Far East (1982)
A cynical Australian Vietnam War veteran runs a sleazy bar in the Philippines. His old flame enters his life again asking for help when her husband, an investigative journalist, is prosecuted by the junta for discovering too much.
- Date of release
- 1982-07-30
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John Duigan
Casting
- Bryan Brown — Morgan Keefe
- Helen Morse — Jo Reeves
- John Bell — Peter Reeves
- Raina McKeon — Rosita Constanza
- Henry Duval — Rodolfo De Cruz
- Sinan Leong — Nene
- Bill Hunter — Walker
- John Clayton — Tony Alsop
- Duc Sanh Lieu — Kip
- Anna Rowena — Julia
- Clive Marshall — Vinar
- Allen Leong — Lieutenant Gregorio
Interesting facts
- Box office: A$2M
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Far East is a 1982 Australian drama film directed by John Duigan and starring Bryan Brown, Helen Morse and John Bell. Far East has many similarities to the 1942 classic Casablanca.
Production
The original script was about an international business conference in the Philippines where members of the Philippines New Army surrounded them. However, the story would then drift to more of a Casablanca-type tale. Macao was used for eight days of location shooting.
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