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What do Rose from Devon and Christina from Stuttgart have in common? And in what way is their fate linked to that of wealthy Fiona Dunkerley?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

73 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

20 December 1979

Country

Cast

Anthony Bate

Anthony Bate

Roland Jeffries

Geoffrey Chater

Geoffrey Chater

Philip Hartley

Penelope Horner

Penelope Horner

Fiona Dunkerley

Sara Clee

Sara Clee

Rose Hontin

Natalie Caron

Natalie Caron

Christina Bauer

Michael Barrington

Michael Barrington

John Dunkerley

Jean Marlow

Jean Marlow

Nurse Mitchison

Margaret Lawley

Margaret Lawley

Staff nurse

Yvette Byrne

Yvette Byrne

Midwife

Tessa Bell-Briggs

Tessa Bell-Briggs

Nurse

Rosario Serrano

Rosario Serrano

Maria

Barbara Laurenson

Barbara Laurenson

Fiona's friend

Willy Bowman

Willy Bowman

German doctor

Yashaw Adem

Yashaw Adem

Rifat Bey

Neville Rofalia

Neville Rofalia

Interpreter

Cynthia Grenville

Cynthia Grenville

Lyn Green

Bruce Alexander

Bruce Alexander

Young man

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