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The Eye of the Storm
The Eye of the Storm

The Eye of the Storm

Genres

Drama

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In a Sydney suburb, two nurses, Maria and Flora, a housekeeper, Lotte, and a solicitor, Arnold, attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son Sir Basil, a famous but struggling actor in London, and daughter Dorothy, a divorced and down at heel princess, convene at her deathbed. They come to make sure they can leave Australia with their hefty inheritance.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

4.844/10

Release Date

15 September 2011

Country

Australia

Cast

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Basil Hunter

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Dorothy de Lascabanes

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Elizabeth Hunter

Alexandra Schepisi

Alexandra Schepisi

Flora Manhood

Helen Morse

Helen Morse

Lotte

John Gaden

John Gaden

Arnold Wyburd

Robyn Nevin

Robyn Nevin

Lal Wyburd

Colin Friels

Colin Friels

Athol Shreve

Maria Theodorakis

Maria Theodorakis

Mary

Dustin Clare

Dustin Clare

Col

Nikki Shiels

Nikki Shiels

Janie

Bille Brown

Bille Brown

Dudley

Jane Menelaus

Jane Menelaus

Maggie

Martin Lynes

Martin Lynes

Edvard

Heather Mitchell

Heather Mitchell

June

Simon Stone

Simon Stone

Peter

Louise Siversen

Louise Siversen

Carol

Elizabeth Alexander

Elizabeth Alexander

Cherry Cheeseman

Barry Langrishe

Barry Langrishe

Doug Cheeseman

Peter Houghton

Peter Houghton

Rory Macrory

Trudy Hellier

Trudy Hellier

Anne Macrory

Monique Heath

Monique Heath

Mogs Macrory

Tim Robertson

Tim Robertson

Dr. Treweek

William Fisher

William Fisher

William McRory

Justin Smith

Justin Smith

Club Desk Clerk

Bob Marcs

Bob Marcs

Club Porter

Jamie Timony

Jamie Timony

Onslow Porter

Benita Collings

Benita Collings

Lady at Lunch

May Floyd

May Floyd

Lurline Skinner

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