''Dead Sleep'' is a 1990 Australian horror film about a series of suspicious deaths that occur in a psychiatric ward. The cast includes

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, veteran Australian actor

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and Vassy Costiopoulos.Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p40 The film went straight to video.

Plot synopsis

Based on actual events, Maggie Healy (

) works at a

mental hospital Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociative ...

and learns the grisly truth about Dr. Jonathan Heckett (

) who performs suspicious operations on comatose patients.

Cast

as Maggie Healey *

as Dr. Jonathan Heckett *Andrew Booth as Hugh Clayton *

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as Sister Kereby *Sueyan Cox as Kaye * Brian Moll as Dr. Shamberg *Vassy Cotsopoulos as Thena Fuery *Craig Cronin as Dr. Harry Lark *Peta Downes as Jessica Sharp *Suzie MacKenzie as Wendy *Russell Krause as Orderly * Slim de Grey as Mr McCarthy

References

External links

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''Dead Sleep''
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