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Three Dollars

Three Dollars

The epic story of an ordinary man

Genres

Drama

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Eddie is a principled man, with a wife, a daughter and a mortgage and leads a seemingly stable and happy life as a government land assessor. Yet when the forces of economic and social change threaten this, he realises just how fragile his reality and security is. After losing his job, he checks his bank balance and finds he has only 'three dollars' to his name.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

21 April 2005

Country

Australia

Cast

David Wenham

David Wenham

Eddie Harnovey

Sarah Wynter

Sarah Wynter

Amanda

Frances O'Connor

Frances O'Connor

Tanya Harnovey

David Roberts

David Roberts

Gerard

Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik

Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik

Abby Harnovey

Nico Billeam

Nico Billeam

Tiny

Christopher Bunworth

Christopher Bunworth

Chamberlain

Nicole Nabout

Nicole Nabout

Kate

Phillip Griffiths

Phillip Griffiths

Young Eddie Harnovey

Casey Petersen

Casey Petersen

Young Amanda

Phil Jones

Phil Jones

Mr Claremont

Helen Fletcher

Helen Fletcher

Amanda's Mother

Kieron O'Leary

Kieron O'Leary

Young Eddie's Father

Julia Blake

Julia Blake

Tanya's Mother

John Flaus

John Flaus

Old Man Williamson

Elspeth Ballantyne

Elspeth Ballantyne

Eddie's Mother

Jim Alexander

Jim Alexander

Eddie's Father

Robert Menzies

Robert Menzies

Nick

Jackie Kelleher

Jackie Kelleher

Aspirin Lady

Julie Forsyth

Julie Forsyth

Tailor

Tom Budge

Tom Budge

Chicken Shop Assistant

Frank Kennedy

Frank Kennedy

Homeless Man

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