Malpractice (film)
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| Directed by | Bill Bennett |
| Produced by | Tristram Miall Bruce Moir |
| Written by | Bill Bennett |
| Starring | Caz Lederman |
| Cinematography | Steve Arnold |
| Edited by | Denise Hunter |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Malpractice is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Bill Bennett. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Plot
A child is born with brain damage and the mother decides to sue the doctor for malpractice.[2]
Cast
- Caz Lederman as Coral Davis
- Bob Baines as Doug Davis
- Ian Gilmour as Dr. Frank Harrison
- Pat Thomson as Sister Margaret Beattie
- Charles Little as Dr. Tom Cotterslow
- Dorothy Alison as Maureen Davis
- Janet Stanley as Sister Diane Shaw
Production
The movie was one of a series of drama documentaries produced at Film Australia for the Nine Network dealing with social issues. It was made using improvisation.[3] Bennett says the making of the film was extremely emotional and it remains one of his favourite films.[4]
References
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- ↑ Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p103
- ↑ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p211-212
- ↑ "Interview with Bill Bennett", Signet, 11 April 1996 accessed 17 November 2012
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Malpractice at IMDb
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