Cathy's Child

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Cathy's Child (1979)

Directed by Donald Crombie

Drama · 1h 29m

Cathy Baikas is a woman of Greek heritage who lives in Sydney, Australia with her three-year-old daughter. When her daughter's father kidnaps the child and takes her back to Greece, Cathy discovers the authorities can do little to help her. She turns to the media. The editor of a major daily newspaper proves sympathetic to Cathy's problem and begins giving her case press coverage. The film is based on a true story.

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Cast

Michele Fawdon Cathy Alan Cassell Dick Wordley Bryan Brown Paul Nicholson
W
Willie Fennell The Australian Consul
F
Flavia Arena Irene
J
Judy Stevenson Barmaid

Crew

Director
Donald Crombie
Writer
Ken Quinnell
Novel
Dick Wordley
Director of Photography
Gary Hansen
Original Music Composer
William Motzing
Editor
Tim Wellburn
Producer
Pom Oliver, Errol Sullivan

Details

Release date
1979-07-05
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
Australia
Production
CB Films, New South Wales Film Corp., Village Roadshow