The Network (1979)
Overview
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?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.623 |
Directed By
Derek Lister
Crew
Alan Seymour
Dan Rae
Judy Allen
Don Taylor
Alan Horne
Neil Pittaway
Stephen Fagan
Derek Lister
Anne Head
TOP CAST
Anthony Bate
Roland Jeffries
Geoffrey Chater
Philip Hartley
Penelope Horner
Fiona Dunkerley
Sara Clee
Rose Hontin
Natalie Caron
Christina Bauer
Michael Barrington
John Dunkerley
Jean Marlow
Nurse Mitchison
Margaret Lawley
Staff nurse
Yvette Byrne
Midwife
Tessa Bell-Briggs
Nurse
Rosario Serrano
Maria
Barbara Laurenson
Fiona's friend
Willy Bowman
German doctor
Yashaw Adem
Rifat Bey
Neville Rofalia
Interpreter
Cynthia Grenville
Lyn Green
Bruce Alexander
Young man
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