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form y separately published work icon Bangkok Hilton series - publisher   film/TV   crime  
Note: Ken Cameron and Tony Morphett are credited, along with Terry Hayes, with 'story'. Hayes alone is credited with 'screenplay'.
Issue Details: First known date: 1989... 1989 Bangkok Hilton
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Film Details - Kennedy Miller Entertainment , 1989

Producers:

George Miller, Doug Mitchell, and Terry Hayes (producers).
Barbara Gibbs (associate producer).

Production Companies:

Kennedy Miller Productions.

Director of Photography:

Geoff Burton.

Editors:

Marcus D'Arcy, Henry Dangar, Louise Innes, and Frans Vandenburg.

Production Designers:

Owen Williams.

Music:

Graeme Revell.

Cast:

Including Nicole Kidman (Katrina Stanton), Denholm Elliott (Hal Stanton), Hugo Weaving (Richard Carlisle), Joy Smithers (Mandy Engels), Norman Kaye (George McNair), Jerome Ehlers (Arkie Ragan), Noah Taylor (Billy Engels), Gerda Nicolson (Lady Faulkner), Pauline Chan (Kang ['Pretty Warder']), Lewis Fiander (James Stanton), Richard Carter (Detective King), Tan Chandraviroj (Major Sara), and Judy Morris (Catherine Faulkner).

Release Dates:

First aired in Australia on 5 November 1989.

Location:

  • Filmed partly in Goa (India) and Bangkok (Thailand), and in Sydney (Australia).

Awards:

  • Logie Award, Most Popular Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie (won), 1990.
  • Logie Award, Most Outstanding Actress (won), 1990.
  • AFI Award, Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature (nominated), 1989.
Subjects:
Settings:
  • Goa,
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    India,
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • Bangkok,
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    Thailand,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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