France / May 18, 1984 / Cannes Film Market
Trial Run (1985)
Directed by Melanie Read
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1h 31min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Housewife Rosemary Edmonds leaves her family to take up residence in a remote cottage on the Otago coastline so that she can conduct a photographic essay on the yellow-eyed penguin. No sooner has she moved in than she becomes the victim of a series of increasingly more malevolent attacks from an unknown assailant.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Frances Edmond | Police Constable Miller |
| Teresa Woodham | Publisher |
| Allison Roe | Allison |
| Karen Sims | Reporter |
| Maggie Eyre | Miss Walsh |
| Margaret Blay | Ghost |
Genres
Thriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Trial Run |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | New Zealand |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinema and Television Productions, New Zealand Film Commission, Double Feature Investments |
| Release date | 17 luglio 1985 |
| Production | Don Reynolds, Alane Hunter |
| Writer | Melanie Read, Caterina De Nave |
| Editing | Finola Dwyer, Barbara Hardy, Prue Birch |
| Cinematography | Allen Guilford, Peter Day, Moragh Cameron, Dennis Cullen, Justine Lord, Hester Joyce |
| Assistant directors | Richard A. Barker, Victoria Hardy, Melanie Read, Kristin Witcombe |
| Lighting | Tony Eversden, Belinda Crayford |
| Camera operators | Allen Guilford, Peter Day, Moragh Cameron, Dennis Cullen, Justine Lord, Hester Joyce |
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| Additional photography | Allen Guilford, Peter Day, Moragh Cameron, Dennis Cullen, Justine Lord, Hester Joyce |
| Production design | Judith Crozier, Kirsten Shouler, Louise Carrigan, Sharon Alston |
| Art direction | Kirsten Shouler, Judith Crozier, Louise Carrigan, Sharon Alston |
| Set decoration | Judith Crozier, Kirsten Shouler, Louise Carrigan, Sharon Alston |
| Music | Jan Preston, Graham Morris, Eric Briggs, Annie Collins, Brian Shennan |
| Sound | Jan Preston, Graham Morris, Eric Briggs, Annie Collins, Brian Shennan |
| Costume design | Sarah Anderson |
| Makeup | Sarah Anderson |
| Hairstyling | Sarah Anderson |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Denmark / Jul 17, 1985
Portugal / Aug 15, 1985
Physical media
Germany / Jul 23, 2021 / 18
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