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* MeaningfulName: Some of the character’s names that closely resembles the names of their historical counterparts:
** Nick and Sandra = Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra
** Gregory Wolfe = Grigori Rasputin
** Alex = Alexei, the heir to the Russian throne.
** Nick and Sandra = Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra
** Gregory Wolfe = Grigori Rasputin
** Alex = Alexei, the heir to the Russian throne.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory:
** The film is essentially a modern retelling of the life of Rasputin.
** The subplot of deputy governor Steele being lost at sea after seemingly drowning reflected the December 1967 incident where Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared whilst swimming and was subsequently presumed dead.
** The film is essentially a modern retelling of the life of Rasputin.
** The subplot of deputy governor Steele being lost at sea after seemingly drowning reflected the December 1967 incident where Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared whilst swimming and was subsequently presumed dead.
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* {{Eagleland}}: Although an Australian production, the story takes place in the United States, possibly because the film's investors felt this would make the film more accessible to foreign audiences.
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* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Although an Australian production, the story takes place in the United States, possibly because the film's investors felt this would make the film more accessible to foreign audiences.
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* SignificantAnagram: Nick and Sandra's surname is "Tsar" [[SdrawkcabName spelled backwards]].
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* SignificantAnagram: Nick and Sandra's surname is "Tsar" [[SdrawkcabName spelled backwards]].backwards]], in keeping with the film's story being a modern retelling of Rasputin's.
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* ArtisticLicenseCars: Although the story is set in the United States, all the vehicles are right-hand drive. In addition, several of these vehicles are models that are not sold in America, most notably several Chrysler Valiants.
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No relation to [[Literature/{{Harlequin}} the novel]] by Creator/BernardCornwell or the Creator/DCComics character ComicBook/HarleyQuinn.
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* DelicateAndSickly: Nick's son Alex suffers from terminal leukemia, which Gregory claims to have the ability to cure.
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* DelicateAndSickly: Nick's Nick and Sandra's son Alex suffers from terminal leukemia, which Gregory claims to have the ability to cure.
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''Harlequin'' (also known as ''Dark Forces'') is a 1980 Australian {{thriller}} directed by Simon Wincer (''Film/FreeWilly'', ''Film/QuigleyDownUnder'') and starring Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings, and Broderick Crawford. The film is a modern-day retelling of the story of UsefulNotes/GrigoriRasputin.
An up-and-coming U.S. senator, Nick Rast (Hemmings), has a young son named Alex (Mark Spain) who [[DelicateAndSickly suffers from terminal leukemia]]. A mysterious faith healer named Gregory Wolfe (Powell) appears and claims to have the power to cure the young boy's cancer. Nick's wife Sandra (Duncan) subsequently falls for Wolfe, but the government higher-ups are less than satisfied with this turn of events.
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!! Are these tropes more than magic?
* DelicateAndSickly: Nick's son Alex suffers from terminal leukemia, which Gregory claims to have the ability to cure.
* SignificantAnagram: Nick and Sandra's surname is "Tsar" [[SdrawkcabName spelled backwards]].
* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Although an Australian production, the story takes place in the United States, possibly because the film's investors felt this would make the film more accessible to foreign audiences.
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''Harlequin'' (also known as ''Dark Forces'') is a 1980 Australian {{thriller}} directed by Simon Wincer (''Film/FreeWilly'', ''Film/QuigleyDownUnder'') and starring Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings, and Broderick Crawford. The film is a modern-day retelling of the story of UsefulNotes/GrigoriRasputin.
An up-and-coming U.S. senator, Nick Rast (Hemmings), has a young son named Alex (Mark Spain) who [[DelicateAndSickly suffers from terminal leukemia]]. A mysterious faith healer named Gregory Wolfe (Powell) appears and claims to have the power to cure the young boy's cancer. Nick's wife Sandra (Duncan) subsequently falls for Wolfe, but the government higher-ups are less than satisfied with this turn of events.
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!! Are these tropes more than magic?
* DelicateAndSickly: Nick's son Alex suffers from terminal leukemia, which Gregory claims to have the ability to cure.
* SignificantAnagram: Nick and Sandra's surname is "Tsar" [[SdrawkcabName spelled backwards]].
* WeAllLiveInAmerica: Although an Australian production, the story takes place in the United States, possibly because the film's investors felt this would make the film more accessible to foreign audiences.
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