Bad Blood

Mike Newell (1982)

110min

PG Certificate

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by John Ferguson

This was rightly hailed as a key release in New Zealand cinema - even if many of those involved are foreign imports. Based on the fascinating true story of one of the country's most notorious murder cases, it stars Australian Jack Thompson as a reclusive farmer who refuses to surrender his weapons to the authorities during the Second World War, sparking a tragic, violent manhunt. British director Mike Newell keeps the tension simmering throughout, while still managing to look sympathetically at the farmer's plight. Thompson is superb, although it's veteran New Zealand character actor Martyn Sanderson who steals the show.

Summary

A New Zealand farmer murders seven people, and is pursued through the Bush by the police and a group of Maori trackers. Fact-based thriller, starring Jack Thompson and Carol Burns.

Cast & Crew

Stanley Graham Jack Thompson

Dorothy Graham Carol Burns

Ted Best Denis Lill

Doreen Bond Donna Akersten

Les North Martyn Sanderson

Trev Bond Marshall Napier

Detective Sergeant Knight Ian Watkin

Jim Quirke Kelly Johnson

Pat Graham Elizabeth Watson

Director Mike Newell

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Language: EnglishColourAvailable on: video and DVD

Drama

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