Vision for a New World

Jul 7, 1968

0h 25m

★ 6.0

Overview

A young man named Phillip finds himself in a purgatory reality that's littered with clues of his past life. From the discovery of his own corpse to the mysterious connection with a woman scheduled for an abortion, Phillip slowly reveals this doomed fate by his own hands.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Sydney Filmmakers Co-operative

Vision for a New World Trailers

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Cast

Phillip

Denis Allard

Sandra

Judy Lamerton

John Llewellyn

Margaret Roberts

John Webber Jnr.

Phillip's Corpse

David Gilet

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