''The Dark Room'' is a 1982 Australian thriller film directed by Paul Harmon, son of Bill Harmon.
[Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p. 35]
Plot
Ray Sangster, a bored middle-class man, has an affair with a younger woman, Nicky. Ray's son Mike discovers the affair and becomes obsessed with Nicky.
Cast
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Alan Cassell
Alan Louis Cassell (16 February 1932 – 30 August 2017) was an English Australian actor, on stage, film and television.
Personal life
Alan Cassell was born in Manchester, England but grew up in Birmingham. Cassell was of a young age when his m ...
as Ray Sangster
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Anna Maria Monticelli
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Monticelli won the 1994 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in '' Silver City''. In 2001 she was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Original ...
(Anna Jemison) as Nicky
*Svet Kovich as Mike Sangster
*Diana Davidson as Martha Sangster
*Ric Hutton as Sam Bitel
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Rowena Wallace
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as Liz Llewellyn
*Sean Myers as Peter
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Sally Cooper
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The Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) is the national domestic 50-over compe ...
as Patricia
Production
Michael Brindley wrote a script based on a story by himself and Paul Harmon. Basil Appleby was originally meant to be producer but financiers Filmco did not want him to do the job and Malcolm Smith did it. Then Smith left and documentary producer Tom Haydon produced instead.
There was a two-week rehearsal period in which actors rewrote dialogue and treated Harmon badly. Three weeks into the seven-week shoot the completion guarantors saw the footage and suggested Harmon be fired but the producer refused. Film editor Ron Adamson died and had to be replaced by Don Saunders.
Release
The film failed to obtain a cinema release.
The Dark Room was delegated to home video and was not seen on TV until 1989 as a Monday night movie at 8.30pm. It was again replayed during the early 1990s though has not been seen commercially since that time. This film is still awaiting a DVD or blu-ray release.
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Australian thriller films
1982 films
1980s English-language films
1980s Australian films
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