For the Moment

Oct 1, 1993

1h 55m

★ 5.3

A Moment Can Last A Lifetime.

Overview

This Canadian film presents and old-fashioned war time romance. It is set during 1942 in Manitoba and traces the doomed affair between a young farmer's wife (Christianne Hirt) whose husband is fighting abroad and a dashing Australian pilot (Russell Crowe). The pilot has come to train in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan of Canada. When the pilot, Lachlan, is not training, he is surreptitiously wooing Lill, the farmer's wife. At the other end of town, Betsy (Wanda Cannon) who supports her two kids by bootlegging, charges for her services. She gets involved with Zeek (Scott Kraft), an American flight instructor.

Genres

War

Drama

Romance

Action

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Cast

Lachlan

Russell Crowe

Lill

Christianne Hirt

Betsy

Wanda Cannon

Zeek

Scott Kraft

Johnny

Peter Outerbridge

Kate

Sara McMillan

Mr. Anderson

Bruce Boa

Marion

Katelynd Johnston

Charlie

Tyler Woods

Dipper

John Bekavac

Proctor

Robert G. Slade

Dennis

Kelly Proctor

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