Army Wives | |
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Based on | article by Lyndall Crisp |
Written by | Anne Brooksbank |
Directed by | Denny Lawrence |
Starring | Julie Nihill Lian Lunson Shane Connor Philip Quast |
Music by | Chris Neal |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 97 mins |
Production companies | Roadshow Coote & Carroll Australian Film Commission |
Budget | $1.4 million [1] |
Original release | |
Network | TEN |
Release | 1987 |
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