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Came a Hot Friday

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Came a Hot Friday

6.5

1h 41m

1985

Synopsis

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.

Director

Ian Mune

Trailer

DramaComedy

new zealand

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Cast & Crew

Peter Bland

Peter Bland

as Wes Pennington

Phillip Gordon

as Cyril Kidman

Michael Lawrence

Michael Lawrence

as Don Jackson

Billy T. James

as The Tainuia Kid

Marshall Napier

Marshall Napier

as Sel Bishop

Don Selwyn

as Norm Cray

Marise Wipani

Marise Wipani

as Esmerelda

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