Sleeping Dogs (1977)
October 6, 1977Release Date
Sleeping Dogs (1977)
October 6, 1977Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Sam Neill
Smith
Warren Oates
Col. Willoughby
Ian Mune
Bullen / Screenplay / Art Direction
Ian Watkin
Dudley
William Johnson
Cousins
Davina Whitehouse
Elsie
Nevan Rowe
Gloria / Casting
Clyde Scott
Jesperson
Donna Akersten
Mary
Don Selwyn
Taupiri
Melissa Donaldson
Melissa
Dougal Stevenson
News Reader
Bernard Kearns
Prime Minister
Raf Irving
Reporter
Tommy Tinirau
Old Maori Man
Bill Juliff
Burton
Laurie Dee
Special Sergeant
Roger Oakley
Assassin Leader
Dorothy McKegg
Glorias Mother
Cass Donaldson
Cass
Tony Groser
Gloria's Father
Bernard Moody
Man at Wharf
Roger Donaldson
Director / Producer / Art Direction
Arthur Baysting
Screenplay
Christian K. Stead
Novel
Mathew Brown
Music
David Calder
Music
Murray Grindlay
Music
Michael Seresin
Cinematography
Ian John
Editor
Lesley McLennan
Costume Design
Craig McLeod
Costume Design / Sound Recordist
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 6, 1977
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingNR
Budget$308,205
Filming LocationsNew Zealand
Genres
Wiki.
Sleeping Dogs is a 1977 New Zealand action thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson, who also produced with Larry Parr. The film is based on the book Smith's Dream by C.K. Stead. The film stars Sam Neill, Clyde Scott, and Warren Oates, it is notable for being the first feature-length 35 mm film produced entirely in New Zealand. The film was a major success critically and commercially, and launched the career of Sam Neill.
A political thriller with action film elements, it follows the lead man alone character "Smith" (Neill) as New Zealand plunges into a police state as a fascist government institutes martial law after industrial disputes flare into violence. Smith gets caught between the special police and a growing resistance movement, and reluctantly becomes involved. Often named one of the best New Zealand films of all time, it is considered a classic and a landmark in the new wave of New Zealand cinema that flourished in the 1970s and 80s.