The Making of Sleeping Dogs

Overview

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 Neill

Self

Roger Donaldson

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Don Blakeney

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Arthur Baysting

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Donna Akersten

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Alun Bollinger

Self (as Allan Bollinger)

David Calder

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Sue Donaldson

Self (archive footage)

Don Brash

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Murray Grindlay

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