Skin Deep | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Anne Lucas |
Directed by | Chris Langman Mark Joffe |
Starring | David Reyne Briony Behets Carmen Duncan Kate Fitzpatrick James Smilie Nicole Kidman |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Ian Bradley |
Producers | Stanley Walsh Graeme Willington (associate producer) |
Cinematography | Ray Henman |
Editor | Philip Howe |
Running time | 92 minutes |
Production company | PBL Productions |
Release | |
Original release | 1985[1] |
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