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- ↑ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, August 1990 p68
- ↑ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" at Film Victoria accessed 12 November 2012
- ↑ "Interview with Esben Storm", Signis, 22 August 1995 Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 21 November 2012
- ↑ Andrew Urban, "Deadly", Cinema Papers, December 1990 p14-17
- 1 2 'Deadly' at Ozmovies, accessed 14 October 2017.
