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The Switch
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The Switch(1963)

6
69Minutes

A wristwatch-smuggling gang bring watches into the country in a car's petrol tank. Poor Zena Marshall knows too much, so the gangs abducts her. Stalwart customs official Anthony Steel struggles manfully to rescue the girl.

The Long Shadow
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The Long Shadow(1961)

6.8
64Minutes

Set in post WW II-Vienna this British spy adventure centers on an international effort to thwart the communists that is led by an American newspaper journalist trying to save the two innocents from certain death.

The Desperate Man
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The Desperate Man(1959)

5.2
57Minutes

Two reporters are held hostage in old castle, by thief, looking for jewels, that he had buried, after robbing a local house.

Platypus Cove
Movie

Platypus Cove(1983)

5.8
72Minutes

After saving a drowning boy's life, a fifteen-year-old orphan is taken aboard by the family as a deckhand.

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Plunge Into Darkness
Movie

Plunge Into Darkness(1978)

4.6
77Minutes

An ex-pro athlete runner and his wife find a strange boy in the middle of nowhere along with a murdered couple. He runs to a nearby town for help while she keeps the boy company. Meanwhile, escaped convicts are heading to their location.

Polly My Love
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Polly My Love(1975)

7.1
75Minutes

An Australian-set romance starring Jacki Weaver.

Country Town
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Country Town(1971)

4.6
101Minutes

In this movie version of "Bellbird" (1967) a reporter, Philip Henderson stirs up the town further when they are already suffering with a drought.

Is There Anybody There?
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Is There Anybody There?(1976)

7.7
NR
71Minutes

In 'Is There Anybody There?' a man becomes the target of a menacing stalker who is after his money. This suspenseful crime thriller explores the intense struggle between the protagonist and his relentless pursuer.

Fluteman
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Fluteman(1982)

6
84Minutes

When the small town of Minyaka suffers from a drought, a kind and mysterious stranger offers to make it rain by playing his flute; under the condition that he be paid. But after Fluteman makes it rain, and even stops it; the town council, blind by their greed and pride, refuse to pay him. Fluteman stands before the town and warns them of a curse he would bring; and so the next day the school playground fades into silence as all the children disappear into the bush... except one.

Touch and Go
Movie

Touch and Go(1980)

5.4
93Minutes

Three attractive socialites working for charity turn to robbery to keep a special primary school for underprivileged children open.

Run Rebecca, Run!
Movie

Run Rebecca, Run!(1981)

5.2
81Minutes

Simone Buchanan plays a young camera fanatic who is marooned on a desert island. Here she is threatened by a refugee from South America (Henri Szeps) who isn't keen on having his whereabouts known. Hostility melts into friendship before the rescue boats arrive.

Mystery at Castle House
Movie

Mystery at Castle House(1982)

7
80Minutes

A trio of kids have many exciting adventures while exploring a spooky mansion in the hope of finding their missing friends.

Dilemma
Movie

Dilemma(1962)

6.4
NR
65Minutes

Respectable schoolmaster returns from work on the eve of a wedding anniversary holiday to find a strange man dead in their bathroom and his wife missing.

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Peter Maxwell

Peter Maxwell (23 January 1921 – 5 April 2013) born as Peter Magitai, was a British, and later Australian director and screenwriter of television and film. He was born in Vienna, Austria, to newspaper journalist Leo Magatai and wife Johanna. His family fled Vienna in the 1930s, and he changed his surname to enter the British Army. After having been posted to India, he returned to Britain to work as an assistant director to Alexander Korda in 1949. He worked briefly in Australia in the early 1960s before returning to England. In 1967 he emigrated to Australia permanently, where he directed such films as Country Town and television series including Bellbird, Rip Tide and A Country Practice.

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