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Constance

Constance

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Constance

"Falling in love again, never wanted to ..."

1985

1h 44m

6.5(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

Constance is a bored, movie-loving schoolteacher in post-WW2 New Zealand who begins to fantasize that she's a Hollywood star - with tragic consequences.

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10 featured cast members

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Donogh Rees

Donogh Rees

Constance Elsworthy

Martin Vaughan

Martin Vaughan

Alexander Elsworthy

Judie Douglass

Sylvia Elsworthy

Donald MacDonald

John Munroe

Graham Harvey

Errol Barr

Mark Wignall

Richard Lewis

Hester Joyce

Noeline

Shane Briant

Shane Briant

Simon Malyon

Lee Grant

Mrs. Barr

Jonathan Hardy

Jonathan Hardy

Randolf Grieve

Creative team

Directed by: Bruce Morrison
Written by: Bruce Morrison
Jonathan Hardy
Produced by: Larry Parr

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