Alvin Purple [SEP] director
Alvin Purple
Alvin Purple is a 1973 Australian comedy film starring Graeme Blundell, written by Alan Hopgood and directed by Tim Burstall.
It received largely negative reviews from local film critics. Despite this it was a major hit with Australian audiences. "Alvin Purple" became the most commercially successful Australian film released to that time, breaking the box office record set by Michael Powell's pioneering Anglo-Australian comedy feature "They're a Weird Mob" (1966).
The score and title theme were composed by Australian
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- "Libido" (1973, director, one part of the four part feature film - "The Child")
- "Alvin Purple" (1973, director, feature film)
- "Petersen" (1974, director, feature film)
- "Alvin Rides Again" (1974, producer and co-writer, feature film)
- "End Play" (1975, director, feature film)
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