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Sleeping Dogs (1977)

Overview

Recluse Smith is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerrillas and right-wingers in New Zealand. Implicated in a murder and framed as a revolutionary conspirator, Smith tries to maintain an attitude of non-violence while caught between warring factions.
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Roger Donaldson profile
Roger Donaldson

Director

Ian Mune profile
Ian Mune

Screenplay

Cast

Sam Neill profile
Sam Neill

Smith

Warren Oates profile
Warren Oates

Col. Willoughby

Ian Mune profile
Ian Mune

Bullen

Ian Watkin profile
Ian Watkin

Dudley

William Johnson profile
William Johnson

Cousins

Davina Whitehouse profile
Davina Whitehouse

Elsie

Nevan Rowe profile
Nevan Rowe

Gloria

Clyde Scott profile
Clyde Scott

Jesperson

Donna Akersten profile
Donna Akersten

Mary

Don Selwyn profile
Don Selwyn

Taupiri

Melissa Donaldson profile
Melissa Donaldson

Melissa

Dougal Stevenson profile
Dougal Stevenson

News Reader

Sam Neill profile
Sam Neill

Smith

Warren Oates profile
Warren Oates

Col. Willoughby

Ian Mune profile
Ian Mune

Bullen

Ian Watkin profile
Ian Watkin

Dudley

William Johnson profile
William Johnson

Cousins

Davina Whitehouse profile
Davina Whitehouse

Elsie

Nevan Rowe profile
Nevan Rowe

Gloria

Clyde Scott profile
Clyde Scott

Jesperson

Donna Akersten profile
Donna Akersten

Mary

Don Selwyn profile
Don Selwyn

Taupiri

Melissa Donaldson profile
Melissa Donaldson

Melissa

Dougal Stevenson profile
Dougal Stevenson

News Reader

Extra

Release Date

October 6, 1977

Original Language

English

Budget

$308,205.00

Production Company

New Zealand Film Commission logoAardvark Films logoBroadbank Investments logo

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