Rose Against the Odds

Australian TV series or program

Rose Against the Odds
Written by	John Dixon
Directed by	John Dixon
Starring	Paul Williams Telly Savalas Kris McQuade
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Ross Close Russell Kennedy
Cinematography	David Connell
Running time	182 minutes
Production company	Onset Productions
Budget	A$5.25 million^[1]
Original release
Release	29 September (1991-09-29) – 30 September 1991 (1991-09-30)

Rose Against the Odds is a 1991 two-part Australian miniseries written and directed by John Dixon.^[1] It chronicles the life of Australian Aboriginal boxer Lionel Rose.^[2]

Production

The series was conceived in 1983 and financed by the Seven Network, Film Victoria and Australian Film Finance Corporation. It was filmed in Melbourne, Los Angeles and Japan.^[1]

Cast

Paul Williams as Lionel Rose
Tony Barry as Jack Rennie
Kris McQuade as Shirley Rennie
Steve Jacobs as Frank Oakes
Telly Savalas as George Parnassus
Tsurutarô Kataoka as Fighting Harada
Vikki Blanche as Jenny Oakes
Frankie J. Holden as Tom Price
Rhonda Roberts as Gina Rose
Lorraine Mafi-Williams as Adelaide Rose
Alan Campbell as Young Lionel
Jie Pitman as Young Michael
David Wirrpanda as Young Ted
Jacinta Stapleton as Young Jenny
Tim Sullivan as Reporter^[3]
Bob Ansett as Reg Ansett

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Brown, Malcolm (23 September 1991). "Black & Blue". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p228-229
^ ""Rose Against the Odds (1991)"". IMDb. Retrieved 31 December 2014.