Run Rebecca, Run

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Run Rebecca, Run
Directed by Peter Maxwell
Written byCharles Stamp
Based onidea by Gary Deacon
Produced byBrendon Lunney
Starring Henri Szeps
Simone Buchanan
John Ewart
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Run, Rebecca, Run is a 1981 Australian film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Henri Szeps, Simone Buchanan, and John Ewart.

Contents

Premise

The screenplay concerns a child kidnapped by a refugee. [1] [2]

Cast

Production

It was shot in Sydney. [3]

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References

  1. David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p340
  2. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p135
  3. "Rebecca and Thomas". The Canberra Times . Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 November 1989. p. 8 (THE GUIDE). Retrieved 29 May 2020 via Trove.