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The Deserter

Name: The Deserter
Released: Feb. 02 2018, 08:07
Duration: 30 min

Julian Biggs

1956 | 30 min

Synopsis
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This short drama highlights the work of the Family Welfare Service in its compassionate tale of a husband who abandons his wife and children. Part of the Perspective series.

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Credits

director

Julian Biggs
producer

Grant McLean
executive producer

Grant McLean
script

Thomas Farley
photography

John Foster
sound

Frank Orban
editing

Dennis Sawyer
cast

Sean Sullivan

Les Rubie

Charmion King

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