Tail of a Tiger
Year: 1984
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Language:
English
Run Time:
80 minutes
In Rolf de Heer's first film, TAIL OF A TIGER, he sees the world through the eyes of a child, a viewpoint that he repeatedly explores in his later work. Orville Ryan, a precocious 12-year-old, wants to rise above his peers: he wants to fly. But the local gang of youngsters, led by mean-spirited Spike, won't share their radio-controlled model airplanes with Orville. Instead, Spike crushes both Orville's scale model Tiger Moth and his dreams. Heartbroken, a tearful Orville aimlessly wanders until he finds himself in an abandoned factory. While poking around, he sets eyes on what appears to be an old plane wreck and, upon further inspection, is none other than a full size Tiger Moth. Ecstatic, Orville immediately envisions himself as an apt pilot. As he zooms through blue skies, his dream is brought to an abrupt halt by the plane's owner, a curmudgeonly old man named Harry. The next day, the factory doors are locked, but Orville Ryan is one pilot who cannot be shot down. – E.J.B.
CIFF31 Screenings
Sunday, March 18, 2007 at 1:45 PM
- This screening has been cancelled.
Screenplay
Rolf de Heer
Director
Rolf de Heer
Producer
James M. Vernon
Cinematography
Richard Michalak
Editing
Suresh Ayyar
Principal Cast
Grant Navin, Gordon Poole, Caz Lederman, Peter Feeley, Gayle Kennedy
Vertigo Productions
3 Butler Drive
Hendon, SA
AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61883499382
Fax: +61883489347
Email: vertigo@adelaide.on.net
http://www.vertigoproductions.com.au
Donate
Your donation helps fulfill our mission to promote artistically and culturally significant film arts through education and exhibition.
Film Festival
Films
CIFF Streams
Plan Your Day
Events
CIFF Media
Archive
Store
Support Us
FAQs
- General
- Membership & Passes
- Tickets & Vouchers
- CIFF46 Program
- CIFF46 Streams
- How to Stream
- Streams Glossary
Press Room
About
Policies
Financials
Admin Office
Cleveland International Film Festival
2510 Market Avenue
Cleveland OH 44113-3434
(216) 623-3456 | EMAIL
©CIFF, 2022
Site Design + Development 
