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Smith (Sam Neill), is devastated when his wife runs off with his best friend, Bullen (Ian Mune). He takes off to the Coromandel. Meanwhile, New Zealand is at war with itself and the government has enlisted an anti-terrorist force to viciously crack down on its opponents. Smith is framed as a revolutionary and arrested, but escapes. Bullen, now a guerrilla, hides him and tries to persuade the reluctant Smith to join the revolution. Directed by Roger Donaldson, the adaptation of CK Stead's novel Smith's Dream, heralded the new wave of New Zealand feature films.
Sleeping Dogs heralded the new wave of New Zealand feature films in the late 1970s, and was a key factor in the establishment of the New Zealand Film Commission. It was also the first New Zealand film released in the United States, and it ...
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Where can I get a copy of the whole thing???
best old movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"We did it boy! we did it! we're on our bloody way!". The first big international seller to come out of New Zealand, and what a way to start. A favorite film of mine, Sleeping Dogs gets more re-runs on my dvd player than any other New Zealand film.
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Television, 1985 (Full Length Episode)
Doco about Donaldson
Film, 2005 (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras)
Also directed by Roger Donaldson
Television, 1976 (Full Length Episode)
Ian Mune stars as union organiser Leo Moynihan
Television, 1987 (Full Length)
Sleeping Dogs features in this survey of NZ film
Film, 1984 (Trailer and Excerpts)
Also adapted from classic NZ literature by Ian Mune
Television, 2007 (Full Length)
Documentary in which Ian Mune discusses Sleeping Dogs
Television, 1977 (Full Length Episode)
An historical TV drama series released same year as Sleeping Dogs
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John J Knight
Posted at 02.56PM - 22.07.2011
Hey there Scoot, I have a DVD that was out as a double with Smash Palace, bought it in A Kiwi shop in Brisbane. If It's available over here, should be available in Godzone. BTW I think it is one of the best NZ movies ever... Cheers, John