| Double Deal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Brian Kavanagh |
| Written by | Brian Kavanagh |
| Starring | Louis Jourdan Angela Punch McGregor Warwick Comber Diane Craig Bruce Spence Kerry Walker |
| Music by | Bruce Smeaton |
Production company | |
Release date |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | AU$1 million[1][2] |
| Box office | AU$3,731 (Australia)[3] |
Double Deal is a 1981 Australian film about a bored wife of a rich man who has an affair and becomes a thief.[4]
Angela Punch McGregor later said she was "amazed" to be offered the role of a model but accepted the part because she had not worked for a while.
I feared that if I didn't do it I would go down the plug hole The role was a mistake; the film was a mistake. But I didn't know that at the time. Brian Kavanagh turned out to be one of the most sensitive directors to actors that I have ever come across, but I don't think he should write his own scripts.[5]
The film was made without government investment.[6]
Cast[edit]
- Angela Punch McGregor as Christine Sterling
- Louis Jourdan as Peter Sterling
- Diane Craig as Miss Stevens
- Bruce Spence as Doug Mitchell
- Kerry Walker as Sibyl Anderson
- Peter Cummins
Plot[edit]
Peter and Christine Sterling have an uneventful marriage. When a stranger comes into their lives, Christine is intrigued, and the two begin an affair. Things escalate and the two philanderers soon plot to rob Peter of a precious gemstone.
References[edit]
- ^ Geoff Gardner, "Double Deal", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p124
- ^ "Double tribute to Angela". The Australian Women's Weekly. 17 June 1981. p. 143 Supplement: TV & ENTERTAINMENT WORLD. Retrieved 21 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 October 2009
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p90
- ^ Jim Schembri, "Angela Punch McGregor", Cinema Papers, December 1984 p 421
- ^ "Double tribute to Angela". The Australian Women's Weekly. 17 June 1981. p. 143 Supplement: TV & ENTERTAINMENT WORLD. Retrieved 14 July 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[edit]
- Double Deal at IMDb
- Double Deal at Oz Movies