Movie · 1989
Dead Calm
96 min · Drama, Thriller, Horror · Released
Composite
8.1
IMDb
6.8 / 10
49,187 votes
TMDB
6.6 / 10
858 votes
Local
— / 10
No votes
Synopsis
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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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
Crew
Art
- Graham "Grace" Walker Production Design
- Kim Hilder Art Direction
- Ty Bosco Storyboard Artist
- Leah Cocks Art Department Coordinator
- Judy Ditter Art Department Coordinator
- Karan Monkhouse Standby Property Master
- Ian Allen Property Buyer
- Ian Allen Set Dresser
- Mont Fieguth Additional Set Dresser
- Guido Helmstetter Special Props
- Dennis Smith Construction Coordinator
- John Rann Construction Manager
Camera
- Dean Semler Director of Photography
- Ian Jones Steadicam Operator
- Ian Jones Underwater Camera
- Ian Jones Aerial Camera
- Colin Deane Focus Puller
- David Lindsay Clapper Loader
- Sean McClory Clapper Loader
- Ross Berryman Additional Director of Photography
- Ian Jones Additional Director of Photography
- Kevan Lind Additional Camera
- Brian J. Breheny Focus Puller
- Glen Cogan Clapper Loader
Costume & Make-Up
- Norma Moriceau Costume Design
- Noriko Watanabe Makeup Department Head
- Susan Pullen Costume Supervisor
- Bob McCarron Prosthetics
- Jenny Campbell Wardrobe Coordinator
Crew
- Marcus D'Arcy Post Production Supervisor
- Claire O'Brien Post Production Supervisor
- Glenn Boswell Stunt Coordinator
- Glenn Ruehland Stunt Coordinator
- Tex Foote Generator Operator
- Billy Malcolm Scenic Artist
- Ray Pedler Scenic Artist
- Brian Cox Special Effects Coordinator
- David Hardie Special Effects Technician
- David Young Special Effects Technician
- Chris Murray Special Effects Technician
- Wilson Starr Special Effects Technician
Directing
- Phillip Noyce Director
- George Miller Second Unit Director
- Vincent Monton Second Unit Director
- Colin Fletcher First Assistant Director
- Tony Wellington First Assistant Director
- Murray Robertson First Assistant Director
- Charles Rotherham First Assistant Director
- John Titley Second Assistant Director
- Ian Astridge Second Assistant Director
- Jenny Quigley Script Supervisor
- Shirley Ballard Continuity
- Alison Ely Continuity
Editing
- Richard Francis-Bruce Editor
- Louise Innes Associate Editor
- Sue Blainey First Assistant Editor
- Arthur Cambridge Color Grading
Lighting
- John Morton Gaffer
- Alan Dunstan Best Boy Electric
- Tony Holtham Additional Gaffer
- Lindsay Foote Additional Gaffer
- Trevor Ripper Electrician
- Dean Bryan Electrician
- Craig Sykes Electrician
- Paul Moyce Electrician
- David Thomas Rigging Grip
- Ian Plummer Gaffer
- Grant Atkinson Best Boy Electric
Production
- Terry Hayes Producer
- George Miller Producer
- Doug Mitchell Producer
- Liz Mullinar Casting
- Wallis Nicita Casting
- Narelle Barsby Production Manager
- Mary-Jane Yates Production Coordinator
- Maggie Lake Production Secretary
- Stephen Saks Location Manager
- Neville Mason Unit Manager
- Janeen Faithfull Production Accountant
- John May Assistant Accountant
Sound
- Graeme Revell Original Music Composer
- Lee Smith Sound Designer
- Peter Townend Sound Effects Editor
- Ben Osmo Sound Recordist
- Gerry Nucifora Boom Operator
- Lloyd Carrick Sound Recordist
- Joe Spinelli Boom Operator
- Annabelle Sheehan Dialogue Editor
- Tim Jordan Dialogue Editor
- Susan Metcalfe Dialogue Editor
- Antony Gray Assistant Sound Editor
- Noelleen Westcombe Assistant Sound Editor
Visual Effects
- Roger Cowland Visual Effects
Writing
- Terry Hayes Writer
- Charles Williams Novel
Photos