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Departure (1986 film)

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Departure
Directed byBrian Kavanagh
Written byMichael Gurr
Based onplay A Pair of Claws by Michael Gurr
StarringSean Scully
Patricia Kennedy
Serge Lazareff
June Jago
Music byBruce Smeaton
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
Running time
95 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$1.8 million[1]

Departure (also known as A Pair of Claws)is a 1986 Australian film directed by Brian Kavanagh.[2]

Plot

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A married couple decide to move to Rome and spend a final weekend in Australia.

Cast

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Production

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It was shot in Hobart and Richmond in Tasmania and only received a limited release.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Production", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p62
  2. ^ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p43
  3. ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p193
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