Gone to Ground

"Enjoy your last days alive!"

1978 1h 15m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

MysteryDramaHorrorTV Movie

Synopsis

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A man is brutally beaten so he and 4 others head to the beach for refuge and relaxation. It soon becomes clear that they've been imprisoned by person or persons unknown. Then an unknown mad killer begins picking off the vacationers, one by one.

“Enjoy your last days alive!”

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Cast

Eric Oldfield
Jimmy Flemming
Charles Tingwell
Harry Ferguson
Elaine Lee
Grace Ferguson
Robyn Gibbes
Angela Flemming
Marion Johns
Ma Bishop
Dennis Grosvenor
Bart
Judy Lynne
Kathleen
Allan Penney
Peters

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin James Dobson
Writers: Bruce A. Wishart
Countries: Australia

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Rod Hay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Eric Oldfield and Charles Tingwell and Elaine Lee carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Enjoy your last days alive!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0074579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kevin James Dobson directs. Rod Hay cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Rod Hay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Eric Oldfield and Charles Tingwell and Elaine Lee carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Enjoy your last days alive!".
7IMDB entry: tt0074579 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.