Strangers | |
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Directed by | Craig Lahiff |
Written by | John Emery |
Produced by | Craig Lahiff Wayne Groom |
Starring | James Healey Anne Looby |
Production companies | Genesis Films Australian Film Finance Corporation |
Distributed by | Video Box Office (video) |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$1.2 million [1] |
Strangers is a 1991 Australian film directed by Craig Lahiff and starring James Healey and Anne Looby.
Stockbroker Gary has an affair with the dangerous Anna.
It was shot from 16 October to 24 November 1989. [1] [2]
Craig Lahiff says it was inspired by Strangers on a Train and claims it was the first movie financed by the Film Finance Corporation to make its budget back in sales. [3]
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