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Mama's Gone A-Hunting (1977)

Mama's Gone A-Hunting poster
Original title
Mama's Gone A-hunting
Directed by
Peter Maxwell
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 15m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother goes searching for her missing child. The film follows her investigation and the people she meets along the way.

datedmysteriousslow-pacedsuspensefulmelodramaticretrofamily-orientedmildly tense

What happens

Mama's Gone A-Hunting is a 1977 Australian television film. The title is taken from the English nursery rhyme and lullaby, Bye, baby Bunting. The film featured many well known Australian actors of the period, including Gerard Kennedy, Carmen Duncan, and starred Judy Morris It was one of a series of TV movies Robert Bruning made for Channel 7. He sold it to Paramount to distribute worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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