Summerfield

When a newcomer arrives in a small, secluded town to discover that the former teacher has disappeared, he probes into the mystery and becomes more and more intrigued by the inhabitants of a forbidding house called Summerfield. Eventually, the secrets of Summerfield are revealed in a dramatic ending with a shock twist. Directed by Ken Hannam (director of ‘Sunday Too Far Away’) and starring, Nick Tate, Elizabeth Alexander and John Waters, ‘Summerfield’ was shot on location at Victoria’s Phillip and Churchill Islands.

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Credits

director

Ken Hannam

producer

Patricia Lovell

production company

Clare Beach Films

Duration

01:50:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325039

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Detective and mystery films

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Mystery

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

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Australia, 1977