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List of Australian films of 1981

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Al Clark, ed. (1983). The Film Year Book.

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"The Killing of Angel Street | Der Tod der Engelstrasse". berlinale.de. Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981) - IMDb, retrieved 24 May 2021

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Strange Behavior (1981) - IMDb, retrieved 24 May 2021

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"1983 :: Moscow International Film Festival". moscowfilmfestival.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 24 May 2021.

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Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
Against the Grain: More Meat Than Wheat	Tim Burns	Michael Callaghan, Sandy Edwards, Joy Burns, Mary Burns, Letham Burns, George Sutton, Mental as Anything, Robert Burns, Helen Grace, Greedy Smith, Lindsay Smith	Drama	IMDb
Airhawk: Star Of The North	David Baker	Eric Oldfield, Louise Howitt, Michael Aitkens, Elli Maclure, Jonathan Oldham, Philip Ross, Richard Moss, David Robson	Action / Drama TV film	aka Air Hawk
Alison's Birthday	Ian Coughlan		feature film	^[1]
Angels of War	Gavan Daws, Hank Nelson		Documentary	IMDb
Around the World with Dot	Yoram Gross	Ashley Arye, Drew Forsythe, Barbara Frawley, Ron Haddrick, Keith Scott	Animation	IMDb
Ayers Rock	Paul Winkler		Short	IMDb
The Best of Friends	Michael Robertson	Angela Punch McGregor, Graeme Blundell, Ruth Cracknell, Henri Szeps, Graham Rouse, Moya O'Sullivan, Les Foxcroft, Mark Lee, Sonja Tallis, Deborah Gray, Serge Lazareff, Alan Becher, Ron Falk, Maggie Dence, Gordon McDougall	Comedy / Romance	IMDb
Centrespread	Tony Paterson	Paul Trahair, Kylie Foster, Ivor Louis, Jack Neate, Edson Annan, Mark Watson	Drama / Romance Feature film	^[1]
A Dangerous Summer	Quentin Masters	Tom Skerritt, Ian Gilmour, James Mason, Wendy Hughes, Ray Barrett, Kim Deacon, Guy Doleman, Shane Porteous, Norman Kaye	Drama / Thriller Feature film	IMDb
Deadline	Arch Nicholson	Barry Newman, Trisha Noble, Bill Kerr, Alwyn Kurts, Bruce Spence, Vincent Ball, John Ewart, Willie Fennell, Eric Pearce, Sean Scully, Robert Hughes, Wallas Eaton, Norman Kaye, Noel Trevarthen	Drama / Thriller Feature film US Co-production
Doctors & Nurses	Maurice Murphy	Rebecca Rigg, Miguel Lopez, Pamela Stephenson, Bert Newton, Richard Meikle, Andrew McFarlane, Drew Forsythe, Mary Anne Davidson, Jeremy Larson, Graeme Blundell, Terry Bader, June Salter, Joshua Samuels, Sarah Lambert	Family / Comedy Feature film	IMDb
Double Deal	Brian Kavanagh	Louis Jourdan, Angela Punch McGregor, Warwick Comber, Diane Craig, Bruce Spence, Peter Cummins, June Jago, Joan Letch, Kerry Walker	Crime / Drama / Thriller Feature film	IMDb
Gallipoli	Peter Weir	Mel Gibson, Mark Lee, Bill Kerr, Bill Hunter, Harold Hopkins, Robert Grubb, David Argue, Tim McKenzie, Ron Graham	Drama / War Feature film	IMDb
Grendel Grendel Grendel	Alexander Stitt	Peter Ustinov	Animation / Adventure	IMDb
Homicide Squad	Bob Meillon	John Gregg, Roger Ward, Frank Gallacher, Andrew Clarke, Ken Goodlet, Susanne Haworth, Louise Howitt, Michael Pate, Maureen Edwards, John Ley, Peter Cummins, Kerry Francis, Max Phipps, Rosie Bailey, Jeff Ashby, Jon Geros, Alan Hardy, Adrian Wright, Garry Meadows, Alwyn Kurts, Betty Lucas, Peter Kowitz	Drama / Thriller TV film / TV Pilot	aka The Squad
Hoodwink	Claude Whatham	John Hargreaves, Judy Davis, Dennis Miller, Max Cullen, Wendy Hughes, Les Foxcroft, Colin Friels, Paul Chubb, Ralph Cotterill, Wendy Strethlow, Willie Fennell, Ray Meagher, Michael Caton, Paul Sonkkila, Lex Marinos, Geoffrey Rush, Martin Vaughan	Crime / Comedy / Drama Feature film	IMDb
The Killing of Angel Street	Donald Crombie	Elizabeth Alexander, John Hargreaves, Reg Lye, Alexander Archdale, Arkie Whiteley, Ric Herbert, Caz Lederman, Gordon McDougall, David Downer, Brendon Lunney, Allen Bickford, Norman Kaye	Drama / Thriller Feature film	IMDb, Entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival^[2]
Lady Stay Dead	Terry Bourke	Chard Hayward, Louise Howitt, Deborah Coulls, Les Foxcroft, Roger Ward, James Elliott	Drama / Horror / Thriller Feature film	IMDb
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior	George Miller	Mel Gibson, Mike Preston, Bruce Spence, Vernon Wells, Bruce Spence, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, Syd Heylen, Arkie Whiteley, Kjell Nilsson, William Zappa	Action / Drama Feature film	IMDb
The Myth Makers	Jonathan Dawson		Documentary Short	IMDb
Nightmares	John Lamond		feature film	^[1]
Pacific Banana	John D. Lamond	Graeme Blundell, Robin Stewart, Deborah Gray, Helen Hemingway, Luan Peters, Alan Hopgood, Alyson Best	Comedy Feature film	IMDb
Puberty Blues	Bruce Beresford	Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja, Geoff Rhoe, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Alan Cassell, Kirrily Nolan, Rowena Wallace, Tony Hughes, Sandy Paul, Leander Brett, Jay Hackett, Ned Lander, Joanne Olsen, Julie Medana, Michael Shearman, Dean Dunstone, Kate Sheil	Comedy / Drama Feature film	IMDb
Race for the Yankee Zephyr	David Hemmings	Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence, George Peppard, Bruno Lawrence, Harry Rutherford-Jones, Robert Bruce, Grant Tilly	Action / Adventure Feature film shot in New Zealand	IMDb, aka " Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr"^[3]
Road Games	Richard Franklin	Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward, Bill Stacey, Thaddeus Smith, Stephen Millichamp, Alan Hopgood, Robert Thompson, Grant Page, Angie La Bozetta	Drama / Thriller Feature film	IMDb
Run Rebecca, Run!	Peter Maxwell	Simone Buchanan, Henri Szeps, John Stanton, John Ewart, Cornelia Frances, Mary Anne Severne, John Stanton, Adam Garnett, Ron Haddrick, Martin Vaughan, Peter Sumner	Family Drama Feature film	IMDb
Save the Lady	Leon Thau	Miranda Cartledge, Robert Clarkson, Matthew Excell, Kim Clifford, John Cobley, Desmond Tester, Barry Rugless, John Stone, Guy Marchand, Bill Kerr	Adventure Family Feature film	IMDb
Strange Behavior	Michael Laughlin	Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor,	Horror / Thriller Feature film shot in New Zealand	IMDb, AKA "Dead Kids"^[4]
Strange Residues	Alex Proyas	Colin Freganza, Kathy Fenton	Short	IMDb
The Survivor	David Hemmings	Robert Powell, Jenny Agutter, Peter Sumner, Joseph Cotten, Angela Punch-McGregor, Lorna Lesley, Paul Sonkkila, Adrian Wright, Ralph Cotterill	Drama / Mystery / Thriller Feature film	^[1]
Viva! San Fermin	Ivor Bowen		Documentary	IMDb
Winter of Our Dreams	John Duigan	Judy Davis, Bryan Brown, Baz Luhrmann, Cathy Downes, Peter Mochrie, Mervyn Drake, Robert Hughes, Caz Lederman, Mercia Deane-Johns, Gia Carides	Drama Feature film	IMDb, Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival^[5]
Wrong Side of the Road	Ned Lander	Ronnie Ansell, Peter Butler, Franco Carli, Sam Cohen, John Francis, Donald Freshwater, Leslie Graham, Ken Hampton Jr., Chris Haywood, Christian Jocumsen, Chris Jones	Documentary / Biography / Drama / Music Feature film	IMDb

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