Career
As an editor he was acclaimed for his work with Michael Powell (Age of Consent) and Rudolf Nureyev (Don Quixote). As a producer he produced two of the most successful Australian films of all time – Caddie and Bliss In 1974 he produced the most famous Australian train film: A Steam Train Passes. 24 years later he produced another two train films, Savannahlander and Gulflander.
He produced the mini-series The Harp in the South and its sequel Poor Manitoba"s Orange.
On leaving school, Buckley went to work for Cinesound Productions as a projectionist and assistant editors He worked in Canada and Britain then returned to Australia in 1965.
He went to work at Ajax Films, then move into producing.
