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Listen to the Lion is a 1977 short feature from Australia.

Listen to the Lion
Directed by	Henri Safran
Written by	Robert Hill
Produced by	Robert Hill
Starring	Wyn Roberts
Cinematography	Malcolm Richards
Edited by	Mervyn Lloyd
Music by	Michael Carlos
Production company	Stockton Ferri Films
Release date	5 September 1977
Running time	52 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$36,000[1]

Plot

A Sydney derelict lies drunk in an alley and is beaten up by thugs. A friend helps him find refuge in a night shelter. As he lies dying he has a vision of himself flying about the room. The man dies and after the cremation of his corpse, his spirit returns to the footpath.

Cast

• Wyn Roberts as Hunter
• Barry Lovett as one legged man
• Syd Heylen as Hunter's friend
• John Derum as evangelist

Production

The film was written by Robert Hill, a former journalist who spent months researching the life of homeless people in Sydney. A substantial portion of the budget was provided by the General Production Fund of the Australian Film Commission.[1]

Reception

The film won Greater Union Award for Best Fiction Film at the 1977 Sydney Film Festival and the Robert Mamoulian Award for the most distinguished Australian short film.[1]

Although shot before Storm Boy (1976), also directed by Henri Safran, it was not released until after that film.

References

External links

• Listen to the Lion at IMDb
• Listen to the Lion at Oz Movies

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