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For the Moment

A Moment Can Last A Lifetime.
Oct 1, 1993 · 1h 55m
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War
Drama
Romance
Action

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Russell Crowe
Lachlan
Christianne Hirt
Lill
Wanda Cannon
Betsy
Scott Kraft
Zeek
Peter Outerbridge
Johnny
Sara McMillan
Kate
Bruce Boa
Mr. Anderson
Katelynd Johnston
Marion
Directed by Aaron Kim Johnston

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$120
Revenue
—
Country
CA, US

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