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- ↑ "Dennis Miller (II)". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ↑ Maslin, Janet (1989). "Reviews/Film; An Australian Tale of Sex And the Power It Confers". NYTimes. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ↑ "The Everlasting Secret Family (1987)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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