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Goodbye Paradise
Goodbye Paradise

Goodbye Paradise

Stacey lives in paradise... and paradise is in big trouble.

Genres

Drama

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The plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael Stacey writes a book exposing police corruption, does an investigation resulting in 2 murders, exposes a religious cult and watches the army begin a military coup.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

5.2/10

Release Date

21 July 1983

Country

Australia

Cast

Ray Barrett

Ray Barrett

Michael Stacey

Robyn Nevin

Robyn Nevin

Kate

Janet Scrivener

Janet Scrivener

Kathy

Kate Fitzpatrick

Kate Fitzpatrick

Mrs. McCreadie

Lex Marinos

Lex Marinos

Con

Guy Doleman

Guy Doleman

Quiney

Paul Chubb

Paul Chubb

Curly

Tex Morton

Tex Morton

Godfrey

Carole Skinner

Carole Skinner

Landlady

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