

Dead Calm
1989-04-07 · 96 min · ★ 6.6
An Australian couple takes a sailing trip in the Pacific to get over the recent loss of their son. While on the open sea, they come across a sinking ship with one survivor who is not at all what he seems.
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- Directors
- Phillip Noyce
- Production companies
- Kennedy Miller Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- Australia
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 10,400,000
- Revenue
- USD 7,825,000
Top Cast
Nicole KidmanRae Ingram
Sam NeillJohn Ingram
Billy ZaneHughie Warriner
George ShevtsovDoctor
Rod MullinarRussell Bellows
Michael LongSpecialist Doctor
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