Rose Against the Odds

Rose Against the Odds is a 1991 two-part Australian miniseries written and directed by John Dixon.^[1] It chronicles the life of Australian Aboriginal boxer Lionel Rose.^[2]

Rose Against the Odds
Written by	John Dixon
Directed by	John Dixon
Starring	Paul Williams Telly Savalas Kris McQuade
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Ross Close Russell Kennedy
Cinematography	David Connell
Running time	182 minutes
Production company	Onset Productions
Budget	A$5.25 million[1]
Original release
Release	29 September (1991-09-29) – 30 September 1991 (1991-09-30)

Production

The series was conceived in 1983 and financed by the Seven Network, Film Victoria and Australian Film Finance Corporation. It was filmed in Melbourne, Los Angeles and Japan.^[1]

Cast

• Paul Williams as Lionel Rose
• Tony Barry as Jack Rennie
• Kris McQuade as Shirley Rennie
• Steve Jacobs as Frank Oakes
• Telly Savalas as George Parnassus
• Tsurutarô Kataoka as Fighting Harada
• Vikki Blanche as Jenny Oakes
• Frankie J. Holden as Tom Price
• Rhonda Roberts as Gina Rose
• Lorraine Mafi-Williams as Adelaide Rose
• Alan Campbell as Young Lionel
• Jie Pitman as Young Michael
• David Wirrpanda as Young Ted
• Jacinta Stapleton as Young Jenny
• Tim Sullivan as Reporter^[3]
• Bob Ansett as Reg Ansett
• Tom E. Lewis as Koori #1