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The Making of Sleeping Dogs

The Making of Sleeping Dogs (2004)

Movie · Released · 65 min

Documentary

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Director Roger Donaldson's 1977 movie of CK Stead novel Smith's Dream helped spark a new wave of Kiwi cinema. Getting there was a cash-strapped, bare-knuckle ride. In this documentary cast and crew recall a communal film set that was "constantly on the go" as they pulled together drama, car chases, and gun battles using mainly ingenuity.

Cast

Sam NeillSam NeillSelfRoger DonaldsonRoger DonaldsonSelf
Don BlakeneySelf
Arthur BaystingSelfDonna AkerstenDonna AkerstenSelf
Alun BollingerSelf (as Allan Bollinger)David CalderDavid CalderSelf
Sue DonaldsonSelf (archive footage)
Don BrashSelf
Murray GrindlaySelf
Ian JohnSelf
Shirley DukeSelf
Paul LeechSelf
Shelley LodgeSelf
Gerry KosticSelf (as Gerry 'Popov' Kostic)

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