Desperate Remedies
Trailer: Desperate Remedies
Year: 1993
Genre: Drama
Studio: James Wallace Productions, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Avalon/NFU Studios
Director: Stewart Main, Peter Wells
Cast: Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Kevin Smith, Lisa Chappell, Cliff Curtis, Michael Hurst, Helen Steemson
Crew: Stewart Main (Director), Peter Wells (Director), David Coulson (Editor), Trishia Downie (Associate Producer), Greg Stitt (First Assistant Director), Shayne Radford (Art Direction)
Runtime: 93 minutes
Release: Nov 26, 1993
IMDb: 5.60/10 by 12 users
Popularity: 1
Country: New Zealand
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Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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