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Based on the 1963 novel of the same name by American author Charles Williams, the narrative concerns an Australian husband and wife who take a yacht cruise after the death of their child. They rescue a man who is the only survivor aboard a schooner drifting in the ocean. Unknown to them, the man has murdered his crew mates.
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The trailer for this film is available to view via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO6UmoEg9SI (Sighted: 15/6/2012)
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This film is included in Australian Screen's collection 'Horror in Australian Cinema': http://aso.gov.au/titles/features/dead-calm/ (Sighted: 6/7/2012)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Phillip Noyce : Man of Action
2017
single work
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— Appears in: FilmInk , 28 November 2017; -
Phillip Noyce
2006
single work
biography
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , January - March no. 38 2006; -
Deadly Ambivalence : or, The Family Romance in Dead Calm
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature/Film Quarterly , vol. 21 no. 2 1993; (p. 121-129)
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Phillip Noyce
2006
single work
biography
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , January - March no. 38 2006; -
Deadly Ambivalence : or, The Family Romance in Dead Calm
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Literature/Film Quarterly , vol. 21 no. 2 1993; (p. 121-129) -
Phillip Noyce : Man of Action
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 28 November 2017;
Last amended 6 Jul 2012 12:34:40