Russell Hagg

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.

Career Before becoming a designer in British films, Hagg worked for Crawford Productions as a writer and director.

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. 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, before Trenchard-Smith took over direction, two weeks in.

Hagg also worked in television including Australian series Chances, Water Rats and Blue Heelers.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 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