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Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs
Film – 1977 Thriller Adaptation Drama
NZ Book Collection
This collection features screen adaptations from New...
Kaleidoscope - Roger Donaldson in Hollywood
Doco about Donaldson
Smash Palace
Also directed by Roger Donaldson
The God Boy
Another pioneering film written by Ian Mune
Cowboys of Culture
A documentary that includes Sleeping Dogs
The World's Fastest Indian
Also directed by Roger Donaldson
Patu!
A film about the Springbok protests
Flare - A Ski Trip
A short film directed by Sam Neill
The City of No
An early TV performance from Neill
Moynihan - You Can't Win 'Em All (Episode Two)
Ian Mune stars as union organiser Leo Moynihan
Kaleidoscope - NZ Cinema, the Past Decade
Sleeping Dogs features in this survey of NZ film
The Silent One
Also adapted from classic NZ literature by Ian Mune
Shaker Run
More dodgy NZ government forces
The Life of Ian
Documentary in which Ian Mune discusses Sleeping Dogs
Start Again
A Roger Donaldson-shot documentary on NZ hippy culture
Cow
Also starring Ian Mune
The Governor - The Reverend Traitor (Episode One)
An historical TV drama series released same year as...
Carnival Coast
Stars Ian Mune
The Water Cycle
Sam Neill cameos in this 1972 NFU doco
Dean Spanley
Sam Neill stars alongside Peter O'Toole
Undercover
Also written by Arthur Baysting
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Another film which featured Sam Neill on the run
Pheno was Here
More chaffing against the system
The Maintenance of Silence
Another film about state power and protesst
Nutcase
In this children's sci-fi caper, an all-singing...
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.
(The film) almost single-handedly created a climate of acceptance within the country for a Kiwi film industry.– Jonathan Dowling - Evening Post, 27 February 1988
Produced by
Aardvark Films
Availability
Available to rent and buy from NZ Film on Demand
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Rights
Title licensed by NZ Film Commission.
Acknowledgements
Funded with the assistance of the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council.
Music
Music composed by Murray Grindlay, David Calder and Mathew Brown