The Eye of the Storm

1h 54min

Drama

In a Sydney suburb, two nurses, Maria and Flora, a housekeeper, Lotte, and a solicitor, Arnold, attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son Sir Basil, a famous but struggling actor in London, and daughter Dorothy, a divorced and down at heel princess, convene at her deathbed. They come to make sure they can leave Australia with their hefty inheritance.

Production Companies

Paper Bark Films Pty. Ltd.

RMB Productions

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Screen Australia

Film Victoria

Ingenious Broadcasting

Cast

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Basil Hunter
Judy Davis

Judy Davis

Dorothy de Lascabanes
Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Elizabeth Hunter
Alexandra Schepisi

Alexandra Schepisi

Flora Manhood
John Gaden

John Gaden

Arnold Wyburd
Robyn Nevin

Robyn Nevin

Lal Wyburd
Colin Friels

Colin Friels

Athol Shreve
Elizabeth Alexander

Elizabeth Alexander

Cherry Cheeseman
Barry Langrishe

Barry Langrishe

Doug Cheeseman
Peter Houghton

Peter Houghton

Rory Macrory
Trudy Hellier

Trudy Hellier

Anne Macrory
Monique Heath

Monique Heath

Mogs Macrory
Tim Robertson

Tim Robertson

Dr. Treweek
William Fisher

William Fisher

William McRory
Justin Smith

Justin Smith

Club Desk Clerk
Bob Marcs

Bob Marcs

Club Porter
Jamie Timony

Jamie Timony

Onslow Porter
Benita Collings

Benita Collings

Lady at Lunch
May Floyd

May Floyd

Lurline Skinner

Release date

15th Sep 2011

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English