Dangerous Remedy
2012•M•1h 45m•6.0•Released
TV Movie
The ABC telemovie event Dangerous Remedy tells the fascinating story of Dr Bertram Wainer. Living and working in Melbourne in the 1960s, Dr Wainer put his life at risk to expose police corruption in an effort to change the law on abortion and put an end to the illegal operations that were killing young women. It’s a truly inspiring story. Dr Wainer’s determination, even when his own life and that of his family’s was threatened, never faltered. He was living proof that one person can make a difference and change the status quo. With the support of Dr Wainer’s family, the filmmakers have endeavoured to capture the essence of his struggle to expose police corruption and change the law.
Director
Ken Cameron
Writer
Kris Wyld
Languages
English
Studio
Eclipse Films
Cast
Jeremy Sims
Bertram Wainer
Susie Porter
Peggy Berman
William McInnes
Jack Ford
Maeve Dermody
Jo Wainer
Mark Leonard Winter
Lionel Pugh
Peter O'Brien
Barry Smith
Gary Sweet
Matthews
Caroline Craig
Barbara Wainer
Nicholas Bell
Dr. Troup
Nicole Freeman
Felice Wainer
Emily Wheaton
Bonnie McGregor
Natalie Carr
Nurse
Jeffery Richards
Policeman Reagan
Chris Haywood
Sir Arthur Rylah
Cameron Heine
Dirk Wainer
Production
Company
Eclipse Films
Company
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Company
Film Victoria
Producer
Ned Lander
Recommended
6.3
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
2017
6.7
Normal
2003
7.2
Anne of Green Gables
2016
7.1
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
7.2
Purgatory
1999
6.5
Bonanza: The Return
1993
6.3
TalhotBlond
2012
8
Something the Lord Made
2004
7.3
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love
2016
7.4
Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
2020
6.3
Rip Girls
2000
6.3
Inherit the Wind
1999
6.9
Tru Confessions
2002
5.9
Home for Christmas Day
2017
6.4
Bad Hair Day
2015
6.3
In the Time of the Butterflies
2001
7
Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
2017
6.9
The Wave
1981
6.3
Sound of Christmas
2016
7.2
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: How to Con A Con
2021
Similar Movies
6
The Rose and the Jackal
1990
9
Fooling Hitler
2004
Angela Vode: Secret Memories
2009
6.5
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
1976
5.6
Any Mother's Son
1997
4.8
Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica
1993
6.5
Nackt. Das Netz vergisst nie.
2017
4.4
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
6.5
Left for Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story
2021
6.6
Gotti
1996
5.8
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story
2000
6.3
Skin
2008
5.4
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
1991
7
In My Daughter's Name
1992
6.9
The Pentagon Wars
1998
8
Something the Lord Made
2004
The Winds of Kitty Hawk
1978
6.8
Solomon Northup's Odyssey
1991
6.7
Convictions
1997
6.3
Escape
1980