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Harlequin (1980)

Directed by Simon Wincer

Horror | Fantasy | Mystery

Overview

In this modern-day version of the Rasputin story, David Hemmings plays an up-and-coming senator, Nick Rast, whose young son is terminally ill with leukaemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast’s wife Sandy falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast’s career, represented by geriatric monster Doc Wheelan are less happy with events.

Rated PG | Length 95 minutes

Actors

Robert Powell | David Hemmings | Carmen Duncan | Broderick Crawford | Gus Mercurio | Alan Cassell | Mark Spain | Alyson Best | Sean Myers | Mary Simpson | Neville Teede | Anne-Marie Mackay | John Frawley | Nita Pannell | David Hough | Klaus Schultz | Peter West | Maurie Ogden | Jack Ferrari | Jeremy Sims | Toby Amoore | Sebastian Hunsley | Julia Moody | Leslie Wright | Adele Cohen | Ramsay McLean | John Brownbridge | Nicole Dehring | Bevan Lee

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/03/2017N/AN/AN/A7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Movie 6: kinda crazy story about a magician that befriends a political family that has a terminally ill child. This mystic seduces the wife and makes everyone believe he’s a healer but maybe not all is what it seems. Pretty wild movie from down under.

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