Russell Hagg
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| Alma mater | University of Melbourne[1] |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Designer, director, script writer, film maker[2] |
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Russell Hagg (1938 – 10 February 2022) was an Australian designer, director, script writer and film maker.[2]
Early life
Hagg grew up in Ivanhoe, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria and studied an architecture degree at the University of Melbourne in the early 1960s. After graduating, he drove a Kombi with friends from Singapore to England, through Afghanistan. When he got to England, he worked as an architect but aspired to work in film.[1]
Career
Before becoming a designer in British films, Hagg worked for Crawford Productions as a writer and director.[3]
Hagg was the art director on 1971 cult Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange while working in London. He returned to Australia in the 1970s, working for Crawford Productions, starting his own company and undertaking scriptwriting.[1] He went on to write Brian Trenchard-Smith's 1983 children's adventure film BMX Bandits,[4][5] starring Nicole Kidman in her first big screen film role.
Hagg was the original director for 1986 Australian adventure film Frog Dreaming (aka The Quest) starring Henry Thomas of E.T. fame,[6] before Trenchard-Smith took over direction, two weeks in.[7]
Hagg also worked in television including Australian series Chances, Water Rats and Blue Heelers.[5]
Personal life
At the age of 47, Hagg had a daughter, actress Georgina Haig, together with artist, Gillian Haig, before welcoming son Julian three years later. They raised their kids in Red Hill, on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. The couple separated and subsequently divorced, when Georgina was a teenager. Hagg then moved to McCrae, a suburb of Melbourne. He became a grandfather through Georgina.[5][1]
After Hagg died in 2022, his daughter wrote, directed and starred in short film Ashes, inspired by her relationship with him.[8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange | Art director | |
| 1977 | Raw Deal | Director / producer | |
| 1979 | Taxi | Director | |
| 1980 | Harlequin | Script editor | |
| 1981 | The Survivor | Script editor | |
| 1983 | BMX Bandits | Writer | |
| 1986 | Frog Dreaming | Original director | |
| 1999 | The Cup |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Cash and Company | Director | 5 episodes |
| 1976 | Producer | 13 episodes | |
| Tandarra | Director | 6 episodes | |
| Producer | 13 episodes | ||
| 1983–1984 | Matlock Police | Script editor | 30 episodes |
| 1992 | Chances | Script editor | 12 episodes |
| 1994–1995 | Blue Heelers | Script editor | 8 episodes |
References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rocca, Jane (12 September 2021). "The person who helps actor Georgina Haig land 'half' her roles". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Inside Actress Georgina Haig's Dreamy Coastal Home". www.kipandco.com.au. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper, Australian Film 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production, Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1998, p 311
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Frog Dreaming (1986)". www.bandsaboutmovies.com. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rocca, Jane (16 September 2021). "Georgina Haig: Back with the family". www.australiancinema.info.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Russell Hagg". TV Guide. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Frog Dreaming". www.australiancinema.info. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kornits, Dov (15 January 2013). "Georgina Haig: Dying is Easy, Directing Comedy is Hard". FilmInk.
External links
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