Underplayed Gems

Summerfield (1977)

Summerfield poster
Directed by
Ken Hannam
Genre
thriller film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
15
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 48 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A new schoolteacher arrives in a small coastal town. He becomes drawn into the strange disappearance of the previous teacher and the secrets of a remote island community.

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What happens

Summerfield is a 1977 Australian film, directed by Ken Hannam, written by Cliff Green and produced by Patricia Lovell. It stars Nick Tate, Elizabeth Alexander, John Waters, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Max Fairchild and Geraldine Turner, and was filmed on location on Phillip Island and Churchill Island in Victoria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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