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Director:
John Laing
Writer:
David Yallop
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Release Date:
17 November 1983 (Australia) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery See more »
Tagline:
Was this man guilty ? See more »
Plot:
A docu-drama covering one of the most famous murder cases in New Zealand history. Did Arthur Thomas... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
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User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

David Hemmings ... Insp. Bruce Hutton
John Hargreaves ... Arthur Allan Thomas
Tony Barry ... Det. John Hughes
Martyn Sanderson ... Len Demler
Grant Tilly ... David Morris
Diana Rowan ... Vivien Thomas
Ian Watkin ... Kevin Ryan
Terence Cooper ... Paul Temin

Marshall Napier ... Constable Wyllie
John Bach ... Detective Murray Jeffries
Bruce Allpress ... Detectivez Sam Keith
Bruno Lawrence ... Pat Vesey
Peter Hayden ... Graham Hewson

Mark Hadlow ... Bruce Roddick
Robert Shannon ... Mickey Eyre
Kate Harcourt ... Mrs. Eyre
Heather Lindsay ... Heather Demler
Michael Booth ... Detective Mike Charles
John Givins ... Detective Len Johnson
John Batstone ... Inspector Pat Gaines
Karl Bradley ... Detective Bruce Parkes
Patrick Smyth ... Justice Henry (as Patrick Smythe)
Alba ... Justice Perry
Gray Syms ... David Baragwanath
Lex Calder ... Gerald Ryan
Clyde Scott ... Brian Webb
Jack Bongard ... Allan Thomas
Hazel Cole ... Ivy Thomas
Philip Laing ... Peter Thomas
Ian Harrop ... Bob Rock
Bill Johnston ... Dr. Sprott
Gil Cornwall ... Dr. Cairns
Bernard Moody ... Dr. Nelson (as Bernard Moodie)
Dawn Blair ... Julie Priest
Harold Kissin ... Owen Priest
Laurie Dee ... Robert Souter
Desmond Locke ... Monteith
Allan Nixon ... Storekeeper
Tristar Amos ... Rochelle Crewe
Michael Kent ... P.C. Miller
Brian Snipe ... P.C. Trail
Timothy Lee ... Constable
Mike Gill ... Scientist
Ken Harris ... Inspector Perry
Noel Appleby ... Fisherman
Fred James ... Fisherman
Norman Keesing ... Pukekawa Resident (as Norm Keesing)
Arthur Wright ... Pukekawa Resident
John Bullock ... Pukekawa Resident
Marie Bullock ... Pukekawa Resident
Paula Keenan ... Pukekawa Resident
Helen Smith ... Pukekawa Resident
Fiona Bunce ... Pukekawa Resident
Susan Burberry ... Pukekawa Resident
Pat Gott ... Pukekawa Resident

Roy Billing ... Court Official
William Bullock ... Court Official
Doug Hastings ... Court Official (as Douglas Hastings)
Bill O'Meara ... Court Official
Mary Spencer ... Court Official
Adele Taylor ... Court Official
Iris Churn ... Member Jury 1
Stan Churn ... Member, Jury 1
Fred Paintain ... Member, Jury 1
Ted McKinnon ... Member, Jury 1
Eddie Hegan ... Member Jury 1
Joan Goodwin ... Member Jury 1
Tui Downie ... Member, Jury 1
Roy Pearce ... Member Jury 1
Auriel Dawson ... Member - Jury 1
Christine Forsey ... Member - Jury 1
Arthur Poll ... Member, Jury 1
Graeme Anderson ... Member, Jury 1
Maureen Kerr ... Member - Jury 2
Marlene Cairns ... Member - Jury 2
Tony Madigan ... Member Jury 2
Norman Forsey ... Member Jury 2
Derek Whittaker ... Member - Jury 2
Maurice Phillips ... Member - Jury 2
Christine Lloyd ... Member Jury 2
Bryan Johnston ... Member - Jury 2
John Cronin ... Member Jury 2
Ray Hughes ... Member - Jury 2
Ray Hughes ... Jury Member 2
Trevor Barstow ... Unspecified role
Andrea Blanchette ... Unspecified role
Alan Burgess ... Unspecified role
Albert Carr ... Unspecified role
Jim Coates ... Unspecified role
Rod Collison ... Unspecified role
Renata Dealy ... Unspecified role
Norman Fairley ... Unspecified role
Terry Finnegan ... Unspecified role
Hans Gehrling ... Unspecified role
Linda George ... Unspecified role
Ian Kent ... Unspecified role
Leo Lightbody ... Unspecified role
Ross Lambourne ... Unspecified role
Ian Manby ... Unspecified role
Kerry Marwick ... Unspecified role
Doug Nelson ... Unspecified role
Sid Silverman ... Unspecified role
Barry Southon ... Unspecified role
Terry Sparke ... Unspecified role
Brian Veale ... Unspecified role
Brian Williams ... Unspecified role
Tony Wood ... Unspecified role
Nick Unkovich ... Unspecified role
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Directed by
John Laing 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
David Yallop 

Produced by
John Barnett .... producer
 
Original Music by
Dave Fraser 
 
Cinematography by
Alun Bollinger 
 
Film Editing by
Michael Horton 
 
Art Direction by
Kai Hawkins 
 
Makeup Department
Lesley Vanderwalt .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Graham McLean .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonothan Cullinane .... second assistant director
Murray Newey .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Don Reynolds .... dubbing mixer
Don Reynolds .... sound
Brian Shennan .... dubbing mixer
Brian Shennan .... sound re-recording mixer
John Van Der Ryden .... sound
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
129 min
Country:
New Zealand
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
New Zealand
Company:
Endeavour ProductionsSee more »

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
a classic did he - or did he not crime drama, 20 May 2004
Author: Maffoo_from_nz

The case this movie was based on divided whole families in New Zealand in the 70's. Arther Allan Thomas was convicted on the dodgiest of evidence for the murder of a couple in a farmhouse not far from his, in the rural New Zealand district of Pongekawa. The police, under pressure to make an arrest in this crime, chose Thomas, and then built a case to support it. Years of controversy followed, including a royal commission. I wont tell you what happens at the end because that would spoil it but suffice to say its a dramatic look at small-town policing mixed with heavy-handed politics and definitely worth viewing, if for no more than the performances of Tony Barry (Goodbye Pork Pie) and Bruno Lawrence (just about every NZ movie ever made).

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