The Custodian (1994)
1h 49m
Running Time
March 17, 1994Release Date
The Custodian (1994)
1h 49m
Running Time
March 17, 1994Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Detective James Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him. He abandons his straight life to join his partner Detective Church in order to get on the inside of the circle of double-agents. He secretly sides with a reporter and an Internal Affairs lawyer to expose them to the press.
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Cast & Crew.
Anthony LaPaglia
James Quinlan
Hugo Weaving
Frank Church
Barry Otto
Brian Ferguson
Kelly Dingwall
Tony Reynolds
Essie Davis
Jilly
Małgorzata Dobrowolska
Josie
Bill Hunter
Managing Director
Skye Wansey
Claire Ferguson
Joy Smithers
Helen Quinlan
Steven Grives
Brennan
Bogdan Koca
Psychologist
John Dingwall
Director
Tim McKenzie
Beetson
Naomi Watts
Louise
Bob Baines
Blewitt
Wayne Pygram
Detective Massey
Andrew Sharp
Ross Delhunty
Kee Chan
Chief Executive
Norman Kaye
Judge
Russell Newman
Police Commissioner
Andrew S. Gilbert
Cameraman
Khristina Totos
Pixie Church
Gandhi McIntyre
Bartender
John Batchelor
Waiter
Shane McNamara
Antonavich
David Brown
Punk
Nan Vernon
Claire's Mother
Ken Snodgrass
Claire's Father
Shayne Foote
Claire's Sister
Steve Cox
Claire's Brother-in-Law
Taryn Parslow
Claire's Niece
Rick Hill
Hanrahan
Emily Lumbers
Female Reporter
Kerry Mack
Policewoman
Sal Sharah
Court Clerk
Hari Kimine
Karaoke Singer
Ella-Mei Wong
Chinese Woman
John Samaha
Tony
Waverney Ford
Arnott
John Dingwall
Writer / Director
Lynda Wilkinson
Production Manager
Philip Warner
Production Design
Wayne Pashley
Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer
Terry Ryan
Costume Design
Phillip Houghton
Music
Lesley Vanderwalt
Makeup Supervisor
Ben Osmo
Sound Recordist
Gary Hamilton
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 17, 1994
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Filming LocationsSydney, Australia
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
undercover
coffee shop
sydney
internal affairs
police corruption
rape and murder
tv reporter
disguised voice
police raid
marital separation
fax
nsw police
Wiki.
The Custodian is a 1993 Australian mystery thriller film written and directed by John Dingwall in his last directorial effort before his death on 3 May 2004. The film stars Anthony LaPaglia, Hugo Weaving, Barry Otto, and Dingwall's real life son Kelly Dingwall in his last feature film before he retired from acting in 1997. LaPaglia plays Det. Sgt. James Quinlan, a police officer who attempts to bring to justice a cabal of corrupt cops, which includes his partner, Det. Frank Church, played by Weaving.
John Dingwall claims that he wrote around 16 drafts of the script.
It received three Australian Film Institute nominations.
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