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 |
| Art | Robert Hilditch | Art Direction |
| Production | Jim McElroy | Producer |
| Art | John Carroll | Production Design |
| Directing | John Rooke | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ron Purvis | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Popischil | Makeup Artist |
| Production | David Findlay | Unit Manager |
| Sound | John Hackney | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Tom Blacket | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Phil Judd | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Fitcher | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | James Parker | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Igor Lazareff | Standby Property Master |
| Art | John Carroll | Art Direction |
| Art | Shane Porteous | Storyboard Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsten Veysey | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Greg Ricketson | Production Manager |
| Crew | Alan Maxwell | Special Effects |
| Directing | Michael McKeag | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Paul Jones | Standby Property Master |
| Sound | John Foster | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Peter Armstrong | Special Effects |
| Camera | Pip Shapiera | Assistant Grip |
| Sound | Kevin Kearney | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Mark Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Don Andrews | Grip |
| Production | Rae Davidson | Casting |
| Art | Robert Hilditch | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marta McElroy | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | José Luis Pérez | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Phillippa Harvey | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | John Parker | Construction Manager |
| Sound | Lesley Manning | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Norton | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Jonathan David | Special Effects |
| Directing | Ian Kenny | Third Assistant Director |
| Crew | Conrad Rothmann | Special Effects |
| Camera | Stuart Quin | Clapper Loader |
| Crew | Bede Ireland | Generator Operator |
| Camera | Grahame Litchfield | Grip |
| Crew | Gary Reberger | Generator Operator |
| Editing | Doug Fraser | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Peter Appleton | Production Manager |
| Art | Sue Hoyle | Property Buyer |
| Camera | David Eggby | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Brad Roberts | Electrician |
| Lighting | Matt Slattery | Best Boy Electric |
| Crew | Chris Murray | Special Effects |
| Camera | Steve Mason | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Geoff McGeachin | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Rod Hinds | Clapper Loader |
| Lighting | Keith Wood | Gaffer |
| Editing | Margaret Cardin | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Mike Fuller | Location Manager |
| Camera | Keith Wood | Camera Operator |
| Production | Elaine Crowther | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Roz Berrystone | Continuity |
| Art | Ian Allen | Property Buyer |
| Sound | Don Connolly | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Derek Jones | Gaffer |
| Directing | Linda Ray | Continuity |
| Sound | Graham McKinney | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Stella Savvas | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Ron Taylor | Underwater Camera |
| Directing | Quentin Masters | Director |
| Production | Sue Parker | Location Manager |
| Sound | Groove Myers | Music |
| Writing | David Ambrose | Screenplay |
| Camera | Peter Hannan | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Quentin Masters | Screenplay |
| Editing | Ted Otton | Editor |