A Sting in the Tail (1989)
Diane Lane is intelligent and ambitious. When she is elected to Parliament her idealism and commitment give her unpopular party a boost. Everyone, including the Prime Minister, is eager to share her limelight. Diane’s ambition is not satisfied with her new position. Diane’s married lover, Barry Robbins, the Minister for Health, is unaware of Diane’s ultimate plan. Her closest friend, Louise Parker, a political journalist, is a bit more realistic about what women can achieve; she too has a higher goal in mind.
Director:
Eugene Schlusser
Writer:
Patrick Edgeworth
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Diane Craig as Diane Lane |
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Gary Day as Barry Robbins |
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Lynne Williams as Louise Parker |
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Edwin Hodgeman as Monroe |
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Don Barker as Prime Minister |
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John Noble as Prime Minister's Minder |
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Tony Mack as Michael Meadows |
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Bob Newman as Prime Minister's Secretary |
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Gordon Goulding as Wilson Sinclair |
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Patrick Edgeworth as Editor |
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Gary Bishop as Leader of the Opposition |
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Robert Leach as Speaker of the House |
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Michael Norman as Police Inspector |
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Lyn Semmler as Interviewer |
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Matthew Randell as Newscaster |
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Joanne Cooper as Barmaid |
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Tony Allison as Drinker |
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Peter Raymond Powell as Drinker |
| Directing | Eugene Schlusser | Director |
| Writing | Patrick Edgeworth | Screenplay |
| Writing | Patrick Edgeworth | Story |
| Writing | Eugene Schlusser | Story |
| Writing | Reg McLean | Story |
| Writing | Rosa Colosimo | Story |
| Production | Rosa Colosimo | Producer |
| Production | Reg McLean | Producer |
| Camera | Nicholas Sherman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Zbigniew Friedrich | Editor |
| Art | Lisa Brennan | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anita Fioravanti | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann-Maree Hurley | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Alison Sadler | Production Manager |
| Production | Jules Wurm | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Arthur d'Aprano | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Anthony Lawler | Runner Art Department |
| Art | Kirsty McLean | Runner Art Department |
| Sound | James Currie | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Phil Heywood | Sound |
| Sound | Annette Kelly | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Piper | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Scott Piper | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Lanni Smith | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Freddo Dirk | Key Grip |
| Camera | Michael Kelly | Focus Puller |
| Lighting | Tom Moody | Gaffer |
| Camera | Tom Moody | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Andrew Robertson | Best Boy Electric |
| Editing | Annette Kelly | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Ian Letcher | Color Grading |
| Editing | Lanni Smith | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Heather Oxenham | Continuity |
| Production | Jo Horsburgh | Production Assistant |
| Production | Silvana Scibilia | Publicist |
| Art | Oliver Streeton | Title Designer |
| Sound | Allan Zavod | Music |