04 October 1985 Drama, Comedy 101 mins
Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity.
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Peter Bland as Wes Pennington
Phillip Gordon as Cyril Kidman
Michael Lawrence as Don Jackson
Billy T. James as The Tainuia Kid
Marshall Napier as Sel Bishop
Don Selwyn as Norm Cray
Marise Wipani as Esmerelda
Ian Mune Writer
Ian Mune Director
Dean Parker Writer
Larry Parr Producer
Ken Zemke Editor
Alun Bollinger Director of Photography
New Zealand 04 October 1985
United States 06 October 1985
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