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The Set

5.0 (6 votes)• 1970• 102m•Released

Drama

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Paul Lawrence is a working class man who dates Cara, sells shirts at a Sydney department store, and dreams of attending art school. Cara leaves for London and Paul becomes the protege of designer Marie Rosefield. Through this he enters the 'set', the world of Sydney art society. Rosefield is friends with Mark Broniski, an artist who commissions Paul to design a set for British stage director, John L. Fredericks. Paul is helped by art student Tony Brown, who is dating Paul's cousin, Kim Sylvester. Paul and Tony begin a homosexual affair. Kim's mother Peggy has an affair with Boronoski.

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Production Details

Languages: English

Director: Frank Brittain

Starring Cast: Sean Myers, Rod Mullinar, Hazel Phillips, Denis Doonan, Brenda Senders, Amber Rodgers

Cast

Sean Myers

Paul Lawrence (as Sean McEuan)

Rod Mullinar

Tony Brown

Hazel Phillips

Peggy Sylvester

Denis Doonan

Mark Bronoski

Brenda Senders

Marie Rosefield

Amber Rodgers

Cara (as Julie Rodgers)

Ann Aczel

Leigh Radford

Bronwyn Barber

Kim Sylvester

Michael Charnley

John L. Fredericks

Elza Stenning

Baroness Bronoski (as Elza Jacoby)

Tracy Lee

Theo (as Tracey Lee)

Les Berryman

Muriel Hopkins

Hugh Sawkins

Ken Johnson

Roger Ward

Dancer at Party (uncredited)

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