Playing Beatie Bow
Genres
Overview
Abigail Kirk was an ordinary enough sixteen year old growing up in todays Sydney. An intriguing chain of events finds Abigail, through some eerie time shift, transported back one hundred years after watching some children playing a scary game called Beatie Bow.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
93 min
Release Date
1986-08-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
4.4
Peter Phelps
Judah / Robert
Imogen Annesley
Abigail Kirk
Mouche Phillips
Beatie Bow
Nikki Coghill
Dovey
Moya O'Sullivan
Granny
Don Barker
Samuel
Lyndel Rowe
Kathy
Damian Janko
Gibbie
Barbara Stephens
Justine
Su Cruickshank
Madam
Phoebe Salter
Natalie
Jo England
Doll
Henry Salter
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Edwin Hodgeman
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Edward Caddick
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Glenn Boswell
Parrot
Richard Boué
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Johnny Hallyday
Ben
Michael Read
Blacky
Tim Perry
Jacko
Perri Hamilton
Singer
Warwick Cooper
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