Movie Description
The Alternative
(1977)Overview
Unmarried, beautiful and talented, Melanie Hilton discovers she is pregnant. The editor of a woman's magazine, she decides to have her baby and take leave from her job. Caught between her ex-lover and a colleague who wants to marry her, Melanie must find a solution or an alternative to her problem. When she falls in love with a woman, she questions the value of the traditional value unit.
Featured Crew
- Director : Paul Eddey
- Producer : Robert Bruning
- Writer : Tony Morphett
- Editor : Trevor Ellis
- Cast : Wendy Hughes,Carla Hoogeveen,Tony Bonner,Alwyn Kurts,Don Reid,Betty Lucas,Ken Goodlet,Mary Mackay,Robert Bruning,Anne Haddy,Jackie Rees,Peter Adams
Cast
Melanie Hilton
Linda
Peter
Doherty
Surgeon
Melanie's Mother
Melanie's Father
Mrs. Millbank
Photographer (uncredited)
Helen (uncredited)
June (uncredited)
Noel Denning
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Facts
Original TitleThe Alternative
Status Released
Release Information
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1977-04-20
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 14m
Production CompaniesGemini Productions,Reg Grundy Productions,The Australian Film Commission
Genres
- Drama
- TV Movie






























