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Sleeping Dogs

19781h 47m5.8/ 10 · TMDB · 50 votes
ActionDramaThriller

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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Directed by Roger Donaldson

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Sam Neill
Sam Neill

Smith

Ian Mune
Ian Mune

Bullen

Warren Oates
Warren Oates

Col. Willoughby

Nevan Rowe
Nevan Rowe

Gloria

Donna Akersten
Donna Akersten

Mary

Ian Watkin
Ian Watkin

Dudley

William Johnson
William Johnson

Cousins

Melissa Donaldson

Melissa

Dougal Stevenson

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Film details

Released13 Jul 1978
Original languageEnglish
CountriesNew Zealand
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Bernard Kearns

Prime Minister

Raf Irving

Reporter

Cass Donaldson

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