| Frauds | |
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| Directed by | Stephan Elliott |
| Produced by | Andrena Finlay Stuart Quin |
| Written by | Stephan Elliott |
| Starring | Phil Collins |
| Cinematography | Geoff Burton |
| Editing by | Brian Kavanagh |
| Release date(s) | 4 June 1993 (UK) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Frauds is a 1993 Australian black comedy fim starring pop star Phil Collins. It was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The film is a story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping (Phil Collins) interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks. Eventually he becomes involved in an escalating vendetta with a couple who make an unusual insurance claim.[2][3]
[edit] Cast
- Phil Collins - Roland Copping
- Hugo Weaving - Jonathan Wheats
- Josephine Byrnes - Beth Wheats
- Mitchell McMahon - Young Roland Copping
- Andrew McMahon - Young Matthew
- Rebel Penfold-Russell - Mother (as Rebel Russell)
- Peter Mochrie - Michael Allen
- Helen O'Connor - Margaret
- Colleen Clifford - Mrs. Waterson
- Vincent Ball - Judge
- Gandhi MacIntyre - Cartel Valuer
- Christina Ormani - Telephone Girl
- Nicholas Hammond - Detective Simms
- Kee Chan - Detective Alan
- Ian Cockburn - Matthew
[edit] Soundtrack
A soundtrack was issued by Picture This Records which features Guy Gross's score for the film.[4] The album is long out of print and difficult to obtain today.
Main article: Frauds (Soundtrack)
[edit] Box Office
Frauds grossed $29,740 at the box office in Australia.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Frauds". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2570/year/1993.html. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106963/
- ^ "FRAUDS - Film Database - Movie Database". http://www.citwf.com/film122602.htm.
- ^ "Australian Feature Films Soundtracks Price Guide". http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/priceguide/FF.PDF. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office
[edit] External links
- Frauds at the Internet Movie Database
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