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Genre
  
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Screenplay
  
Peter Cox

Writer
  
Peter Cox

Language
  
English

Director
  
Peter Cox

Music director
  
Ralph Tyrrell

Duration
  

Country
  
Australia

Release date
  
4 October 1976

Initial release
  
October 4, 1976 (Australia)

Cast
  
Errol ONeill, Ross Gilbert, Carolyn Howard, Rod Wissler

Similar movies
  
Romeo + Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Breaker Morant (1980), My Brilliant Career (1979), The Fringe Dwellers (1986)

Surrender in paradise


Surrender in Paradise is a 1976 Australian film. It has been referred to as "Queensland's first alternative film".

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Plot

Around 1900, bushranger Rusty Swan receives a message that his mother is dying. He sets off with his partner Cecil and girlfriend Valda to see her, chased by a posse led by Sergeant Rutter. They travel through time and wind up in modern-day Surfers Paradise.

Cast

  • Ross Gilbert as Rusty Swan
  • Errol O'Neill as Sergeant Rutter
  • Carolyn Howard as Valda
  • Rod Wissler as Cecil
  • Production

    Two thirds of the film's cost was provided by the Film, Radio and Television Board of the Australia council. Shooting took place in November and December 1975 near Brisbane and on the Queensland Gold Coast.

    It was the first and only feature film from Queensland director Peter Cox.

    References

    Surrender in Paradise Wikipedia
    Surrender in Paradise IMDb