Middle Age Spread
1979, English. Directed by John Reid.
A Comedy of Bad Manners
Colin is the deputy principal of a city high school (Avondale College, Auckland) who reluctantly applies for the principal's job on the latter's retirement. Colin's wife, Elizabeth - who is losing interest in him -gives a dinner party. Among the guests is Judy, temporarily reconciled with her husband for the sake of the children. Colin - who has taken upon jogging to combat a spreading waistline - and Judy, gradually enter into an affair.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 June 1979
- Country
- New Zealand
- Written by
- Keith Aberdein
- Budget
- $100K
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Middle Age Spread runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Middle Age Spread isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 June 1979. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
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Who directed Middle Age Spread?
Middle Age Spread (1979) was directed by John Reid and stars Grant Tilly, Dorothy McKegg, Peter Sumner.