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Director:
Ken Cameron
Writers:
Ken Cameron (story) &
Terry Hayes (story) ...
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Release Date:
9 October 1991 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Tagline:
Nicole Kidman stars as Katrina, a young Australian woman whose very life is threatened by the deception of a man she loves See more »
Plot:
The story of Kat Stanton (Kidman), an Australian woman searching for her father who, whilst travelling back from London to Australia via Thailand... See more »
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Will Katie Holmes' Career Survive Divorce From Tom Cruise?
 (From Huffington Post. 2 July 2012, 4:53 AM, PDT)
Interview: Nicole Kidman Breaks Down Her Toughest Role–Herself
 (From Scott Feinberg. 19 January 2011, 2:17 AM, PST)
FFC commits to slew of films
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 9 February 2005)
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Cast

 (Series Cast) (in credits order)

Nicole Kidman ... Katrina Stanton

Denholm Elliott ... Hal Stanton

Hugo Weaving ... Richard Carlisle
Joy Smithers ... Mandy Engels
Norman Kaye ... George McNair
Jerome Ehlers ... Arkie Ragan

Noah Taylor ... Billy Engels
Gerda Nicolson ... Lady Faulkner

Pauline Chan ... Kang ('Pretty Warder') (1989)
Lewis Fiander ... James Stanton

Richard Carter ... Detective King
Tan Chandraviroj ... Major Sara

Judy Morris ... Catherine Faulkner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Alansu ... Thai Police Sergeant
Vincent Ball ... British Attache
Ambika Baxter ... Immigration Officer, GOA
Lucy Bayler ... Sarah
David Bennett ... Sick Hospital Prisoner
Jonathan Biggins ... O'Keefe
Amir Blazey ... Indian Policeman
David Bookalil ... Minister
Somsak Boonpetch ... Thai Immigration Officer

Colin Borgonon ... English Journalist
Brian Bovell ... Postman
Terry Brady ... Mechanic
Cary Cowling ... Major Sara's agent #1
Adolfo Cruzado ... Senior Guard
Joseph Dibbayawan ... Airport Security #2
Quang Dinh ... Priest
Kat Ditthavong ... Prison Governor
Wallas Eaton ... Gordon Fleming
Mishi Fukinishi ... Japanese Officer #2
Lachelle Gaymon ... Astra's Friend
Ron Hackett ... Senior British Officer
Amber Haidar ... Kat Aged 5
Norman Hodges ... Taxi Driver #1
Sally Hudson ... Qantas Ticket Clerk
Elliot Jurd ... Scruffy Boy
Tavit Karmolphachak ... Judge #1
Vachira Karmolphachak ... Airport Security #1
Ali Kay ... Carlisle's Servant
Clarissa Kaye-Mason ... Mrs. Cameron
Bogdan Koca ... Picture Editor
Forin Kool ... Thai Policeman
Lois Larimore ... American Woman at Airport
Deidre Lassau ... Miss Howell
Lin Chin Lee ... Gnut
Sinan Leong ... 1st Ticket Clerk, Bangkok
Tony Lo ... Night Guard
Gandhi MacIntyre ... Hotel Manager, GOA
Charlie Mallanoo ... Thai Court Officer
Lindsay McCormack ... Male Prisoner
Raina McKeon ... Cashier Luxury Hotel, GOA
Van Michael ... Thai Guard

Richard Moss ... Scotland Yard Inspector
Kazuhiro Muroyama ... Japanese Officer #1
Helen Mutkins ... Jane
Patricia Ng ... Boarding Clerk
Patrick Ng ... Storeholder
Thieu Mai Ngo ... Old Prison Warder
Maureen O'Shaughnessy ... Law Office Receptionist
Kirsten Overend ... Blonde with Arkie
Chris Panasbodi ... Executioner
Tipee Panchee ... Court Typist
Grace Parr ... Thai Thief
Arthur Percival ... Taxi Driver #2
Jay Pillay ... Air India Assistant, GOA
Don Reid ... Doctor
Monroe Reimers ... Indian Major
Jaime Robertson ... War Records Office, Private
Vasant Sanpardith ... Judge #2
John Sheerin ... Qantas Manager
Michael Sinclair ... Sir Richard
Angeline Sinthavachiva ... Carlisle's Secretary
Zahrina Snell ... Departure Clerk, GOA
Ron Stephenson ... War Records Office Corporal
Saravut Tantiprasut ... Maj. Sara's agent #2
Michael Tauro ... Prison Patient

Deborah Kara Unger ... Astra (as Deborah Unger)
William Usic ... British Corporal
Vanessa Walton ... Arkie's New Girl
Ram Worton ... Anat
Chin Yu ... Thai Doctor
Sylvia Yuen ... 2nd Ticket Clerk, Bangkok
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Directed by
Ken Cameron 
 
Writing credits
Ken Cameron  story &
Terry Hayes  story &
Tony Morphett  story and
Terry Hayes  screenplay

Produced by
Barbara Gibbs .... associate producer
Terry Hayes .... producer
George Miller .... producer
Doug Mitchell .... producer
 
Original Music by
Graeme Revell 
 
Cinematography by
Geoff Burton 
 
Film Editing by
Marcus D'Arcy 
Henry Dangar 
Louise Innes 
Frans Vandenburg 
 
Casting by
Alison Barrett 
 
Production Design by
Owen Williams 
 
Art Direction by
Michael Bridges 
 
Costume Design by
Glenys Jackson 
 
Makeup Department
Wendy De Waal .... additional hair stylist
Gail Edmonds .... additional hair stylist
Wendy Sainsbury .... additional makeup artist
Sonja Smuk .... additional makeup artist
Lesley Vanderwalt .... makeup artist
Jan Zeigenbein .... hair stylist (as Jan 'Ziggy' Zeigenbein)
 
Production Management
Paul Enright .... assistant unit manager
Barbara Gibbs .... production manager
Yeti Jindal .... production manager: India
Santa Pestonji .... production manager: Thailand
Justin Plummer .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keith Heygate .... first assistant director
Maria Phillips .... third assistant director
P.J. Voeten .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Mark Dawson .... props buyer
Tim Eiseman .... carpenter
Jenny Green .... head buyer
Kate Highfield .... art department manager
Bill Howe .... construction manager
John Jenkinson .... carpenter
Tim Jorgensen .... carpenter
Adrian Knowles .... stagehand
Glen Nielsen .... carpenter
Frank Phipps .... carpenter
Tony Redfern .... carpenter
John Stiles .... carpenter
Maxie Street .... carpenter
Eric Todd .... scenic artist
Kris Torma .... art department runner
Charlotte Watts .... graphic artist
George Zammit .... stand-by props
 
Sound Department
Nick Breslin .... dialogue editor (as Nicholas Breslin)
Julius Chan .... sound effects editor
Julius Chan .... sound re-recording mixer
Andy Duncan .... boom operator
Phil Judd .... sound re-recording mixer
Ian McLoughlin .... sound mixer
Ben Osmo .... sound recordist
Wayne Pashley .... dialogue editor
Annabelle Sheehan .... post sync dialogue
Lee Smith .... sound designer
Tommy Staples .... boom operator: England (as Tom Staples)
Peter Townend .... sound designer
Kimberly Walls .... assistant sound editor
Noelleen Westcombe .... dialogue editor
 
Special Effects by
Chris Murray .... special effects
 
Stunts
Danny Baldwin .... stunts
Guy Norris .... stunt coordinator
Antony Szeto .... stunts (as Tony Szeto)
Fred Welsh .... stunt double: Hal (as Fred Walsh)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Grant Atkinson .... best boy
Bruce Barber .... key grip
Robbie Burr .... third electrician (as Robert Burr)
Kerry Jackson .... assistant grip
Darrin Keough .... focus puller
Brian McKenzie .... still photographer
Kathryn Milliss .... clapper loader
Ian Plummer .... gaffer
 
Casting Department
Gabrielle Healy .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tony Assness .... wardrobe assistant
Andrea Hood .... wardrobe buyer
Laura Jocic .... seamstress
Devina Maxwell .... stand-by wardrobe
Jenny Miles .... costume supervisor
Sheryl Pilkinton .... head cutter
 
Editorial Department
Jane Maguire .... assistant editor
Basia Ozerski .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Catherine Barber .... financial controller
Catherine Bull .... stand-in: Kat
Richard Colman .... stand-in: Hal
Nicholas Daubney .... location manager: England
Stan Fus .... location manager: England
Sae Tang 'Keng' Kanokporn .... production coordinator: Thailand
Fiona King .... production coordinator
Peter Lawless .... location manager
Amelia Marzocchi .... production secretary
Barbara Nolan .... assistant to producers
Rapin Srisomboon .... production assistant: Thailand
Pamela Willis .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
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Runtime:
Sweden:251 min | USA:240 min | Australia:270 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M | Netherlands:12
Filming Locations:
Balmain High School, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSee more »
Company:
Kennedy Miller ProductionsSee more »

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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)See more »
Soundtrack:
Mercedes-Benz See more »

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8 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Impressive..., 4 March 2008
Author: CineCritic2517 from Netherlands

When I first saw the series, I was 15 years old. Ever since I saw it, the first thing that came to mind whenever I heard the name Nicole Kidman was this series. And it was also something that tended to come up at the dinnertable when we were going back discussing television-shows.

Now, some 17 years later I accidentally stumbled upon the DVD and I was rather reserved about the thought of seeing it again because what else but disappointment was there to gain from seeing something which held a good memory but was surely going to be completely outdated.

Imagine my surprise that although it was rather dated, it had actually aged so well. Another surprise was finding no one less than Hugo Weaving playing a major role in it. An actor I had grown to love ever since I saw him in 'The Interview' and the later classics such as LOTR and the Matrix.

Bangkok Hilton has survived the test of time basically because of the really great acting performances, script, story and ambiance. And apparently this was all that it needed to remain the classic that it has become. And by no means the cinematography, which wouldn't stand a chance against even the average soap opera we see today.

When you compare the story and the screenplay to modern similar tales such as the prison-series OZ, you will find that it is really hopeless out of date. The hell-hole of a jail in which Kidman is kept, is like a Disneyride compared to what the men in Emerald City had to endure in OZ. You will find no 'spooning' practices in Bangkok Hilton if you know what I mean.

Perhaps this is what makes this mini series so great, that it's the story that keeps you on the edge of your seat rather than a form of (graphic) violence which seems to be todays primary ingredient for a success film-wise. Just see Labirinto Del Fauno if you want to check my point. That was a so called 'message movie' with really no message at all but in stead featured a been there done that war-drama and cardboard characters. Nonetheless, that movie was hailed by the public and professional movie critics when all it had to offer was a vapid contrast between fable and really graphic violence replacing what used to be a tale between good and evil and its 'grey zone'.

Bangkok Hilton confirmed what I suspected all along, namely that cinema (although achieving greater technical marvels day by day) is becoming increasingly more banal and formula driven, even in the successful, so called 'art house films'.

I'm sorry for letting this review turn out to be such a rant. Thanks for reading and see Bankok Hilton whenever you get a chance.

cheers!

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