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Summerfield is a Australien film of genre Drama directed by Ken Hannam with Nick Tate

Summerfield (1977)

Summerfield
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Length 1h35
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OriginAustralie
Genres Drama,    Thriller
Rating67% 3.373453.373453.373453.373453.37345

Summerfield is a 1977 Australian film, directed by Ken Hannam, written by Cliff Green (who wrote the screenplay for Picnic At Hanging Rock) and produced by Patricia Lovell (who produced Picnic At Hanging Rock). It stars Nick Tate, Elizabeth Alexander, John Waters, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Max Fairchild and Geraldine Turner. Summerfield was filmed on location on Phillip Island and Churchill Island in Victoria.

Synopsis

The story begins with Simon Robinson arriving in a small seaside community to take over as teacher at the local school. He makes the acquaintance of siblings Jenny and David Abbott (Alexander and Waters, respectively), and Jenny's daughter Sally, who live on the island estate of Summerfield. The discovery that his predecessor vanished without a trace and, that Sally has a rare blood disorder lead Simon to try to uncover the truth behind the mystery.

Actors

Nick Tate

(Simon Robinson)Elizabeth Alexander

(Jenny Abbott)John Waters

(David Abbott)Bud Tingwell

(Dr. Miller)Geraldine Turner

(Betty)
And :
Max Cullen
John Waters
Sheila Florance
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