---
title: 'The Getting of Wisdom (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bruce Beresford'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
countries:
  - 'Australia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-getting-of-wisdom-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076079/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Getting of Wisdom (1977)

1977 · 100 min · Australia


## Synopsis

The Getting of Wisdom is a 1977 Australian film directed by Bruce Beresford and based on the 1910 novel of the same title by Henry Handel Richardson. It is regarded as being part of the Australian New Wave of cinema.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bruce Beresford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-beresford)
- **Screenplay:** [Eleanor Witcombe](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleanor-witcombe)
- **Producer:** [Phillip Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/phillip-adams)
- **Director of Photography:** [Donald McAlpine](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-mcalpine)
- **Editor:** [William M. Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-m-anderson)

## Cast

- [Barry Humphries](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-humphries)
- [Kerry Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerry-armstrong)
- [Susannah Fowle](https://cinepixo.com/people/susannah-fowle)
- [Sigrid Thornton](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigrid-thornton)

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