Drama ·TV Movie · Australia · 1977 · 1h 14m

The Alternative

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Director
Paul Eddey
Cast
Wendy Hughes as Melanie Hilton Carla Hoogeveen as Linda Tony Bonner as Peter Alwyn Kurts as Doherty Don Reid as Surgeon Betty Lucas as Melanie's Mother
Crew
Russell Boyd — Director of Photography Trevor Ellis — Editor Tony Morphett — Writer Robert Bruning — Story Robert Bruning — Producer Darrell Lass — Production Design
Tagline

As sensitive as it is provocative...

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Paul Eddey Director Russell Boyd Director of Photography Trevor Ellis Editor Tony Morphett Writer Robert Bruning Story Robert Bruning Producer Darrell Lass Production Design
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