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Starlight Hotel (1987)

PG · 1987-11-27 · 1h 33m · EN
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During the Great Depression, Kate (Greer Robson) is a 13-year-old girl living on New Zealand's South Island. When her mother dies and her father is offered a job in Wellington on North Island, Kate is sent to live with an aunt. The girl runs away to find her father, hopping onto a boxcar and befriending a fellow fugitive, Patrick (Peter Phelps), an emotionally battle-scarred WWI veteran fleeing the authorities after injuring a repo man. Pretending to be father and daughter, Patrick and Kate use each other for cover as they make their way across New Zealand, sleeping under the stars and championing the rights of destitute farmers and homeless squatters whose fortunes have been wiped out by economic hardship.

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Sam PillsburyDirector

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Greer RobsonGreer RobsonKatePeter PhelpsPeter PhelpsPatrickAlice FraserAlice FraserAuntPatrick SmythPatrick SmythUncleBruce PhillipsBruce PhillipsKate's FatherVanessa YoungVanessa YoungSchoolgirl #1Teresa BonneyTeresa BonneySchoolgirl #2Duncan AndersonDuncan AndersonRailway ForemanRussell GibsonRussell GibsonRailway WorkerMarshall NapierMarshall NapierDet. WallaceNorman ForseyNorman ForseyFarmerCraig HalkettCraig HalkettFarmer's Son

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Depression eraRunawayNew zealand

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityDepression Era · Runaway · New ZealandDialogue densityDramaDirector preference200877Actor preference199435 · 21332 · 172153Country preferenceNz

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What is Starlight Hotel about?

During the Great Depression, Kate (Greer Robson) is a 13-year-old girl living on New Zealand's South Island. When her mother dies and her father is offered a job in Wellington on North Island, Kate is sent to live with an aunt. The girl runs away to find her father, hopping onto a boxcar and befriending a fellow fugitive, Patrick (Peter Phelps), an emotionally battle-scarred WWI veteran fleeing the authorities after injuring a repo man. Pretending to be father and daughter, Patrick and Kate use each other for cover as they make their way across New Zealand, sleeping under the stars and championing the rights of destitute farmers and homeless squatters whose fortunes have been wiped out by economic hardship.

How long is Starlight Hotel?

Starlight Hotel has a runtime of 93 minutes.