A State of Siege (1978)

  • NR
  • 04/01/1978 (NZ)
  • Drama
  • 50m

Overview

Malfred Signal leaves her life of stifling gentility as an art teacher in a South Island private girls' school and decides to live out her dream – painting alone in the remote North. One terrifying night, beset by a prowler, but confronting only her own image at every step, she relives her past.

Janet Frame

Novel

Vincent Ward

Writer, Director

Timothy White

Writer

Cast

Anne Flannery's headshot

Anne Flannery

Malfred Signal
Peggy Walker's headshot

Peggy Walker

John Bullock's headshot

John Bullock

Bus Driver
Peter McCauley's headshot

Peter McCauley

Fiance
Maime White's headshot

Maime White

Dorothy McKegg's headshot

Dorothy McKegg

Jennifer Khan's headshot

Jennifer Khan

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