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Portrait of Tim Burstall

Directing

Tim Burstall

Career

Active from 1962 to 1996, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Man from Snowy River
The Man from Snowy River
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tim Burstall Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Catharsis
    4.0, average 5.1
  • Melancholy
    3.7, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    4.7, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Sex Comedy 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Historical Fiction 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

7 titles · average score 54
Nightmare at Bittercreek
Nightmare at Bittercreek (1988)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Great Expectations: The Untold Story
Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1987)

Director

Kangaroo
Kangaroo (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Naked Country
The Naked Country (1985)

Screenplay, Director

The Coolangatta Gold
The Coolangatta Gold (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Attack Force Z
Attack Force Z (1982)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Duet for Four
Duet for Four (1982)

Director, Producer

1970s

12 titles · average score 54
The Last of the Knucklemen
The Last of the Knucklemen (1979)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

High Rolling
High Rolling (1977)

Producer

The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser (1976)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer, Director

End Play
End Play (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer, Director

Australia After Dark
Australia After Dark (1975)
GoodWatch score 48

Executive Producer

Petersen
Petersen (1974)

Director, Writer

Three Old Friends
Three Old Friends (1974)

Director

Alvin Rides Again
Alvin Rides Again (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

Producer, Additional Writing

Alvin Purple
Alvin Purple (1973)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Director

Libido
Libido (1973)

Director

Stork
Stork (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

The Hot Centre Of The World
The Hot Centre Of The World (1971)

Director

1960s

4 titles
Two Thousand Weeks
Two Thousand Weeks (1969)

Director, Writer

Sculpture Australia 69
Sculpture Australia 69 (1969)

Director

Nullarbor Hideout
Nullarbor Hideout (1963)

Director

The Dance of the Angels: Ceramic Sculptures of John Perceval
The Dance of the Angels: Ceramic Sculptures of John Perceval (1962)

Director