CinemaOSMovie · 1978 · 1h 47m · NR
Sleeping Dogs

What happens when you're hunted...and there's no place to run!

58%(50)IMDbActionDramaThriller

Recluse Smith is drawn into a revolutionary struggle between guerrillas and right-wingers in New Zealand. Implicated in a murder and framed as a revolutionary conspirator, Smith tries to maintain an attitude of non-violence while caught between warring factions.

Directed byRoger Donaldson

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 47m
Language
EN
Released
July 13, 1978
Budget
$308,205
Studios
New Zealand Film CommissionAardvark FilmsBroadbank Investments

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Sleeping Dogs (1977) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Smith

Ian Mune

Ian Mune

Bullen

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Col. Willoughby

Nevan Rowe

Nevan Rowe

Gloria

Donna Akersten

Donna Akersten

Mary

Ian Watkin

Ian Watkin

Dudley

William Johnson

William Johnson

Cousins

Melissa Donaldson

Melissa

Dougal Stevenson

News Reader

Bernard Kearns

Prime Minister

Creative team
Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Roger Donaldson
Written by
Ian Mune
Ian Mune
Arthur Baysting
Produced by
Roger Donaldson
Roger Donaldson

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