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Sleeping Dogs (1977)

Director: Roger Donaldson

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From Time Out Film Guide

Noteworthy mainly for its rarity (at the time) as a New Zealand feature, and for a brief cameo as a US military 'adviser' by Warren Oates, this formulary political action-thriller rests on a less than intriguing paradox: to emphasise the realism and spectacle of his tale of a totalitarian government beefing up its power through anti- terrorist legislation (and devoting most of its energies to hunting a back-to-nature innocent), Donaldson enlists and prominently displays the cooperation of no less than the NZ Air Force. Subversive, eh?

Author: PT 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Director: Roger Donaldson

Producer: Roger Donaldson

Cast: Sam Neill, Warren Oates, Bernard Kearns, Nevan Rowe, Ian Mune full cast

Genre(s): Thrillers

Duration: 101 mins


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