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Dead Calm
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
Produced by George Miller, Doug Mitchell, and Terry Hayes
Screenplay by Terry Hayes Based on the novel by Charles Williams
Produced by George Miller, Doug Mitchell, and Terry Hayes
Screenplay by Terry Hayes Based on the novel by Charles Williams
With:
Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, and Billy Zane
Cinematography:
Dean Semler
Editing: Richard Francis-Bruce
Music: Graeme Revell
Editing: Richard Francis-Bruce
Music: Graeme Revell
Runtime:
96 min
Release Date: 07 April 1989
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 07 April 1989
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
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A married couple yachting to escape grief soon come to regret their rescue of a survivor from a sinking ship in this stylishly directed, produced, and photographed Aussie maritime thriller. Intense and suspenseful if not always logical nailbiter brought the wonderful Kidman her first international attention.