Dead Calm
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Dead Calm is a 1989 psychological thriller film set almost entirely at sea, known for its tense, minimalist story and performances by Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, and Billy Zane.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Dead Calm (novel) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian film
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film ⓘ psychological thriller film ⓘ |
| author | Charles Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dead Calm (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Hughie Warriner
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John Ingram NERFINISHED ⓘ Rae Ingram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Dean Semler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| director | Phillip Noyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Roadshow Entertainment
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Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Richard Francis-Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVessel | sailing yacht ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Great Barrier Reef
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Queensland, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological thriller
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thriller film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
marital relationship under stress
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psychological manipulation ⓘ survival at sea ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Graeme Revell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | cat-and-mouse game on a yacht ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimalist three-character story
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performances by Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, and Billy Zane ⓘ tense atmosphere ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Billy Zane as Hughie Warriner
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Nicole Kidman as Rae Ingram NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Neill as John Ingram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Doug Mitchell
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Terry Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Kennedy Miller Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1989-04-07 ⓘ |
| releaseRegion |
Australia
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Terry Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific Ocean
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at sea ⓘ |
| starring |
Billy Zane
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Nicole Kidman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to late 1980s ⓘ |
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