Sleeping Dogs (1982)

  • NR
  • 02/28/1982 (US)
  • Action, Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 47m

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

Overview

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.

Roger Donaldson

Director

Ian Mune

Screenplay

Christian K. Stead

Novel

Arthur Baysting

Screenplay

Cast

Sam Neill's headshot

Sam Neill

Smith
Ian Mune's headshot

Ian Mune

Bullen
Warren Oates's headshot

Warren Oates

Col. Willoughby
Nevan Rowe's headshot

Nevan Rowe

Gloria
Donna Akersten's headshot

Donna Akersten

Mary
Ian Watkin's headshot

Ian Watkin

Dudley
William Johnson's headshot

William Johnson

Cousins
Melissa Donaldson's headshot

Melissa Donaldson

Melissa

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