A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 20, 1977
Original Title:
The Alternative
Genres:
Drama | TV Movie
Production Companies:
Gemini Productions
Reg Grundy Productions Pty.
The Australian Film Commission
Production Countries:
Australia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 74
Unmarried, beautiful and talented, Melanie Hilton discovers she is pregnant. The editor of a woman's magazine, she decides to have her baby and take leave from her job. Caught between her ex-lover and a colleague who wants to marry her, Melanie must find a solution or an alternative to her problem. When she falls in love with a woman, she questions the value of the traditional value unit.
Assistant Director:
Lyn McEncroe
Assistant Editor:
Vicki Ambrose
Associate Producer:
David Hannay
Best Boy Electric:
Peter Moyes
Boom Operator:
Jack Friedman
Camera Operator:
Peter Moss
Cinematography:
Russell Boyd
Clapper Loader:
Steve Newman
Continuity:
Therese O'Leary
Director:
Paul Eddey
Editor:
Trevor Ellis
Gaffer:
Mick Morris
Grip:
Irvine G. McLaughlin
Lighting Technician:
Paul Moyes
Music:
Bob Young
Post-Production Manager:
Rod Hay
Producer:
Robert Bruning
Production Assistant:
Nigel Morgan
Production Design:
Darrell Lass
Production Manager:
Terrie Vincent
Production Secretary:
Carol Williams
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Phil Judd
Sound Recordist:
Cliff Curll
Story:
Robert Bruning
Writer:
Tony Morphett
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