• Director: David Elfick
• Release Year: 1988

Plot

This sequel to the 1987 Australian miniseries Fields of Fire was set in 1946. Having weathered WWII, British expatriate Bluey (Todd Boyce) had wed Dusty (Melissa Docker), one of his co-workers in the Australian cane fields. Once this occurred, the focus of the action shifted to a pair of new characters: Gina (Peta Toppano), an Italian refugee, and Franco (Joseph Spano), Gina's black-marketeer husband. Telecast by Australia's Nine Network in two installments on May 22 and 23, 1988, Fields of Fire II was, like its predecessor, inspired by Robert Donaldson's novel Cane. A third and final derivation, Fields of Fire III, aired in 1989. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Todd Boyce - Bluey
Ollie Hall - Tiny
Harold Hopkins - Whacker
John Jarratt - Jacko
Anne-Louise Lambert - Kate
Kris McQuade - Elsie
Joe Spano - Franco
Peta Toppano - Gina
Patrick Ward - Chook
Paul Bertram - Acreman
Melissa Docker - Dusty

Credit

David Elfick - Director; David Elfick - Short Story Author; Mark Moffatt - Composer (Music Score); Wayne Goodwin - Composer (Music Score); Patricia Johnson - Screenwriter; Frank Hammond - Cinematographer; Robert Marchand - Director; Robert Marchand - Short Story Author