Craig Lahiff (23 April 1947 – 2 February 2014) was an Australian film director. He grew up in the Adelaide suburb of

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and studied science at the

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, then trained as a systems consultant before studying arts in film at

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. He began working in the film industry on crews for movies such as ''

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'' and ''

The Fourth Wish ''The Fourth Wish'' is a 1976 Australian family film directed by Don Chaffey based on a three-part 1974 TV drama from the ABC. Plot Casey is a simple man living alone with his 12-year-old son Sean in a rented run-down apartment in suburban Adelai ...

''.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p242 After making a number of short films he directed ''Coda'' (1987) a TV movie about a serial killer. The following year he earned an AFI nomination for his feature debut ''Fever'', which was not released to cinemas but sold widely on DVD and video and made a profit. Lahiff died on 2 February 2014. At the time of his death he was developing two film noirs with regular producer Helen Leake as part of a film noir trilogy started by ''Swerve'', and a biopic of General Sir

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with frequent collaborator

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. He had married in 1976 but the marriage was dissolved. He had twin sons, Sean and Daland.Don Grove
"Vale Craig Lahiff"
''If Magazine''; accessed 3 February 2014.

Filmography

As director

*''Labyrinth'' (1979) – short *''The Coming'' (1981) – short *'' Coda'' (1987) *''

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'' (1989) *''

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'' (1991) *''

Ebbtide ''Ebbtide'' is a 1994 Australian direct-to-video film. Cast * Harry Hamlin as Jeff Warren * John Waters as Michael Suresch * Lisa Hensley as Beth * Frankie J. Holden as Ernie * Susan Lyons as Alison * John Gregg as Chalmers * Kate Raison as ...

'' (1994) *''

Heaven's Burning ''Heaven's Burning'' is a 1997 Australian crime film starring Russell Crowe and directed by Craig Lahiff. The film was released in Australia on 6 November 1997. It follows the adventures of an Australian crime scene getaway, getaway driver (Crowe ...

'' (1997) *''

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'' (2002) *'' Swerve'' (2011)

As producer

*''

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'' (1988)

References

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* Australian film directors University of Adelaide alumni Flinders University alumni Mass media people from Adelaide 1947 births 2014 deaths {{Australia-film-director-stub