Director: | Gary Conway |
Starring: | Alan Cassell Paul Smith Ray Meagher Linda Hartley |
Music: | Brian Beamish Peter Benson Anita Hardman Garry Hardman |
Cinematography: | Ross Berryman |
Editor: | Philip Reid |
Company: | South Australian Film Corporation Australian Children's Television Foundation |
Runtime: | 94 minutes |
Country: | Australia |
Language: | English |
The Fire in the Stone is a 1984 Australian made for television drama about teenagers in the town of Coober Pedy.[1] It is based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Colin Thiele.
When his precious cache of opals is stolen, 14-year-old Ernie, who lives with his alcoholic father in the harsh and lawless opal fields of inland Australia, sets out with a friend determined to find the thief.