Director: | John Dixon |
Starring: | Paul Williams Telly Savalas Kris McQuade |
Country: | Australia |
Language: | English |
Producer: | Ross Close Russell Kennedy |
Cinematography: | David Connell |
Runtime: | 182 minutes |
Company: | Onset Productions |
Budget: | A$5.25 million[1] |
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]
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]