Three Dollars

Apr 21, 2005

1h 58m

★ 6.9

The epic story of an ordinary man

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Australian Film Commission

Madman Entertainment

Film Victoria

Showtime Australia

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Three Dollars Trailers

Cast

Eddie Harnovey

David Wenham

Amanda

Sarah Wynter

Tanya Harnovey

Frances O'Connor

Gerard

David Roberts

Abby Harnovey

Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik

Tiny

Nico Billeam

Chamberlain

Christopher Bunworth

Kate

Nicole Nabout

Young Eddie Harnovey

Phillip Griffiths

Young Amanda

Casey Petersen

Mr Claremont

Phil Jones

Amanda's Mother

Helen Fletcher

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