About
Beyond Reasonable Doubt reconstructs the events surrounding a notorious miscarriage of justice. Farmer Arthur Allan Thomas was jailed in 1971 for the murder of Harvey and Jeanette Crewe. Starring Australian John Hargreaves (as Thomas) and Brit David Hemmings (Blowup) as controversial lead detective Bruce Hutton, the movie benefitted from immense public interest in the case. Thomas was pardoned while the film was in pre-production; he saw some scenes being made. John Laing's film became the second most successful local release until Goodbye Pork Pie the next year. Read about the case, and the film here.
Obituary for Beyond Reasonable Doubt actor David Hemmings, The Guardian, December 2003
Obituary for David Yallop, writer of the book and the script, Sunday News, September 2018
The 2014 police review of the murder investigation
Summary of Arthur Allan Thomas' legal battles, Stuff, September 2022
Interview with Arthur Allan Thomas, The NZ Herald, April 2011
Rochelle Crewe on the 2014 police review of the investigation The NZ Herald, July 2014
Death of lead detective Bruce Hutton, The NZ Herald, April 2013
Article on why police weren't charged in the case, The NZ Herald, May 2010
Report of the 1980 Royal Commission of Inquiry into the case
Key Cast & Crew
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