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  1. Movies
  2. A Sting in the Tail

A Sting in the Tail

1989
1h 30m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1989

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

Diane Lane is intelligent and ambitious. When she is elected to Parliament her idealism and commitment give her unpopular party a boost. Everyone, including the Prime Minister, is eager to share her limelight. Diane’s ambition is not satisfied with her new position. Diane’s married lover, Barry Robbins, the Minister for Health, is unaware of Diane’s ultimate plan. Her closest friend, Louise Parker, a political journalist, is a bit more realistic about what women can achieve; she too has a higher goal in mind.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Nov 1, 1989
Director
Eugene Schlusser
Production
Rosa Colosimo Films
Rosa Colosimo Films
Production Countries
Australia

Top Cast

18 Cast Members

Diane Craig

Diane Craig

Diane Lane

Gary Day

Gary Day

Barry Robbins

Lynne Williams

Louise Parker

Edwin Hodgeman

Edwin Hodgeman

Monroe

Don Barker

Don Barker

Prime Minister

John Noble

John Noble

Prime Minister's Minder

Tony Mack

Michael Meadows

Bob Newman

Prime Minister's Secretary

Gordon Goulding

Wilson Sinclair

Patrick Edgeworth

Editor

Gary Bishop

Leader of the Opposition

Robert Leach

Speaker of the House

Michael Norman

Police Inspector

Lyn Semmler

Interviewer

Matthew Randell

Newscaster

Joanne Cooper

Barmaid

Tony Allison

Drinker

Peter Raymond Powell

Drinker

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