Directing
Ken Hannam
Born — Died
1929-07-12 — 2004-11-16
Place of birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Known for
6.4When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his predecessor has disappeared without a trace - and that nobody seems too concerned about it. As Simon probes deeper into the disappearance, the inhabitants of a forbidding estate called "Summerfield" take on more and more significance.
Summerfield
1977
6.5Fourth adaptation and first made for television of the classic Australian bushranger novel "Robbery Under Arms" by Rolf Boldrewood. Made by the South Australian Film Corporation during the mini-series boom of the 1980s and lensed in the Flinders Ranges, it stars Sam Neill as the infamous Captain Starlight.
Robbery Under Arms
1985
4.0Tom Cooper, a married man recently returned from WWI, falls in love with an artist visiting his country town, but he has misgivings after meeting her city friends.
Break of Day
1976
8.0A German professor un-nerves the residents when he claims to have been in a small Yorkshire moors inn sometime previously.
I Have Been Here Before
1964
7.0Eric and Diana Carver move into a new home in the country, but a series of strange events soon cause Diana to suspect the house is haunted by the ghost of a man. A ghost who seems to be interested in her particularly.
To Lay a Ghost
1971
6.5The harsh, competitive world of Australian sheep-shearers provides the setting for this powerful film. Foley and 'Black Arthur' do battle for the position of 'top shearer' amid the boozy world of men isolated from civilisation. After weeks of work they are confronted with non-union labour undercutting them - a situation which leads to a violent conclusion.
Sunday Too Far Away
1975
Behind the camera
6.4When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his predecessor has disappeared without a trace - and that nobody seems too concerned about it. As Simon probes deeper into the disappearance, the inhabitants of a forbidding estate called "Summerfield" take on more and more significance.
Summerfield
1977
6.5Fourth adaptation and first made for television of the classic Australian bushranger novel "Robbery Under Arms" by Rolf Boldrewood. Made by the South Australian Film Corporation during the mini-series boom of the 1980s and lensed in the Flinders Ranges, it stars Sam Neill as the infamous Captain Starlight.
Robbery Under Arms
1985
4.0Tom Cooper, a married man recently returned from WWI, falls in love with an artist visiting his country town, but he has misgivings after meeting her city friends.
Break of Day
1976
8.0A German professor un-nerves the residents when he claims to have been in a small Yorkshire moors inn sometime previously.
I Have Been Here Before
1964
8.0A German professor un-nerves the residents when he claims to have been in a small Yorkshire moors inn sometime previously.
I Have Been Here Before
1964
7.0Eric and Diana Carver move into a new home in the country, but a series of strange events soon cause Diana to suspect the house is haunted by the ghost of a man. A ghost who seems to be interested in her particularly.
To Lay a Ghost
1971
6.5The harsh, competitive world of Australian sheep-shearers provides the setting for this powerful film. Foley and 'Black Arthur' do battle for the position of 'top shearer' amid the boozy world of men isolated from civilisation. After weeks of work they are confronted with non-union labour undercutting them - a situation which leads to a violent conclusion.
Sunday Too Far Away
1975
NRA dinner party spirals out of control, as arguments flare and ideologies clash.
Sweeping Plains
1976
NRA police computer expert is seconded to Belfast to track down the identity of an IRA mole.
Crossfire
1988
8.7Dawn! is a 1979 Australian sports biopic about the three-time Olympic gold medallist swimmer Dawn Fraser.
Dawn!
1979
