High seas. Deep terror. Try to stay calm.
An Australian couple take 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.
Cast
Nicole Kidman
Rae Ingram
Sam Neill
John Ingram
Billy Zane
Hughie Warriner
George Shevtsov
Doctor
Rod Mullinar
Russell Bellows
Joshua Tilden
Danny
Michael Long
Specialist Doctor
Lisa Collins
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Paula Hudson-Brinkley
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Sharon Cook
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
Malinda Rutter
'Orpheus' Cruise Girl
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- Release Date 04/07/1989
- Language English
- Director Phillip Noyce
- Writer Terry Hayes
- Editor Richard Francis-Bruce
- Cinematographers Dean Semler, Geoff Burton
- Producers George Miller, Terry Hayes, Doug Mitchell
- Companies Kennedy Miller Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget $10,400,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Apr 7, 1989 | Theatrical | R |
| Australia | May 25, 1989 | Theatrical | M |
| Germany | Jul 27, 1989 | Theatrical | 16 |
| France | Aug 23, 1989 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Italy | Aug 26, 1989 | Theatrical | — |
| FI | Sep 1, 1989 | Theatrical | K-16 |
| United Kingdom | Nov 3, 1989 | Theatrical | 15 |
| IE | Dec 22, 1989 | Theatrical | 15 |
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