Quick Facts
DirectorRoger Donaldson
Runtime1h 47m · NR
GenresAction · Drama · Thriller
Release1978-07-13
Film
Sleeping Dogs
1978· NR· 1h 47m· Action· Drama· Thriller
“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.
1978-07-13
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Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorRoger Donaldson
ScreenplayArthur Baysting
ProducerRoger Donaldson
Director of PhotographyMichael Seresin
Original Music ComposerDavid Calder
EditorIan John
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 48 crew)
Details
Released1978-07-13
Runtime1h 47m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosNew Zealand Film Commission · Aardvark Films · Broadbank Investments
Budget$308,205
LanguagesEnglish · Maori
CountriesNew Zealand
Rating5.6/10 · 46 votes
Original languageen
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