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Under the Lighthouse Dancing is a film of genre Drama with Jack Thompson
Under the Lighthouse Dancing (1997)
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Add to a movie listUnder the Lighthouse Dancing is a 1997 Australian romantic drama film directed by Graeme Rattigan, based on a true story.
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Three couples travel to Rottnest Island near Perth, Western Australia for the weekend. One of the couples announces that they intend to get married and when the bride-to-be tells the others that she is terminally ill, they make sure the wedding takes place that weekend.Actors
Jack Thompson
(Harry)
Jacqueline McKenzie
(Emma)
Naomi Watts
(Louise)
Zoe Bertram
(Juliet)
Aden Gillett
(David)
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