civil war,based on novel or book,dystopia,new zealand

Sleeping Dogs (1977)

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Roger Donaldson
  • Profile picture of Sam Neill
    Smith Sam Neill
  • Profile picture of Warren Oates
    Col. Willoughby Warren Oates
  • Profile picture of Ian Mune
    Bullen Ian Mune
  • Profile picture of Ian Watkin
    Dudley Ian Watkin
  • Profile picture of William Johnson
    Cousins William Johnson
  • Profile picture of Donna Akersten
    Mary Donna Akersten
  • Profile picture of Bernard Moody
    Man at Wharf Bernard Moody

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Keywords

  • civil war
  • based on novel or book
  • dystopia
  • new zealand