Playing Beatie Bow

Aug 7, 1986

1h 33m

★ 4.4

Overview

Abigail Kirk was an ordinary enough sixteen year old growing up in todays Sydney. An intriguing chain of events finds Abigail, through some eerie time shift, transported back one hundred years after watching some children playing a scary game called Beatie Bow.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Production Companies

South Australian Film Corporation

Playing Beatie Bow Trailers

Cast

Judah / Robert

Peter Phelps

Abigail Kirk

Imogen Annesley

Beatie Bow

Mouche Phillips

Dovey

Nikki Coghill

Granny

Moya O'Sullivan

Samuel

Don Barker

Kathy

Lyndel Rowe

Gibbie

Damian Janko

Justine

Barbara Stephens

Madam

Su Cruickshank

Natalie

Phoebe Salter

Doll

Jo England

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