Movie Description
Starlight Hotel
(1987)Overview
During the Great Depression, Kate (Greer Robson) is a 13-year-old girl living on New Zealand's South Island. When her mother dies and her father is offered a job in Wellington on North Island, Kate is sent to live with an aunt. The girl runs away to find her father, hopping onto a boxcar and befriending a fellow fugitive, Patrick (Peter Phelps), an emotionally battle-scarred WWI veteran fleeing the authorities after injuring a repo man. Pretending to be father and daughter, Patrick and Kate use each other for cover as they make their way across New Zealand, sleeping under the stars and championing the rights of destitute farmers and homeless squatters whose fortunes have been wiped out by economic hardship.
Cast
Kate
Patrick
Aunt
Uncle
Kate's Father
Schoolgirl #1
Schoolgirl #2
Railway Foreman
Railway Worker
Det. Wallace
Farmer
Farmer's Son
Chairwoman
Panel Member
School Teacher
Constable #2
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Facts
Original TitleStarlight Hotel
Status Released
Release Information
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1987-11-27
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 33m
Production CompaniesNew Zealand Film Commission,Challenge Film Corporation
Genres
- Drama
