Unica regola vincere

Titolo originale: Sleeping Dogs
Regia: Roger Donaldson |
Anno: 1977
Origine: New Zealand |
Generi: Azione Thriller Dramma
Tag: civil war | based on novel or book | dystopia | new zealand |
Cast: Sam Neill | Warren Oates | Ian Mune | Ian Watkin | William Johnson | Davina Whitehouse | Nevan Rowe | Clyde Scott | Donna Akersten | Don Selwyn | Melissa Donaldson | Dougal Stevenson | Bernard Kearns | Raf Irving | Tommy Tinirau | Bill Juliff | Laurie Dee | Roger Oakley | Dorothy McKegg | Cass Donaldson | Tony Groser | Bernard Moody |

Recluse Smith è coinvolto in una lotta rivoluzionaria tra guerriglieri e destra in Nuova Zelanda. Implicato in un omicidio e incastrato come un cospiratore rivoluzionario, Smith cerca di mantenere un atteggiamento di non violenza mentre è intrappolato tra fazioni in guerra.

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Roger Donaldson performed a number of roles on this movie. Donaldson was the film's director, an art [...] D
The name of the special anti-terrorist police force of the right-wing government police state was th [...] D
The Australian DVD special features state that the movie was actor Sam Neill's "debut as a feature f [...] D
In the movie's year of first theatrical release in 1977 in New Zealand, this Kiwi film was only equa [...] D
Warren Oates received second billing in some promotional artwork for this picture, such as the Austr [...] D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. D
According to the New Zealand Book Council website, the film's source novel by Christian K. Stead, "S [...] D
The film's DVD special features state: "Unica regola vincere (1977) was a major factor in convincing [...] D
"The [film's source] book ['Smith's Dream' by Christian K. Stead] foresaw some of the confrontations [...] D
New Zealand's then-Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, requested a private pre-release screening after h [...] D
According to Helen Martin in the book 'New Zealand Film, 1912-1996', the movie "...is recognized as [...] D
The Australian DVD sleeve notes state that this movie was the "first New Zealand film feature ever s [...] D
Breakthrough film of actor Sam Neill and director Roger Donaldson. Helen Martin in the book 'New Zea [...] D
First New Zealand feature-length film shot on 35 mm film stock according to website Wikipedia. D
American star Warren Oates received a 'special guest star' credit. Some marketing artwork for the fi [...] D
Actor-writer Ian Mune has said of the casting of Warren Oates in this picture: "We couldn't pay him [...] D
The Australian home video sleeve notes declare that this picture was director Roger Donaldson's "fir [...] D
The picture's source novel is called "Smith's Dream". The title character of the book, Smith, who is [...] D
Nevan Rowe performed a number of roles on this low-budget production. Rowe acted as a casting agent, [...] D
When Warren Oates gets out of his jeep after arriving at the motel, the paper he is holding (apparen [...] D
When Smith is first put in the prison cell, he sees graffiti written on the wall that says, "Kilroy [...] D
The source novel ended differently from the film, with Smith abandoning the revolution for good. How [...] D
Helicopters and fighter plans seen in the picture were supplied by the Royal New Zealand Air Force ( [...] D
Producers Larry Parr and Roger Donaldson raised the finance for this picture. D
Melissa Donaldson played a character, Melissa, with the same first name as her own, whilst Cass Dona [...] D
Warren Oates got cast in the film after actor-writer Ian Mune and producer-director Roger Donaldson [...] D
This was the first New Zealand produced film to attain general release in the USA. D
The film was made and released about six years after its source novel "Smith's Dream" by Christian K [...] D
Many promotional title logos for the film featured an image of a rifle superimposed with the name of [...] D
The Charity World Premiere of Unica regola vincere (1977) was held on 6th October 1977 at the Civic [...] D
Warren Oates was paid $5000 for his appearance as Colonel Willoughby. Director Roger Donaldson had w [...] D
The only ever credit for art direction of director Roger Donaldson. D