recordist: Allan Eaton Studio: Stephen Hadley
musician: bass (as Steve Hadley): Tony Harrell
musician: keyboards: Steve Herman
arranger: horn / musician: trumpet: Jim Hoke
musician: baritone sax: Bry Jones
music producer / vocal recording engineer: Brett Kelly
orchestra conductor: Larry 'Fuzzy' Knight
musician: bass, 'Burnt Biscuits' and 'Hush': Don Littleton
musician: drums, 'Burnt Biscuits' and 'Hush': Russ Long
engineer: Nashville Band recordings / engineer: The Brown Owl Nashville: Daryl McKenzie
conductor / orchestrator: The Melbourne Studio Orchestra
musicians: Greg Morrow
associate music producer: band recordings (as Greg Morow) / musician: drums (as Greg Morow): Michael O'Connell
recording engineer: C-Zee Studio: Vicki Philipson
musician: oboe: David Pritchard-Blunt
keyboard teacher and hand double (as David Pritchard): Dave Raven
musician: guitar, 'Burnt Biscuits' and 'Hush': Michael Rojas
musician: keyboards: Rich Sanford
song pre-production programming: Jake Savona
musician: electric piano: Christian Scallan
score mixer (as Chris Scallan): Gary Seeger
music supervisor: Cezary Skubiszewski
arranger: original music / music producer: original music / musician: electric piano and organ: John J.T. Thomas
musician: keyboards, 'Burnt Biscuits' and 'Hush' (as John 'JT' Thomas): Kyle Townsend
composer: additional music: Chris West
musician: tenor sax: Braddon Williams
vocal recording engineer: Trent Williamson
musician: harmonica and guitar, 'Burnt Biscuits' and 'Hush' (as Trent 'Kunga' Williamson): Mark Zellmer
assistant engineer: The Brown Owl Nashville: Damien Lane
musician: guitar (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Melina Burns
script supervisor: Charlie Carman
Script Development Manager: Milli Howson
script amendments

Transportation Department

Dean Maguire
vehicle coordinator (as Dean McGuire): Cameron Rock
assistant vehicle coordinator: Rob Flanagan
production driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Phi Anh
production assistant: Vietnam: Jules Bayliss
production assistant (as Julie-Anne Bayliss): Lou Bennett
cultural advisor: Sonia Borella
finance lawyer: Holding Redlich: Brian Carpenter
unit assistant: Rachael Coopes
drama coach: Raquelle David
assistant to producers: Charly Destombes
production executive: Goalpost Film (as Jessie Mangum): Deidre Eldridge-Doyle
nurse: Emily England
additional production runner: Mark Flynn
freight: Reel Freight Solutions: Michaela Gerahty
unit assistant: Scott Glading
additional nurse: Ryan Griffen
intern to producers: Lani Hepi
production assistant: Milli Herzberg
personal trainer: The Sapphires: Hai Ho
production assistant: Vietnam: Hue Hoang
production assistant: Vietnam: Mike Horvath
production secretary: Dennis Kreusler
assistant military advisor: Tracey Mair
publicist: TM Publicity: Gideon Marshall
armourer: Bryce Menzies
legals: Marshalls and Dent Lawyers: Christine Moran
production accountant: Jane Moroney
assistant accountant: Rosie Murray
nurse: Chrissy Norford
assistant choreographer: Stephen Page
choreographer: Daniel Palmer
production runner: Jolie Phillips
post-production accountant: Andrew Playford
unit assistant: Clare Pollard
caterer: Camera Cooks: Steve Pratt
insurance: Webster Hyde Heath: Natasha Saba
additional production runner (as Natasha Saba Roper): Lisa Savage
archive researcher: Spectrum Films: Cassandra Simpson
production coordinator: Kerri Smith
additional nurse: Corrie Soeterboek
completion guarantor: Peter Sparke
military and webbing assistant: Tracey Rose Sparke
military advisor (as Ian Sparke): Adam Stripp
safety supervisor: Takahiro Suzuki
title and credits: Zeta Thomson
cultural advisor: Jan Thornton
lab liaison: Chop Tn
production assistant: Vietnam: Dani Chau To
production assistant: Vietnam: Anh Hoa Tran
government liaison: Vietnam (as Hoa Tran) / script translator: Vietnamese (as Hoa Tran): Xuan Tran
catering: Vietnam: Tram Trang
production assistant: Vietnam: Lauren Wild
travel coordinator: Samuel R. Wright
assistant military advisor (as Sam Wright): Fiona Young
unit assistant: Tom Jackson
additional production runner (uncredited): Tim Sawatzki
assistant military advisor (uncredited): Jaimie Stevens
assistant to executive (uncredited)

Thanks

Beverley Briggs
especially like to thank: Sally Browning
thanks: Jessie Drake Mangum
the producers wish to thank (as Jessie Mangum): Naomi Mayers
especially like to thank: Jean Mostyn
special thanks: Lois Peeler
especially like to thank: Laurel Robinson
especially like to thank