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Cathy Baikas (Fawdon) is a woman of Greek heritage who lives in Sydney, Australia with her three-year-old daughter. When her daughter's father kidnaps the child and takes her back to Greece, Cathy discovers the authorities can do little to help her. She turns to the media.
Jul 5, 1979 · Cathy's Child: Directed by Donald Crombie. With Michele Fawdon, Alan Cassell, Bryan Brown, Willie Fennell. A father kidnaps his three-year-old daughter and goes to Greece. The mother comes in contact with a journalist who helps her to get her daughter back.
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- Drama
- Donald Crombie
- 1979-07-05
Cathy Baikas is a woman of Greek heritage who lives in Sydney, Australia with her three-year-old daughter. When her daughter's father kidnaps the child and takes her back to Greece, Cathy discovers the authorities can do little to help her. She turns to the media.
Cathy's Child. 1979. Feature | 90mins | Completed. In 1973 a Greek-born naturalised Australian, John Baikas, left Sydney with his three-year-old daughter, Maris, bound for Athens. He left the country with a forged passport for Maris, thus removing her from the protection of an Australian court.
Cathy Baikas is a woman of Greek heritage who lives in Sydney, Australia with her three-year-old daughter. When her daughter's father kidnaps the child and takes her back to Greece, Cathy discovers the authorities can do little to help her. She turns to the media.
- Donald Crombie
When her daughter's father kidnaps the child and takes her back to Greece, Cathy discovers the authorities can do little to help her. She turns to the media. The editor of a major daily newspaper proves sympathetic to Cathy's problem and begins giving her case press coverage.
Dick Wordley Novel. Gary Hansen Cinematography. Critics reviews. A father kidnaps his three-year-old daughter and goes to Greece. The mother comes in contact with a journalist who helps her to get her daughter back.
