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Note: The Phillip Noyce and Marc Rosenburg screenplay was adapted from an earlier screenplay by Mark Stiles and Tim Gooding.
Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 Heatwave
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Film Details - Preston Crothers ; M and L , 1981

Producers:

Hilary Linstead.

Production Companies:

Preston Crothers and M & L.

Director of Photography:

Vincent Monton.

Editors:

John Scott.

Production Designers:

Ross Major.

Music:

Cameron Allan.

Cast:

Including Judy Davis (Kate Dean), Richard Moir (Stephen West), Chris Haywood (Peter Houseman), Bill Hunter (Robert Duncan), John Gregg (Philip Lawson), Anna Maria Monticelli (Victoria West), John Meillon (Freddie Dwyer), and Dennis Miller (Mick Davies).

Release Dates:

8 March 1982 (Australia).

Location:

  • Filmed in Sydney, including Kings Cross and Newtown.

Awards:

  • Special Mention, Mystfest, 1983.
  • Best Film (nomination), Mystfest, 1983.
  • Best Achievement in Editing (nomination), AFI Award, 1982.
  • Best Achievement in Sound (nomination), AFI Award, 1982.
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