The Making of Sleeping Dogs
If you want it done properly, do it yourself.
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.
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Sam Neill
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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
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David Calder
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Sue Donaldson
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Don Brash
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Murray Grindlay
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Ian John
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Shirley Duke
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Paul Leech
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Shelley Lodge
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Gerry Kostic
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Grahame McLean
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Ian Mune
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