Singapore Sling (1993 film)

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Singapore Sling
Directed byRobert Marchand
Written byRobert Marchand
Based onstory by John Goldsmith
Produced byPaul Barron
Julie Monton
Starring John Waters
Production
company
Barron Films
Release date
  • 1993 (1993)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

Singapore Sling is a 1993 Australian television film about a private eye in Singapore. Directed by Robert Marchand, it led to a series of TV films. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p 141–142
  2. COOL INVESTIGATOR CAUGHT IN A SLING, THE AUSTRALIAN. 17 May 1995. By: SUE WILLIAMS reprinted at The John Waters Fansite, accessed 28 July 2013