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Film / 2002
Black and White
Directed by
Craig Lahiff
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
The story
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
Cast
Robert CarlyleDavid O'Sullivan
Charles DanceRoderic Chamberlain
Kerry FoxHelen Devaney
Colin FrielsFather Tom Dixon
Ben MendelsohnRupert Murdoch
David NgoombujarraYoung Max Stuart
Max StuartOld Max Stuart
Rhys McConnochieJustice Abbott
Bille BrownThomas Playford
John GreggRohan Rivett
Roy BillingDet Sgt Turner
Gary WaddellConstable Jones
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Patrick DugginPoliceman #1
Andrew MartinPoliceman #2
Frank GallacherJustice Reed
Vincent BallChief Justice Napier
Peter WhitfordJustice Windeyer
Heather MitchellRoma Chamberlain
Chris HaywoodDet-Sgt Karskens
Paul SonkkilaBishop
Petru GheorghiuDr. Strehlow
Penne Hackforth-JonesMrs. Aston
Marshall NapierPrison Warder
Josephine ByrnesBarmaid
Andy AndersonNorman Geiseman
Tim RobertsonMr. King
Peter CarrollViscount Simonds
Tony MackMr. Aston
Lisa FlanaganGirl at Cinema
Donald MacDonaldLord Tucker
Nick ReadmanAlan Moir
Edmund PeggeDawson
Scott HarrisonEd Montale
Don BarkerCeduna Magistrate
Edwin HodgemanGovt. Prosecutor
Briah VictoryMary Hattam
Bernard HullPoliceman #3
Dylan LloydPoliceman #4
Phillip LowePlayford's Assistant
Roger NewcombeClerk of Arraigns
Colleen CrossAir Hostess
Wojciech PisarekYugoslav Drunk
Paul SimpsonPaul Spry
John Leigh GrayJury Foreman
Chris DuncanClerk of Courts
David BuchananJuror (uncredited)
Chris KochCourt Attendance (uncredited)
Susan LyonsDr. Thompson (uncredited)
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