Going Sane | |
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Directed by | Michael Robertson |
Written by | John Sandford |
Produced by | Tom Jeffrey |
Starring | John Waters Linda Cropper Judy Morris |
Cinematography | Dean Semler |
Edited by | Brian Kavanagh |
Production company | Sea Change Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 mins |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$2.1 million [1] |
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