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Sleeping Dogs
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It is catalogued under topics including 1970s action thriller films, 1970s New Zealand films and 1970s political thriller films.
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5.6Recluse 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.
Released: 1977-10-06107 minDir: Roger DonaldsonAction, Thriller, DramaBudget: $308,205
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Cast
- Sam Neill as Smith
- Warren Oates as Col. Willoughby
- Ian Mune as Bullen
- Ian Watkin as Dudley
- William Johnson as Cousins
- Davina Whitehouse as Elsie
Themes
- civil war
- based on novel or book
- dystopia
- new zealand
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- New Zealand
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Roger Donaldson
- Screenwriter
- Ian Mune
- Cinematographer
- Michael Seresin
- Narrative location
- New Zealand
- Filming location
- New Zealand
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 966443
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1982-02-28
- title
- Sleeping Dogs
- distributed by
- Netflix
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1970s action thriller films1970s New Zealand films1970s political thriller films1970s vigilante films1977 directorial debut films1977 English-language films1977 filmsCoromandel PeninsulaDystopian filmsEnglish-language action thriller filmsFilms based on New Zealand novelsFilms directed by Roger DonaldsonFilms set in AucklandFilms shot in New ZealandNew Zealand action thriller filmsNew Zealand films about revengeNew Zealand vigilante filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release dateUse New Zealand English from November 2012