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For the Moment

This Canadian film presents and old-fashioned war time romance. It is set during 1942 in Manitoba and traces the doomed affair between a young farmer's wife (Christianne Hirt) whose husband is fighting abroad and a dashing Australian pilot (Russell Crowe). The pilot has come to train in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan of Canada. When the pilot, Lachlan, is not training, he is surreptitiously wooing Lill, the farmer's wife. At the other end of town, Betsy (Wanda Cannon) who supports her two kids by bootlegging, charges for her services. She gets involved with Zeek (Scott Kraft), an American flight instructor.

1993 |1h 55m |  War, Drama, Romance, Action

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Cast

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Russell Crowe

Lachlan

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Christianne Hirt

Lill

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Wanda Cannon

Betsy

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Peter Outerbridge

Johnny

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Bruce Boa

Mr. Anderson

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Robert G. Slade

Proctor

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Roxanne Boulianne

Anne

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Robert G. Slade

Scotty

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$120.00

Revenue

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