The Perfectionist | |
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Written by | David Williamson |
Date premiered | September 1981 |
Place premiered | Drama Theatre, Sydney |
Original language | English |
The Perfectionist is a 1981 play by David Williamson. It was adapted into a film for television directed by Chris Thomson in 1985.
The plot revolves around an academic who is working on a PhD. His wife hires a Danish student to babysit their children.
The Perfectionist | |
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Directed by | Chris Thomson |
Written by | David Williamson |
Produced by | Patricia Lovell |
Starring | Jacki Weaver John Waters Noel Ferrier Steven Vidler |
Production companies | Roadshow, Coote & Carroll |
Distributed by | Network Ten |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Budget | A$1,475,000 [1] [2] |
In 1983 Patricia Lovell announced plans to produce a film version of the play directed by Williamson but they were unable to finance it. A telemovie was made in 1985. [3] [4] The telemovie was subsequently sold in multiple international territories, but also for television and direct-to-video. [5]
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