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To Have & To Hold (1996) [N/A]

Featuring:
Tchéky Karyo, Rachel Griffiths, Steve Jacobs

Written by:
Gene Conkie
John Hillcoat

Directed by:
John Hillcoat


Release Date:
October 31, 1996

Original Title:
To Have & To Hold

Alternate Titles:
Tener y Poseer

Genres:
Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
Small Man Productions

Production Countries:
Australia

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 99

Overview from TheMovieDB

An Australian widower living in New Guinea starts a relationship with a woman very similar to his much-beloved wife, but their life together turns out to be far from the imagined romantic ideal.

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Overview from Open Movies

Jack lives in the jungle of New Guinea, where his wife Rose gets killed. Two years later in Melbourne he meets an author named Kate who highly resembles Rose. They fall in love and he persuades her to accompany him back to the jungle, but once there Jack is haunted by Rose while he drinks heavily and watches old videos of her. Kate asks the locals about the mystery surrounding Rose, but gets no satisfying answer. Jack starts to make Kate wear Rose's clothes and copy her hairstyle. Kate wants to flee, but Jack has taken her passport. The relationship becomes a life-and-death struggle.

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Rankings and Honors

To Have & To Hold (1996) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.7/10
Awards Won: 1 win & 4 nominations

Performers

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Production

Art Department Coordinator:
Allison Pye

Art Direction:
Hugh Bateup

Casting:
Lynne Ruthven

Costume Designer:
Ross Wallace

Costume Supervisor:
Jane Johnston

Director:
John Hillcoat

Director of Photography:
Andrew de Groot

Editor:
Stewart Young

First Assistant Director:
Colin Fletcher

Hairdresser:
David Vawser

Line Producer:
Sally Ayre-Smith

Makeup Artist:
Vivienne MacGillicuddy

Original Music Composer:
Blixa Bargeld
Mick Harvey
Nick Cave

Producer:
Denise Patience

Production Design:
Chris Kennedy

Production Manager:
Yvonne Collins

Screenplay:
Gene Conkie

Script Consultant:
Angus Cummings
Pierre Sutcliffe

Script Editor:
Lisa Dethridge
John Flaus
Barbara Gliddon

Second Assistant Director:
James McTeigue

Set Decoration:
Brian Dusting

Sound Designer:
Dean Gawen

Sound Editor:
Rex Watts
Paul Huntingford

Sound Recordist:
Stephen Vaughan

Story:
John Hillcoat

Thanks:
Monte Hellman
David Bridie

Third Assistant Director:
Noni Roy

Unit Manager:
Michael Batchelor

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