Harlequin (film)

Harlequin
Harlequin
	Theatrical film poster under alternate title
Directed by	Simon Wincer
Screenplay by	Everett De Roche
Additional dialogue by	Jon George; Neill D. Hicks;
Produced by	Antony I. Ginnane
Starring	Robert Powell; David Hemmings; Carmen Duncan; Broderick Crawford;
Cinematography	Gary Hansen
Edited by	Adrian Carr
Music by	Brian May
Production; companies	F.G. Film Productions; Farflight Investments; Australian Film Commission; Western Australian Film Council; ACE Theatres; Greater Union Organization;
Distributed by	GUO Film Distributors
Release date	20 March 1980;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$800,000
Box office	A$364,000 (Australia); A$1.2 million (international)

Harlequin (known as Dark Forces in the United States) is a 1980 Australian thriller film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings and Broderick Crawford. The film is a modern-day retelling of the historical figure Rasputin.

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^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 12 November 2012
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