Michael Thornhill (born 29 March 1941 in Sydney, Australia ) is a film
producer, screenwriter, and director.He has a background in freelance
journalism and publishing including working as a film critic. He was a
member of the WEA Film Study Group in the 1960s where he met writers
Ken Quinnell and Frank Moorhouse. He wrote film articles on film for
the WEA Film Study Group film journal Film Digest from 1965. He and
Ken Quinnell published the film journal SCJ : The Sydney cinema
journal from 1966â€"1968. He was the film critic for the Sydney
Morning Herald and The Australian (1969 to 1973).Michael Thornhill has
an extensive career in the Australian film industry. He is best known
for his films The F.J. Holden (1977) and Between Wars (1974). He
worked as a projectionist and film editor before turning to directing
short films and documentaries in the late 1960s. Some of his first
films were short documentaries made for the Commonwealth Film Unit
(now Film Australia) including The Esperance story (1968) and Cheryl
and Kevin (1974).He has directed many films with screenplays written
by Frank Moorhouse including The American Poet's Visit (1969), The
Girl from the Family of Man (1970) and The Machine Gun (1971), Between
Wars (1974), The Everlasting Secret Family (1988) and the docudrama
Who Killed Baby Azaria? (1983). His screenplays include The Esperance
story (1968), Cheryl and Kevin (1974), and his feature film The
Journalist (1979) . He has been the producer for many of his films
including Between Wars (1974), The F.J. Holden (1977), The
Ever-Lasting Secret Family (1988) and Who Killed Baby Azaria? (1983).
In the late 1970s and early 1980s he was a director of the New South
Wales Film Corporation, giving valuable support to films such as
Hoodwink (1981). In the mid-1980s he produced several high-rating
television programs such as The Great Gold Swindle (1984, executive
producer) and Robbery (1985, director and producer).
producer, screenwriter, and director.He has a background in freelance
journalism and publishing including working as a film critic. He was a
member of the WEA Film Study Group in the 1960s where he met writers
Ken Quinnell and Frank Moorhouse. He wrote film articles on film for
the WEA Film Study Group film journal Film Digest from 1965. He and
Ken Quinnell published the film journal SCJ : The Sydney cinema
journal from 1966â€"1968. He was the film critic for the Sydney
Morning Herald and The Australian (1969 to 1973).Michael Thornhill has
an extensive career in the Australian film industry. He is best known
for his films The F.J. Holden (1977) and Between Wars (1974). He
worked as a projectionist and film editor before turning to directing
short films and documentaries in the late 1960s. Some of his first
films were short documentaries made for the Commonwealth Film Unit
(now Film Australia) including The Esperance story (1968) and Cheryl
and Kevin (1974).He has directed many films with screenplays written
by Frank Moorhouse including The American Poet's Visit (1969), The
Girl from the Family of Man (1970) and The Machine Gun (1971), Between
Wars (1974), The Everlasting Secret Family (1988) and the docudrama
Who Killed Baby Azaria? (1983). His screenplays include The Esperance
story (1968), Cheryl and Kevin (1974), and his feature film The
Journalist (1979) . He has been the producer for many of his films
including Between Wars (1974), The F.J. Holden (1977), The
Ever-Lasting Secret Family (1988) and Who Killed Baby Azaria? (1983).
In the late 1970s and early 1980s he was a director of the New South
Wales Film Corporation, giving valuable support to films such as
Hoodwink (1981). In the mid-1980s he produced several high-rating
television programs such as The Great Gold Swindle (1984, executive
producer) and Robbery (1985, director and producer).
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