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The Breaker (Frank Shields, 1974) doco about Harry Morant and the Boer War
Hostage: The Christine Maresch Story (Frank Shields, 1983) aka Savage Attraction; prod. Basil Appleby, Frank Shields for Frontier Films, wr. Frank Shields, John Lind, from a true story, dp Vincent Monton, music Davood Tabrizi, design Phillip McLaren, ed. Don Saunders; Gabriella Barraket, Clare Binney, Bert Cooper, Hank Johannes, Kerry Mack, Judy Nunn, Ralph Schicha; Eastman colour, 35mm Panavision, 90 min.; not well-written, as too constrained by history, and the acting is ordinary; more of Ms Mack on view more often than is required by the plot
Surfer, The (Frank Shields, 1988) Gary Day, Gosia Dobrowolska, Rod Mullinar, Tony Barry, Kris McQuade; low-budget action-thriller; the two main actors spend most of the film running away; Gosia Dobrowolska is good
Fatal Sky (Frank Shields, 1989) aka Deadfall, Vanished, No Cause for Alarm, Project Alien; something to do with aliens of the early Dr Who variety; copro: US, Oz, Yugoslavia, UK; shot Norway
Hurrah (Frank Shields, 1998) wr. John Wolstenholme, Marton Csokas, Tushka Bergen
Finder, The (Frank Shields, 2001) telemovie; wr. prod. Phillip Avalon; Simon Westaway, Paul Mercurio, Anja Coleby, Rowena Wallace, Gerard McGuire, Barry Langrishe; action thriller seems to be the intention
Remember Belsen (Frank Shields, 2023) doco; wr. Frank Shields
Garry Gillard | New: 29 September, 2012 | Now: 2 July, 2023