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

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