The Empty Beach (1985)
Before shady businessman John Singer disappeared off Bondi Beach, his name meant money--big and small, clean and dirty--a man absorbed in a world of greed and dishonesty. Singer's widow, Marlon, believes he's still alive and she employs the investigative skills of the tough, no-nonsense private eye, Cliff Hardy (Bryan Brown) to find him. Battered and bruised, Hardy battles through the filth of corruption and the stench of political blackmail. He comes face to face with the crime bosses, who feed off human misery and eliminate their rivals without thinking twice. From the high life and low life of Sydney, to the seediness and splendour of Bondi Beach, Cliff Hardy uncovers the ultimate truth.
Director:
Chris Thomson
Writer:
Keith Dewhurst
Bryan Brown Cliff Hardy |
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Anna Maria Monticelli Anne Winter |
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Ray Barrett MacLeary |
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John Wood Parker |
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Belinda Giblin Marion Singer |
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Peter Collingwood Fred Ward |
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Kerry Mack Hildegard |
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Joss McWilliam Tal |
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Sally Cooper Sandy Modesto |
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Nick Tate Brian Henneberry |
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Rhys McConnochie Garth Green |
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Steve Rackman Rex |
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Deborah Kennedy Newspaper Librarian |
Camera | John Seale | Director of Photography |
Sound | Martin Armiger | Music |
Sound | Gethin Creagh | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Directing | Chris Thomson | Director |
Production | Bob Weis | Executive Producer |
Editing | Lindsay Frazer | Editor |
Art | Lawrence Eastwood | Production Design |
Sound | Red Symons | Music |
Production | John Edwards | Producer |
Production | John Edwards | Producer |
Writing | Keith Dewhurst | Screenplay |
Writing | Peter Corris | Novel |
Costume & Make-Up | Miranda Skinner | Costume Design |