Takeover (1988 film)

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Takeover
Written byPeter Moon
Directed byRobert Marchand
Starring Barry Otto
Anne Tenney
Paul Chubb
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Phillip Emanuel
Original release
Release1988 (1988)

Takeover is a 1988 Australian film directed by Robert Marchand and starring Barry Otto, Anne Tenney, and Paul Chubb. The film is about George Oppenheimer, a computer inventor. [1]

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References

  1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p151