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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.
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Sam Pillsbury profile
Sam Pillsbury

Director

Cast

Greer Robson profile
Greer Robson

Kate

Peter Phelps profile
Peter Phelps

Patrick

Alice Fraser profile
Alice Fraser

Aunt

Patrick Smyth profile
Patrick Smyth

Uncle

Bruce Phillips profile
Bruce Phillips

Kate's Father

Vanessa Young profile
Vanessa Young

Schoolgirl #1

Teresa Bonney profile
Teresa Bonney

Schoolgirl #2

Duncan Anderson profile
Duncan Anderson

Railway Foreman

Russell Gibson profile
Russell Gibson

Railway Worker

Marshall Napier profile
Marshall Napier

Det. Wallace

Norman Forsey profile
Norman Forsey

Farmer

Craig Halkett profile
Craig Halkett

Farmer's Son

Greer Robson profile
Greer Robson

Kate

Peter Phelps profile
Peter Phelps

Patrick

Alice Fraser profile
Alice Fraser

Aunt

Patrick Smyth profile
Patrick Smyth

Uncle

Bruce Phillips profile
Bruce Phillips

Kate's Father

Vanessa Young profile
Vanessa Young

Schoolgirl #1

Teresa Bonney profile
Teresa Bonney

Schoolgirl #2

Duncan Anderson profile
Duncan Anderson

Railway Foreman

Russell Gibson profile
Russell Gibson

Railway Worker

Marshall Napier profile
Marshall Napier

Det. Wallace

Norman Forsey profile
Norman Forsey

Farmer

Craig Halkett profile
Craig Halkett

Farmer's Son

Extra

Release Date

November 27, 1987

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

New Zealand Film Commission logoChallenge Film Corporation logo

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