Outbreak of Hostilities
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{{Infobox film
| name = Outbreak of Hostilities
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| director = David Copping
| writer = Ron McLean
| based_on =
| producer = Ron McLean
Colin Eggleston
| starring = George Mallaby
Cornelia Frances
| narrator =
| cinematography = Kevan Lind
| editing = Pippa Anderson
| music =
| studio = Ron McLean Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1981| | | |1985| | |video}}
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| country = Australia
| language = English
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Outbreak of Hostilities is a 1981 Australian film set prior to the beginning of World War II.Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p. 118
Cast
- Scott Burgess as Bobby
- Colleen Fitzpatrick as Barbara
- Cornelia Frances as Miriam
- George Mallaby as Vince
Production
The film was one of three low budget movies made by Ron McLean Productions, set up by Ron McLean in association with Colin Eggleston. Described as "a sort of rip-off of The Sullivans about a sensitive young man (Scott Burgess) having a fling with an older woman (Cornelia Frances!) on the eve of World War Two" the movie was partly filmed Toowoon Bay at the holiday resort ‘Kim’s Camp’.{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-australian-tv-writers-ron-mclean/|date=5 December 2021|title=Forgotten Australian TV Writers: Ron McLean}}
References
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External links
- [https://www-austlit-edu-au.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/austlit/page/7263444?mainTabTemplate=workPublicationDetails&jumptoemb=7263515 Outbreak of Hostilities] at AustLit
- {{IMDb title|0305937}}
- [http://colsearch.nfsa.gov.au/nfsa/search/display/display.w3p;adv=;group=;groupequals=;holdingType=;page=3;parentid=;query=Person%3A%22%2FPerson%2Fkey%2F23589-1%22;querytype=;rec=4;resCount=10 Outbreak of Hostilities] at National Film and Sound Archive
- [https://letterboxd.com/film/outbreak-of-hostilities/genres/ Outbreak of Hostilities] at Letterbox DVD
Category:1981 romantic drama films
Category:1980s war drama films
Category:Australian war drama films
Category:Australian romantic drama films
Category:Films set on the home front during World War II
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:1980s Australian films
Category:English-language romantic drama films
Category:English-language war drama films
Category:Films financed by the Queensland Film Corporation
Category:Films shot in Queensland
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