The Alternative
1977, English. Directed by Paul Eddey.
As sensitive as it is provocative...
Unmarried, beautiful and talented, Melanie Hilton discovers she is pregnant. The editor of a woman's magazine, she decides to have her baby and take leave from her job. Caught between her ex-lover and a colleague who wants to marry her, Melanie must find a solution or an alternative to her problem. When she falls in love with a woman, she questions the value of the traditional value unit.
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Paul EddeyDirector
- Wendy HughesMelanie Hilton
- Carla HoogeveenLinda
- Tony BonnerPeter
- Alwyn KurtsDoherty
- Don ReidSurgeon
- Betty LucasMelanie's Mother
- Ken GoodletMelanie's Father
- Mary MackayMrs. Millbank
- Robert BruningPhotographer (uncredited)
- Anne HaddyHelen (uncredited)
- Jackie ReesJune (uncredited)
- Peter AdamsNoel Denning
Details
- Released
- 20 April 1977
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- Robert Bruning, Tony Morphett
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The Alternative runs 74 minutes (1h 14m).
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The Alternative isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 April 1977.
What movies are like The Alternative?
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Who directed The Alternative?
The Alternative (1977) was directed by Paul Eddey and stars Wendy Hughes, Carla Hoogeveen, Tony Bonner.