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      • The source novel, Charles Williams' "Dead Calm", was partially inspired by the real-life murders of a family on-board a sailing ketch off the coast of Florida in 1961.
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      Dead Calm (1989) - Trivia - IMDb

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dead_Calm_(film)Dead Calm (film) - Wikipedia

    Dead Calm is a 1989 Australian psychological thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce, produced by George Miller, and starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. The screenplay by Terry Hayes was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Williams.

  4. facts.net › movie › 42-facts-about-the-movie-dead-calm42 Facts About The Movie Dead Calm

    Oct 6, 2023 · A: Yes, Dead Calm is based on a novel of the same name written by Charles Williams. Q: How was the movie received by critics? A: Dead Calm received mostly positive reviews from critics, praising its thrilling plot, acting performances, and tense atmosphere.

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  6. www.imdb.com › title › tt0097162Dead Calm (1989) - IMDb

    Dead Calm: Directed by Phillip Noyce. With Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane, Rod Mullinar. After a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.

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    • Horror, Thriller
    • Phillip Noyce
    • 1989-04-07

  7. www.imdb.com › title › tt0097162Dead Calm (1989) - Trivia - IMDb

    The source novel, Charles Williams' "Dead Calm", was partially inspired by the real-life murders of a family on-board a sailing ketch off the coast of Florida in 1961. The case involved a decorated WWII vet named Julian Harvey who was hired by the Duperrault family to skipper a boat ride from Fort Lauderdale to the Bahamas.

  8. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › dead-calm-1989Dead Calm movie review & film summary (1989) - Roger Ebert

    Note: The film is based on a 1963 novel by Charles Williams, which inspired an ill-fated Orson Welles project that was suspended in 1970 and then abandoned in 1973 with the death of his leading man, Laurence Harvey.

  9. www.imdb.com › title › tt0097162Dead Calm (1989) - Plot - IMDb

    Their leisurely isolation is interrupted by Hughie, the lone survivor of a sinking black schooner they spot one morning. Hughie's story doesn't quite gibe, so John boards the schooner to investigate, where he discovers the real truth.

  10. tvtropes.org › pmwiki › pmwikiDead Calm (Film) - TV Tropes

    Dead Calm is a 1989 psychological thriller directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane, based on a novel by Charles Williams. Reeling from their infant son's death in a car accident, Australian couple John (Neill) and Rae (Kidman) Ingram take a vacation in their yacht.

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