Documentary
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.
Directed by John Reid, Roger Donaldson
0
User score
0 votes
Status
Released
Released
March 24, 2004
Runtime
1h 5m
Top cast
Sam Neill
Self
Roger Donaldson
Self
Don Blakeney
Self
Arthur Baysting
Self
Donna Akersten
Self
Alun Bollinger
Self (as Allan Bollinger)
David Calder
Self
Sue Donaldson
Self (archive footage)
Don Brash
Self
Murray Grindlay
Self
Ian John
Self
Shirley Duke
Self
Paul Leech
Self
Shelley Lodge
Self
Gerry Kostic
Self (as Gerry 'Popov' Kostic)
Grahame McLean
Self
Ian Mune
Self
