Image of Death

Image of Death
Written by	Bruce A. Wishart
Directed by	Kevin James Dobson
Starring	Cathy Paine Tony Bonner
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Robert Bruning
Running time	81 mins
Production company	Gemini Productions
Budget	$120,000 [1]
Original release
Release	1978 (1978)

Image of Death is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a woman who likes to live off other people's money. ^[1]

It was produced by Robert Bruning's Gemini Productions. ^[2] Director Kevin Dobson recalled it as an attempt by Bruning and Grundys "to make mid-Atlantic films for the US market. It was pretty ill-fated." ^[3]

Plot

A woman kills her friend and takes over her identity.

Cast

• Cathey Paine as Yvonne Arthur
• Penne Hackforth-Jones as Maureen
• Cheryl Waters as Barbara Shields
• Sheila Helpmann as Lidia
• Barry Creyton as TV producer
• Barry Pierce as Mark
• Tony Bonner as Carl
• Queenie Ashton as Mrs Brooks
• Max Meldrum as Gallery owner

Production

Cheryl Waters was an American actor living in LA when cast. Cathey Paine was also American. ^[4]

References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p85
2. Beilby, Peter; Murray, Scott (September–October 1979). "Robert Bruning". Cinema Papers. pp. 517–519.
3. "Kevin Dobson". Cinema Papers. February 1982. p. 17.
4. "Aussie role proves a wow". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1977. p. 91.

External links

• Image of Death ^{[ permanent dead link ]} at Peter Malone website
• Image of Death at National Film and Sound Archive
• Image of Death at the British Film Institute ^{[ better source needed ]}
• Image of Death at Letterboxd
• Image of Death at IMDb
• Image of Death at AustLit (subscription required)