Dead Calm (1989)
Dead Calm (1989)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Nicole Kidman
Rae Ingram
Sam Neill
John Ingram
Billy Zane
Hughie Warriner
Rod Mullinar
Russell Bellows
Joshua Tilden
Danny
George Shevtsov
Doctor
Michael Long
Specialist Doctor
Michael Long
Specialist Doctor
Lisa Collins
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Paula Hudson-Brinkley
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Malinda Rutter
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Sharon Cook
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Phillip Noyce
Director
Terry Hayes
Writer
Charles Williams
Writer
George Miller
Producer
Doug Mitchell
Producer
Graeme Revell
Composer
Dean Semler
Cinematographer
Richard Francis-Bruce
Editor
Liz Mullinar
CastingDirector
Wallis Nicita
CastingDirector
Kim Hilder
Art Direction
Graham 'Grace' Walker
ProductionDesigner
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 7, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingR
Budget$10,400,000
Box Office$7,825,000
Filming LocationsAustralia
Genres
Wiki.
Dead Calm is a 1989 Australian psychological thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. The screenplay by Terry Hayes was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams. Filmed around the Great Barrier Reef, the plot focuses on a married couple, who, after tragically losing their son, are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.
Notably, the movie is the first successful film adaptation of the novel, after Orson Welles worked for a number of years to complete his own film based on it titled The Deep, though it ultimately went unreleased and uncompleted. Dead Calm was generally well received, with critics praising Neill, Kidman, and Zane's performances and the oceanic cinematography, although some film critics criticised elements of the script for being what they viewed as sensationalisation and an over-the-top ending; a critique directed at Warner Brothers who had requested that it be re-shot to provide a less ambiguous resolution for one of the characters. Modern retrospective analysis assesses the film more favourably, with The New York Times naming it one of the 1000 best films ever made.