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Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs

What happens when you're hunted...and there's no place to run!

19775.61h 47mNR

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.

Directed by Roger Donaldson
Written by Ian Mune, Christian K. Stead, Arthur Baysting
Produced by Roger Donaldson
Box OfficeBudget: $308K0

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Top Cast

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Smith

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Col. Willoughby

Ian Mune

Ian Mune

Bullen

Ian Watkin

Ian Watkin

Dudley

William Johnson

William Johnson

Cousins

D

Davina Whitehouse

Elsie

N

Nevan Rowe

Gloria

C

Clyde Scott

Jesperson

Donna Akersten

Donna Akersten

Mary

D

Don Selwyn

Taupiri

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Themes & Keywords

civil warbased on novel or bookdystopianew zealand

About Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs is a action, thriller, drama film released in 1977 exploring themes of civil war, based on novel or book, dystopia, new zealand. Directed by Roger Donaldson, it stars Sam Neill, Warren Oates, Ian Mune. 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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