Writing
Sue Smith
Born January 1, 1959 (age 67)
Sue Smith (born 1959) is an Australian screenwriter and playwright. She is best known for writing or co-writing Australian television productions including Mabo (2012), Bastard Boys (2007), RAN (2006), The Road from Coorain (2002), The Leaving of Liverpool (1993), and Brides of Christ (1991). Her screenwriting for film includes Peaches (2004) and co-writing Saving Mr. Banks (2013).
Known For
Saving Mr. Banks · 2013Saving Mr. Banks
★ 7.32013
MovieComedyDrama
Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
Hammers Over the Anvil · 1994Hammers Over the Anvil
★ 5.81994
MovieRomanceDrama
Set in the summer of 1910 in Australia the film follows the story of 14 year old Alan Marshall (Alexander Outhread) as he stumbles out of childhood towards the exciting yet forbidding world of adulthood. For Alan, despite the effects of polio, there is only one passion in life - to become a great horseman just like his hero, the reclusive horse trainer East Driscoll (Russell Crowe). Alan is one of East's few friends and also one of the few who knows about the affair between East and the aristocratic English woman Grace McAlister (Charlotte Rampling). Things inevitably take a turn towards the tragic when East becomes determined to force Grace to leave her husband and run away with him. Hammers Over The Anvil is an evocative coming of age film from Australian director Ann Turner.
The Leaving of Liverpool · 1992The Leaving of Liverpool
★ 6.01992
MovieDramaHistory
A poignant and forceful saga which traces the fortunes of two English children uprooted from their beloved Liverpool dockside to the alien environment of Australia in the years following World War Two.
The Road from Coorain · 2002The Road from Coorain
★ 8.02002
MovieDramaTV Movie
A young girl comes of age in the Australian bush amid natural disaster and family tragedy.
Dead Letter Office · 1998Dead Letter Office
★ 6.91998
MovieComedyRomance
After years of having her letters to her estranged father come back as undeliverable, a young woman takes a job at a Dead Letter Office. She hopes to figure out how to locate her father. Unexpectedly, she finds a potential romance and begins to learn more about herself.
Touch the Sun: Princess Kate · 1988Touch the Sun: Princess Kate
★ 7.51988
MovieFamilyDrama
Kate McLelland's life is a normal one of a girl her age in the eastern suburbs, until her discovery that she is adopted. This is the story of her search for her natural mother and the resulting relationship.
Oddballs · 1984Oddballs
★ 4.01984
MovieComedy
A Canadian sex comedy about saving a summer camp from becoming a shopping mall.
West · 2007West
★ 4.32007
MovieDrama
Pete and Jerry are cousins living in Sydney's Western Suburbs, where life consists of drinking, getting stoned, getting in fights and hanging out. But things change forever when Pete and Jerry both fall in love with the same girl.









