A Dangerous Summer (1982)
Building is Howard's passion, and he is so absorbed in his plans to build an elaborate resort in the Blue Mountains of Australia that he ignores certain obvious signals that his business partner is not entirely on the up-and-up. After a brush fire destroys the resort, an insurance investigator comes nosing around, whom Howard's partner deals with in a drastic manner. By the time Lloyds of London's senior investigator George Engels (James Mason in one of his last roles) arrives on the scene, Howard (Tom Skerritt) is anxious to set things to rights.
Director:
Quentin Masters
Writers:
David Ambrose, Quentin Masters.
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Tom Skerritt as Howard Anderson |
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James Mason as George Engels |
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Ian Gilmour as Steve Adams |
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Giselle Morgan as Girl in Van |
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Shane Porteous as Sgt. Goodwin |
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Ray Barrett as F.C.O. Webster |
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Peter Lawless as Webster's Driver |
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Wendy Hughes as Sophie McCann |
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Ron Falk as Clive Bennett |
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Stephen Leeder as Construction Foreman |
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Guy Doleman as Julian Fane |
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Ian Mortimer as Joe |
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Kim Deacon as Maggie Anderson |
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Michael Petrovitch as Joe Laliniei |
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Peter Rowley as Immigration Officer |
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Geraldine Ward as Sarah Hart |
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Norman Kaye as Percy Farley |
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Mary-Lou Stewart as Ann Hendricks |
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Martin Harris as Curly Chester |
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Gemma Masters as Fane's Daughter |
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Lyn Collingwood as Woman in Van |
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Phillip De Carle as Man in Van |
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Charlie Masters as Boy on Beach |
| Production | Jim McElroy | Producer |
| Production | Rae Davidson | Casting |
| Art | John Carroll | Production Design |
| Art | Robert Hilditch | Production Design |
| Art | John Carroll | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Hilditch | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marta McElroy | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Fitcher | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Popischil | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | José Luis Pérez | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsten Veysey | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Peter Appleton | Production Manager |
| Production | David Findlay | Unit Manager |
| Production | Greg Ricketson | Production Manager |
| Directing | Michael McKeag | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | James Parker | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | John Rooke | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ian Kenny | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom Blacket | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Ian Allen | Property Buyer |
| Art | Sue Hoyle | Property Buyer |
| Art | Paul Jones | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Igor Lazareff | Standby Property Master |
| Art | John Parker | Construction Manager |
| Art | Shane Porteous | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Don Connolly | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Foster | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Hackney | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Phillippa Harvey | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Phil Judd | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Kevin Kearney | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mark Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Lesley Manning | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Graham McKinney | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Michael Norton | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ron Purvis | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Stella Savvas | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Peter Armstrong | Special Effects |
| Crew | Jonathan David | Special Effects |
| Crew | Alan Maxwell | Special Effects |
| Crew | Chris Murray | Special Effects |
| Crew | Conrad Rothmann | Special Effects |
| Camera | Don Andrews | Grip |
| Camera | David Eggby | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Rod Hinds | Clapper Loader |
| Crew | Bede Ireland | Generator Operator |
| Lighting | Derek Jones | Gaffer |
| Camera | Grahame Litchfield | Grip |
| Camera | Steve Mason | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Geoff McGeachin | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Stuart Quin | Clapper Loader |
| Crew | Gary Reberger | Generator Operator |
| Lighting | Brad Roberts | Electrician |
| Camera | Pip Shapiera | Assistant Grip |
| Lighting | Matt Slattery | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Ron Taylor | Underwater Camera |
| Camera | Keith Wood | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Keith Wood | Gaffer |
| Editing | Doug Fraser | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Margaret Cardin | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Mike Fuller | Location Manager |
| Directing | Roz Berrystone | Continuity |
| Directing | Linda Ray | Continuity |
| Production | Elaine Crowther | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Quentin Masters | Director |
| Production | Sue Parker | Location Manager |
| Camera | Peter Hannan | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Groove Myers | Music |
| Editing | Ted Otton | Editor |
| Writing | David Ambrose | Screenplay |
| Writing | Quentin Masters | Screenplay |