The Making of Sleeping Dogs

movie

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.

Cast & crew

David Calder · Sam Neill · Arthur Baysting · John Reid · Roger Donaldson · Don Blakeney · Murray Grindlay · Sue Donaldson · Donna Akersten · Alun Bollinger · Don Brash