Dead Calm
| Author | Charles F. Williams |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Media type | |
| ISBN | 0-670-26042-8 |
Dead Calm is an American novel that was written in 1963. A 1989 Australian movie was made from it. The movie stars Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman, and Billy Zane.
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In it, a honeymoon couple rescue a young man from a sinking boat who claims to have lost his companions to food poisoning, but the real story is much less innocent.
In this movie, Kidman and Neill plays good guys and Zane plays a bad guy. This movie was Kidman's first well-known movie, and it helped make her famous. In this movie, Zane's character rapes Kidman's character.