Harlequin
(1980)
Tagline
1980
Starring
Robert Powell David Hemmings Carmen Duncan Broderick Crawford Gus Mercurio
Director
Genre
Running Time
95 minutes
Overview
Harlequin, known as Dark Forces in the USA, is a 1980 Australian film starring Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings and Broderick Crawford. The screenplay is by Everett De Roche, the music by Brian May and the film is directed by Simon Wincer.The film is a modern-day version of the Rasputin story, and the major characters have the same first names as Rasputin and the Romanov royal family, and their family name 'Rast' is simply 'Tsar' backwards. Hemmings plays an up-and-coming senator, Nick Rast, whose young son is terminally ill with leukaemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe (Powell), appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy (Duncan) falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster Doc Wheelan (Crawford) are less happy with events.
Released
28 March 1980
Budget
£0
Revenue
£0
Language
English
Studio
Country of Origin
Australia
Cast
| Robert Powell | ... | Gregory Wolfe |
| David Hemmings | ... | Nick Rast |
| Carmen Duncan | ... | Sandra Rast |
| Broderick Crawford | ... | Doc Wheelan |
| Gus Mercurio | ... | Mr. Bergier |
| Alan Cassell | ... | Mr. Porter |
| Mark Spain | ... | Alex Rast |
Crew
| Simon Wincer | ... | Director |
| Everett De Roche | ... | Writer |
| Adrian Carr | ... | Editor |
| Gary Hansen | ... | Cinematography |
| Bernard Hides | ... | Production Design |
| Brian May | ... | Music |
| Terry Ryan | ... | Costume Design |