| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (105 min.) |
| Summary |
The ABC telemovie event Dangerous Remedy tells the fascinating story of Dr Bertram Wainer. Living and working in Melbourne in the 1960s, Dr Wainer put his life at risk to expose police corruption in an effort to change the law on abortion and put an end to the illegal operations that were killing young women. Melbourne 1969, Dr Bertram Wainer (Jeremy Sims) is an ordinary citizen who finds himself in an extraordinary situation where his life and those of the people around him are threatened when he tries to change the status quo. An Eclipse Films production in association with ABC TV and Film Victoria. . Executive Producer Andrew Myer and ABC TV Executive Producers Carole Sklan and David Ogilvy |
| Credits |
Written by Kris Wyld, directed by Ken Cameron, produced by Ned Lander |
| Cast |
Jeremy Sims, Susie Porter, William McInnes, Maeve Dermody, Peter O'Brien and Gary Sweet |
| Notes |
Adult themes, coarse language, sex scenes. This program contains content that may concern some viewers |
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A telemovie, originally produced by: Eclipse Films production in association with ABC TV and Film Victoria, 2012 |
| Subject |
Wainer, Bertram Barney, 1928-1987 -- Drama.
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Abortion -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- Drama.
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Police corruption -- Australia -- Victoria -- Drama.
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Women -- Australia -- Social conditions -- Drama.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Wyld, Kris.
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Lander, Ned.
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Cameron, Kenneth Michael.
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Sims, Jeremy.
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Porter, Susie.
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Eclipse Films
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