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The Empty Beach (1985) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 12, 1985

Original Title:
The Empty Beach

Alternate Titles:
空旷的海滩

Genres:
Thriller

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 85

Cliff Hardy - One Man Against Sydney's Underworld

Overview from TheMovieDB

Before shady businessman John Singer disappeared off Bondi Beach, his name meant money--big and small, clean and dirty--a man absorbed in a world of greed and dishonesty. Singer's widow, Marlon, believes he's still alive and she employs the investigative skills of the tough, no-nonsense private eye, Cliff Hardy (Bryan Brown) to find him. Battered and bruised, Hardy battles through the filth of corruption and the stench of political blackmail. He comes face to face with the crime bosses, who feed off human misery and eliminate their rivals without thinking twice. From the high life and low life of Sydney, to the seediness and splendour of Bondi Beach, Cliff Hardy uncovers the ultimate truth.

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Production

Costume Design:
Miranda Skinner

Director:
Chris Thomson

Director of Photography:
John Seale

Editor:
Lindsay Frazer

Executive Producer:
Bob Weis

Music:
Martin Armiger
Red Symons

Novel:
Peter Corris

Producer:
John Edwards
John Edwards

Production Design:
Lawrence Eastwood

Screenplay:
Keith Dewhurst

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Gethin Creagh

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